Statute of Limitations for Common Law Fraud / Deceit in Switzerland
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Published February 1, 2026 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team
How the limitation period applies
The controlling primary authority for written-contract is Swiss Code of Obligations (OR/CO), Art. 128.
Swiss Code of Obligations (OR/CO), Art. 128. The following become time-barred after five years: 1. claims for agricultural and commercial rent and other rent, interest on capital and all other periodic payments;
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by fedlex.data.admin.ch.
Corroboration method: live_primary_pdf_fetch_pdftotext_extract.
