Swiss law
What it is.
Article 530: a partnership is “a contractual relationship in which two or more persons agree to combine their efforts or resources in order to achieve a common goal”. A simple partnership (einfache Gesellschaft, société simple, società semplice) is any partnership that does not fulfil the distinctive criteria of any of the other types of partnership codified herein.
Default rules
What applies if you agreed nothing.
Ownership
Decision making
Art. 533 para. 1
Fifty-fifty, whatever each of you put in
“Unless otherwise agreed, each partner has an equal share in profits and losses regardless of the nature and amount of his contribution.”
Art. 534 para. 1
Nothing passes unless you both agree
“Partnership resolutions are made with the consent of all partners.” Majority voting applies only if you agreed on it (para. 2). With no agreement, two people who disagree have no way through.
Art. 544 para. 1
What you built belongs to you both
“Objects, rights in rem and claims transferred to or acquired for the partnership belong jointly to the partners as stipulated in the partnership agreement.”
Art. 543 para. 3
One of you can commit the other
“A partner is presumed empowered to represent the partnership or all the partners in dealings with third parties as soon as management authority is conferred on him.”
Art. 544 para. 3
A creditor can come to either of you, for the whole amount
“Subject to contrary agreement, partners are jointly and severally liable for obligations to third parties contracted jointly or through representatives.”
Art. 546 para. 1
Either of you can walk out with six months’ notice
“Where the partnership was established for an indefinite duration […] each partner may terminate the partnership by giving six months’ notice.” That starts the liquidation of everything it holds.
All of it is in the Code of Obligations, articles 530 to 551.
The documents
Three stages, three sets of documents.
Every rule above starts with “unless otherwise agreed” or “subject to contrary agreement”. A written agreement replaces the defaults.
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