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No Causation, No Commission, Even If the Agent Had Identified the Buyer?

ContributorsHemett, Sid Ahmed
Published inSwiss Contract Law
Publication date2025-10-15
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In this decision, the Federal Supreme Court had to determine whether a broker who had merely identified the buyer could nevertheless claim commission after a second broker completed the transaction. The Federal Supreme Court considered that the second agreement concluded between the client and the first broker only amended the initial contract, that the first broker’s activity had no causal effect on the sale, and that the contractual provision relied upon was not clear enough to derogate from Art. 413 para. 1 SCO.

NoteJudgment of the Federal Supreme Court of 20 September 2024 Case Reference : 4A_529/2023
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HEMETT, Sid Ahmed. No Causation, No Commission, Even If the Agent Had Identified the Buyer? In: Swiss Contract Law, 2025.
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