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Employment law
Dismissal, employment reference, overtime, harassment.
Registered with the Vaud bar
Your situation, explained in plain language.
A general practice in Lausanne, five areas of law, two partners who meet clients themselves. A 45-minute first meeting for CHF 200.–, with no obligation to go further.
The three questions we are asked on the phone
01Do you handle my problem?
Employment, family, corporate, criminal and tenancy matters. If your case falls outside what we practise, we give you a colleague’s name the same day.
See the five practice areas02What is this going to cost?
CHF 200.– for the 45-minute first meeting. Then CHF 280.– to CHF 380.– per hour, with a written estimate before anything is undertaken.
See our fees in detail03When can I see you?
We answer within 24 working hours. A meeting is usually arranged within five days, sooner when a deadline is running.
Request a meetingPractice areas
Five areas, covered in depth
We would rather master five areas than list twenty specialities. Each one has its own page, with the situations we deal with most often and the deadlines you cannot afford to miss.
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Family law
Separation, divorce, custody, maintenance payments.
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Corporate law
Incorporation, shareholders’ agreement, contracts, sale of a business.
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Criminal law
Police interview, summary penalty order, defence, victims of offences.
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Tenancy law
Notice to quit, rent increase, defects, service charges.
Tool
Check your deadline first
Under Swiss law, most claims are lost for lack of time, not for lack of arguments. Enter the date you received the letter and we will tell you how long you have left.
Indicative calculation based on the date of receipt you enter. Some deadlines are suspended during court holidays or run differently. Have your case checked.
The team
You will know who is acting for you before you come in
Two partners, two associates and an office manager. The person who sees you at the first meeting is the one who follows your file.
Partner
Me Camille Bertholet
Employment law · Corporate law
Camille Bertholet spent six years pleading before the Labour Court before founding the firm with Julien Nussbaumer. She now advises as many SMEs as dismissed managers, which gives her a fairly precise idea of what each side is prepared to accept. She teaches employment law at a business college.
Partner
Me Julien Nussbaumer
Family law · Criminal law
Julien Nussbaumer divides his practice between separations and criminal law. He acted as court-appointed defence counsel for eight years and still accepts those instructions. In family matters he favours an agreement whenever one is possible, and prepares for trial without hesitation when it is not.
Fees
The price is announced before, not after
We put a written estimate in your hands at the first meeting, and we warn you before a file turns out heavier than expected.
- 45-minute first meeting: CHF 200.– including VAT, payable on the spot.
- Hourly rate of CHF 280.– to CHF 380.– depending on complexity and lawyer.
- Fixed fees available for routine steps: a letter, an employment reference, an agreement.
Articles
What we find ourselves explaining
Three or four analyses a year, written for people who are not lawyers. They answer the questions that come up most often in meetings.
Challenging a dismissal: the two deadlines that decide everything
A wrongful dismissal is challenged when the law allows it, not when you feel ready. Two dates should be noted the moment the letter arrives.
Rent increases: what makes them void, and your thirty days
A rent increase is subject to strict formal rules. A missing form is enough to bring it down, provided you react in time.
Divorce agreements: what the court actually checks
An agreement between spouses is not enough: the court has to approve it. Here are the three points it looks at most closely.
Get in touch
A first call commits you to nothing
Tell us about your situation in a few lines. We will say whether we can help, what steps that involves, and what it will cost.
- Address
- Rue du Grand-Chêne 8
1003 Lausanne
Open in a map - Office hours
- Monday – Thursday: 8.30 am – 12.00 and 1.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Friday: 8.30 am – 12.00 and 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm