272 Swiss Civil Procedure Code of 19 December 2008 (Civil Procedure Code, CPC)

272 Code de procédure civile du 19 décembre 2008 (CPC)

Art. 99 Security for party costs

1 At the request of the defendant, the plaintiff must provide security for party costs:

a.
if he or she has no residence or registered office in Switzerland;
b.
if he or she appears to be insolvent, notably if he or she has been declared bankrupt or is involved in ongoing composition proceedings or if certificates of unpaid debts have been issued;
c.
if he or she owes costs from prior proceedings; or
d.
if for other reasons there seems to be a considerable risk that the compensation will not be paid.

2 In the case of mandatory joinder, security must be provided only if each party fulfils one of the above mentioned conditions.

3 No security need be provided:

a.
in simplified proceedings, with the exception of financial disputes under Article 243 paragraph 1;
b.
in divorce proceedings;
c.
in summary proceedings, with the exception of the proceedings in clear cases (Art. 257).

Art. 98 Avance de frais

Le tribunal peut exiger du demandeur une avance à concurrence de la totalité des frais judiciaires présumés.

 

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