Statute of Limitations for Common Law Fraud / Deceit in Switzerland

Statute of Limitations for Common Law Fraud / Deceit in Switzerland

1 min read

Published February 1, 2026 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

Under review

missing_or_unverified_packet

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;

Use the calculator

DocketMath's statute-of-limitations tool can model these timelines once you identify the controlling claim type and accrual date. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source citations.

Open the Statute of Limitations calculator

Sources

All sources are official primary law published by fedlex.data.admin.ch.

Corroboration method: live_primary_pdf_fetch_pdftotext_extract.