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Dr. iur. Christoph P.A. Martig

Rechtsanwalt / Attorney at Law

Contact

Email: martig@marlaw.ch

           admin@marlaw.ch

URL:   www.marlaw.ch

Postal Address:

marlaw  Habüelstrasse 107
CH  –  8704 Herrliberg / Zurich
Switzerland

Main areas of practice

Christoph Martig has extensive experience over many years in commercial and contract law and as a counsel and/or as member of the board of directors for various companies. Moreover, he  has always been and still is involved with shipping and boating. Already in 1983 he published his dissertation on the subject of the carrier’s liability of ship-owners in Rhine transportation business. As a sailor and yachtsman in private life with offshore permit, he also deals professionally with national and international legal issues of sport-boating and yachting. He works for and represents owners of seagoing yachts, as well as various participants of the boat and yacht sector.

Academic background

  • University of Zurich | lic. iur.  1980
  • University of Zürich | Dr. iur.  1983
  • Admission to the Bar (Canton of Zurich) 1987
  • Complementary studies at Georgetown University of Washington DC and University of California, Berkeley / San Francisco [1987-1988]

Professional Experience

  • Lawyer at TUAG Trust and Management Consulting AG, Zurich  [1980-1983]
  • Law Clerk / Senior Law Clerk at the District Court of Horgen / Zurich  [1984-1986]
  • Associate in two law firms in Zurich  [1986-1987]
  • Associate attorney [1988] and Partner [1991-2011] with a corporate and commercial law firm in Zurich
  • Partner of the law firm GJP Grendelmeier Jenny & Partners [2011-2020]

Publications

Nontax-paid Yachts in the EU-customs territory - a tightrope walk ?
published: The Sport Review for national and international Law and Economics CausaSport, 1 / 2016, p. 20
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Joint Ownership of Sports Boats and Yachts
published: The Sport Review for national and international Law and Economics CausaSport, 2 / 2010, p. 161 ff.
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Yachts under Swiss Flag
Yachts under Swiss Flag - Applicable Rules pursuant to the Swiss Yacht Ordinance 1/2010 - HMP Publication 1/2010
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Swiss Law of Corporations
HMP Publication Zürich 2008 (Co-Author)
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Media, Advertising & Entertainment Law throughout the World
Vol. 2, Intellectual Property Library, Andrew B. Ulmer (Editor-in-Chief)  &  MULTILAW International Contributors, Thomson West (USA) 2008
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Risks, Responsibilities and Liability aboard Sports Boats
HMP Publication 6/2007
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Sports Yachts in Distress at Sea - Principles of the International Law on Marine Assistance and Salvage
published: The Sport Review for national and international Law and Economics CausaSport, 1 / 2006.  p. 3 ff.
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Turnover Tax on Imports Regulation for Yachts in the Customs Territory of the European Community
published: The Sport Review for national and international Law and Economics  CausaSport, 4 / 2005, p. 209 ff.
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Swiss Law of Corporations
Zürich/Zug 2003 (Co-Author)
Swiss Law of Corporations
Zürich/Zug 1999 (Co-Author)
Development and Application of Substantive Law in the Swiss Marine and Rhine Law of Carrige of Goods
Zurich 1993
in: Internationales Recht auf See- und Binnengewässern (Festschrift für Walter Müller), Zurich 1993, S. 137 ff.
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Carrier's Liability of the Shipowner in the Rhine Cargo Transportation Business
Diss. Zurich/Basel 1984
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Memberships / Mandates

SAV/FSA – Swiss Bar Association
ZAV – Zurich Bar Association
SVS – Swiss Association for Shipping and Port Economy
FSM – Fédération Suisse Motonautique | Legal Services
CCS – Cruising Club Switzerland
ZYC – Zurich Yacht Club

Mandates in Boards / Foundations or as Liquidator:

  • Häusermann Automobile AG, Zurich (Volvo, Renault, Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Fiat Abarth), since 1996
  • Jave AG, Zug, [2007 - 2017]
  • The TOA 21st Century Reinsurance Company Ltd., Chur [2002-2015]
  • Wynex GmbH [1998 - 2015]
  • Feldec GmbH [2006 - 2015]
  • ji concept ag, Zug [2001 - 2013]
  • Max Häusermann-Foundation, Zurich [2007-2012]
  • Club Tourism Reinsurance Company Ltd., Chur [2004-2009]
  • Gulliver Europe Ltd., Chur  [2001-2007]
  • GecaSwiss Ltd., Chur  [2000-2002]
  • Gecalux Switzerland Ltd., Zurich  [1998-2002]