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- Transitional provisions to the revision of the Stock Corporation Act of June 19, 2020
- Art. 808c CO
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FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
CODE OF OBLIGATIONS
FEDERAL LAW ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
LUGANO CONVENTION
CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE
FEDERAL ACT ON POLITICAL RIGHTS
CIVIL CODE
FEDERAL ACT ON CARTELS AND OTHER RESTRAINTS OF COMPETITION
FEDERAL ACT ON INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS
DEBT ENFORCEMENT AND BANKRUPTCY ACT
FEDERAL ACT ON DATA PROTECTION
SWISS CRIMINAL CODE
CYBERCRIME CONVENTION
I. The subrogation
A. Automatic transfer of the creditor’s rights
1 As per Art. 149 para. 1 CO, the creditor's rights automatically pass from the creditor to the debtor by operation of law to the extent that the debtor has satisfied the creditor. This is an assignment by law according to Art. 166 CO.
2 If applicable, it is necessary to convert the subrogated claim into a monetary claim if the debtor has provided a performance in kind or service to the creditor.
3 The subrogation according to Art. 149 CO only applies in the case of perfect joint and several liability, not in the case of imperfect joint and several liability.
B. Effect of the subrogation
4 The difference compared to the independent right of recourse under Art. 148 para. 2 CO is that – on the one hand – all ancillary rights transfer to the debtor with the subrogation in addition to the main claim (cf. Art. 170 CO). The joint and several debtor can now benefit from any securities such as liens or guarantees, as they also pass on to them.
5 On the other hand, the claim is transferred together with all objections against the creditor. In other words, the other joint and several debtors may then raise all objections in the internal relationship that would have also been open to them against the creditor, namely individual acquittals on the part of the creditor (Art. 507 para. 3 CO analogously).
6 The other co-debtors are not jointly and severally liable to the entitled debtor. They are only liable for their individual quota in their internal relationship.
II. Creditor’s liability
7 Although the creditor is principally free to choose how much they claim from which joint debtor,
8 Cases of application arise when the creditor releases securities such as a lien and the joint and several debtor to whom the subrogation claim is transferred falls short because they were not sufficiently satisfied in the internal relationship (in the absence of a realisable lien).
9 A unilateral acquittal by the creditor in favour of a joint and several debtor is not a case of application of this favourable treatment within the meaning of Art. 149 para. 2 CO. The joint and several debtor taking recourse is still entitled to the undiminished recourse according to Art. 148 para. 2 CO against their co-debtors, as the acquittal generally has no effect in the internal relationship.
10 The legal consequence of this breach of duty is a claim for damages under Art. 149 para. 2 CO by the debtor against the creditor. This can be asserted against the creditor either by way of an objection or by means of a lawsuit.
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