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Art. 16 Bundesgesetz vom 30. März 1911 betreffend die Ergänzung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (OR)

OR; Erste Abteilung: Allgemeine Bestimmungen; Erster Titel: Die Entstehung der Obligationen; Erster Abschnitt: Die Entstehung durch Vertrag; B. Form der Verträge; II. Schriftlichkeit; 2. Vertraglich vorbehaltene Form

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Art. 16 OR

Ist für einen Vertrag, der vom Gesetze an keine Form gebunden ist, die Anwendung einer solchen vorbehalten worden, so wird vermutet, dass die Parteien vor Erfüllung der Form nicht verpflichtet sein wollen.

Geht eine solche Abrede auf schriftliche Form ohne nähere Bezeichnung, so gelten für deren Erfüllung die Erfordernisse der gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Schriftlichkeit.

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Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (75)

LA230011 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)

Employee Termination Date Adjustment and Salary Award

Applied to determine that a written form was required for termination, and a verbal termination was ineffective.

HG210127 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 2 OR)

Real Estate Development Payment Dispute and Fee Calculation

Cited regarding the written form requirement for contract modifications (Schriftlichkeitsvorbehalt) in the 2007 Agreement.

HG200263 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)

Claimant v. Defendant: Mini Future Transaction Dispute and Apparent Authority Ruling

Used to assess the invalidity of the claimed oral order instruction of March 6, 2020, due to failure to comply with the required form (Art. 6 Para. 1 ToB).

A-3341/2023 (Art. 16 Abs. 2 CO2-Gesetz)

Incinerator CO2 Emissions Subject to Emissions Trading

Cited as the basis for the obligation of emissions trading system participants to surrender emission allowances to the Confederation.

HG210267 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 2 i.V.m. Art. 13 f. OR)

Software Development Company v. Defendant Company in Liquidation

Cited to establish that the purported termination of the contract did not meet the contractual requirements for a written termination and could not be attributed to the defendant.

C/18752/2021 · ge (art. 16 CO)

Owner v. Occupant Lease Validity Dispute

Cited in the reasoning regarding the written form of a lease contract.

A/1463/2022 · ge (Art. 16 CO)

Unemployment Sanction Upheld for Failure to Complete Job Test Despite Claimed Prior Contract

The court uses this provision to establish that the agreement on a written contract (which was later concluded) meant that the parties were only bound from that moment, justifying the need to follow up on the prior job assignment.

CACIV.2022.27 · ne (Art. 16 al. 1 CO)

Landlord v. Tenant: Implicit Agreement on Reduced Rent and Rent Increase Justification

Cited in the reasoning regarding the possibility for parties to agree on a specific form.

C/2148/2020 · ge (art. 16 al. 1 CO)

Employee Wage Dispute and CBA Application Appeal

Cited in the reasoning section regarding the possibility of parties agreeing on a special form for the contract.

HG190200 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)

Software Implementation Fee and License Dispute

Cited in the reasoning section (Erw. 4.2.2) regarding the rebuttable presumption of the written form requirement for additional orders, which determined the outcome of the claim in that regard (dispositive order 1).

C/6489/2018 · ge (art. 16 al. 1 CO)

Employee Dismissal Validity and Compensation Appeal

Cited in the reasoning regarding the formal requirements for termination when parties agree on a specific form (written notice).

HC.2021.557 · vd (Art. 16 CO)

Construction Payment Dispute and Mechanic's Lien Affirmation

Cited in the reasoning leading up to the dispositive concerning the form required for modification of contract terms.

HC.2021.484 · vd (Art. 16 al. 1 CO)

Binding Service Contract Upheld Despite Lack of Signatures

Cited in the reasoning regarding the required form for contract conclusion, though the final order itself only concerns costs and the rejection of the appeal.

LA200017 · zh (Art. 16 OR)

Employment Profit Share Modification Dispute and Interest Calculation Confirmation

Cited in the reasoning regarding the formal requirements for written agreements.

HG180169 · zh (Art. 16 Abs. 1 OR)

Plaintiff's Claim for Door Delivery and Installation Fees Upheld

Cited as the legal basis for the presumption that parties are not bound before fulfilling a form requirement.