Organisation: Swiss court

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Muslim girls must attend mixed-gender swimming lessons, Swiss court rules

A court appeal by a couple who were fined in Switzerland for keeping their daughters out of mandatory mixed-gender school swimming lessons for reasons linked to their Muslim faith has been rejected.

world

Nazi salute not always a crime, rules Swiss court

UCI taking the wrong road with Armstrong affair

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Blatter knew about bribery, court document states

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Pakistan PM charged with contempt

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Alpine nudists fall foul of Swiss court

Sion retain hope of Europa League place

Sion president Christian Constantin has not given up hope of his team playing in this season’s Europa League.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2011

Sion demand UEFA compensation

Sion were planning to launch a compensation claim against UEFA today following their expulsion from the Europa League.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2011

Swiss court urges UEFA to re-admit Sion

A Swiss regional court has ordered UEFA to re-admit Sion to the Europa League group stages, according to the club.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2011

Sion to fight UEFA decision

Sion plan to fight UEFA’s decision to give Celtic a Europa League reprieve and are confident of winning their case.

Tue, 06 Sep, 2011

UEFA reinstate Celtic to Europa League

Celtic were today reinstated in to the Europa League, subject to appeal, after UEFA upheld the club’s complaint relating to the matches against Sion, the Parkhead club have revealed.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2011

Guilty verdict for whistle-blowing Swiss banker

A SWISS court yesterday found former banker Rudolf Elmer, who handed over secret data to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, guilty of breaching bank secrecy laws and handed down a suspended fine.

Thu, 20 Jan, 2011

Pressure grows on Pakistani president

Pakistan’s president faced fresh calls to step down today after being stripped of an amnesty that protected him from corruption charges.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2009

Polanski wins bail but under house arrest

A SWISS court granted Roman Polanski bail yesterday, accepting $4.5 million (€3m) to allow him remain under house arrest at his chalet. The director will stay in prison for up to 10 days while the Swiss government decides whether to appeal.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2009

Swiss court approves $4.5m Polanski bail

A Swiss court has approved Roman Polanski's bail offer of $4.5m.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2009

Film director denied bail

JAILED film director Roman Polanski suffered another setback in his fight against extradition yesterday when a Swiss court refused him bail for fear he would flee the country.

Wed, 21 Oct, 2009

Polanski loses appeal

Jailed film director Roman Polanski suffered another setback in his fight against extradition today when a Swiss court refused him bail for fear he would flee the country.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2009

Polanski challenges Swiss detention

OSCAR-WINNING director Roman Polanski yesterday challenged his detention in Switzerland over a 32-year-old child sex case in the United States, as leading Hollywood figures rallied to his cause.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2009

Ban on coffee breaks could have averted air disaster, says judge

A SWISS court found four air traffic control managers guilty of manslaughter yesterday over a 2002 mid-air accident that killed 71 passengers, most of them Russian children.

Wed, 05 Sep, 2007

Injured G8 protester's appeal rejected

A Swiss court today upheld the acquittal of two policemen who were tried for the serious injury of a British activist at a G8 summit in France three years ago.

Thu, 07 Sep, 2006

Russian jailed for killing air traffic controller

A Swiss court today sentenced a Russian architect to eight years in prison for the premeditated homicide of an air traffic controller who was on duty at the time of a mid-air plane collision in which the Russian man’s wife and children were killed.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2005

Bhutto appears before Swiss court in money-laundering probe

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto attended a Geneva court to answer questions on allegations she had used Swiss banks to launder millions of dollars in kickbacks, the investigating magistrate said today.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2005

Bhutto wins corruption conviction appeal - spokesman

A Swiss court has quashed a six-month suspended prison sentence against former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for allegedly laundering millions of pounds while she was in power, her spokesman said today.

Wed, 05 Nov, 2003

Compass buys Swissair catering businesses

Compass has bought up a handful of Swissair's catering businesses for £41m.

Mon, 24 Dec, 2001

Soccer: UEFA look for missing £10m

European football's governing body UEFA are taking steps to recover £10m owed by troubled sports marketing firm ISL Worldwide.

Fri, 20 Apr, 2001