The attorneys at law at Hofstetter Advokatur & Notariat AG regularly publish articles and papers and give lectures

Risks in the valuation of unauthorized buildings and uses outside the building zone, presentation at the Summer Conference 2026 of the Swiss Association of Cantonal Real Estate Valuation Experts (SVKG) on the topic of building outside the building zone and the revision of RPG 2 of 19 June 2026 in Grangeneuve, FR (Speakers: Domino Hofstetter/André Bucher)

SME Network Rigi @Hofstetter Advokatur & Notariat AG, Lucerne: Presentation of the law firm, focus on site development and input presentation on challenges for SMEs in pension and estate planning on 6 February 2026 (speakers: Denis Hofstetter/Leandra Ruoss-Kühne/Domino Hofstetter)

HVAC industry – liability issues in practice, webinar by GebäudeKlima Schweiz (GKS) on 13 January 2026 (Speakers: Domino Hofstetter/Stefan Mundhaas); presentation: Link

Public Construction Law: Developments and Decisions, Chamber of Certified Specialists SBA in Real Estate and Contruction Law, Continuing Education Conference 2025, University of Bern (Speakers: Domino Hofstetter/Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Responsibility and duties of planners and site managers, presentation as part of a CAS Group AG workshop on 2 April 2025 (speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

The contractor's lien: a challenge for the client, Revimagazin 2024, December 2024 (Domino Hofstetter)

Environmental law: Noise abatement law in the course of time, QUID? Fribourg Law Review 2014-2024, Nadia Masson et. al (eds.), Fribourg 2024 (referees: Daniela Franziska Odermatt)

Public Construction Law: Developments and Decisions, Chamber of Certified Specialists SBA in Real Estate and Contruction Law, Continuing Education Conference 2024, University of Fribourg, 12 September 2024 (Speakers: Dr Christoph Jäger/Domino Hofstetter)

Real Estate Law Charts, in: Sandro Germann/David Wicki-Birchler (Hrsg.), Compliance Charts, Zurich 2024 (Domino Hofstetter/Raoul Niederberger)

Environmental Law Charts, in: Sandro Germann/David Wicki-Birchler (Hrsg.), Compliance Charts, Zurich 2024 (Domino Hofstetter/Stefan Mundhaas)

Do our laws prevent efficient procedures? Speech at the EspaceSuisse Central Switzerland Special Board at the Lakefront Centre Lucerne on 19 April 2024 (Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Lecturer for "Environmental Law" of the Bachelor of Science in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, autumn semester 2023 (Domino Hofstetter)

Watertight contract with a general contractor (read pdf), hausbau von A-Z magazine, issue 2023 (Domino Hofstetter/Stefan Mundhaas)

About the consequences of complaints in the New Lucerne Theatre project competition, «Als die Denkmalpflegerin mit ihren Fotos aneckte», Luzerner Anzeiger of 17 January 2023 (Domino Hofstetter)

Panel discussion of the Lucerne Theater Club "Continue building instead of building new - the winning projekt continues after receiving the motto 'Every demolition is a mistake'" from 11 January 2023, contribution to the possibilities of the ongoing complaint procedures against the award decision in the project competition "New Lucerne Theater" (Domino Hofstetter)

Cancellation of the theatre project due to complaints is "unlikely", interview in the Luzerner Zeitung of 31 December 2022 (Domino Hofstetter)

Mobilisation of building land – legal instruments, in particular in the Canton of Obwalden, Planerforum Obwalden 2/2022 of 20 October 2022, Sarnen (Speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

Legal instruments and responsibilities with regard to the security of electricity supply  (PDF), in: Magister, Editions Weblaw, Bern 2022 (Leandra Kühne)

Build densely - eliminate easements. Procedure for deleting private law building restrictions, EspaceSuisse Central Switzerland Special Board "Building land mobilisation in Central Switzerland", presentation on 6 May 2022, Lucerne (speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

Lecturer Real Estate Management with Federal Certificate at the KV Lucerne Vocational Academy 2022/23 (Domino Hofstetter)

Objections to the height of the Kriens Pilatus Tower will probably come too late, interview in the Luzerner Zeitung as of 30. September 2021 on the Kriens Pilatus Tower – the tallest planned residential building in Switzerland as of today (Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

With composure to your own home, in: hausbau von A-Z, The swiss annual magazine about planning and building, Edition 2021, 34 f. (Domino Hofstetter/Alicia Unternährer)

With composure to your own home, in: traumhaus, The swiss magazine for planning, building and living, November/December 2020, 42 f. (Domino Hofstetter/Alicia Unternährer)

How small plots cause unrest, interview in the Luzerner Zeitung of 17. Oktober 2020 on the rezoning strategy of the Canton of Lucerne (to the full interview; Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Lecturer Real Estate Management with Federal Certificate at the KV Lucerne Vocational Academy 2020/21 (Domino Hofstetter)

Concentrated construction - elimination of easements, deletion of private building restrictions under public law, in: SJZ 115/2019, 335 ff. (Urs Hofstetter-Arnet/Domino Hofstetter/Stefan Mundhaas)

Interesting facts about the planning and construction law, the swiss code of obligations and the lease and hunting law", Scouts Forum 2018, Scouts Lucerne of 20 October 2018 (speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

Construction, Planning and environmental law, Problems of ownership – in particular when redrawing the boundaries of construction zones (compensation for material compulsory purchase), seminar for legal trainees 2/2018 of the Foundation for Legal Education, dated 27 April 2018 (speaker: Urs Hofstetter-Arnet and Domino Hofstetter)

Recension: Swiss Civil Code - Property law and land register regulation, Der Bernische Notar, No. 4/2017 December 2017 (Roland Pfaffli; authors recensed book: Domino Hofstetter/Anita Hüsler)

Recension: Swiss Civil Code - Property law and land register regulation, Jusletter 23. Oktober 2017 (Roland Pfaffli; authors recensed book: Domino Hofstetter/Anita Hüsler)

Swiss Civil Code - Property law and land register regulation, Working and Learning edition, Zurich/Basel/Geneva 2017 (Domino Hofstetter/Anita Hüsler; Tina Huber-Purtschert/Eva Maissen (ed.))

The new second home law – initial experiences from practice – from a lawyers perspective, afternoon conference of the law faculty of the universtity of lucerne dated 26 August 2016 (speaker: Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Effects of the revision of the IVöB on the recent public procurement law, Association for public procurement, 14. morning seminar on 26 April 2016, Forum Messe Luzern (speaker: Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Problems of ownership – in particular when redrawing the boundaries of construction zones (compensation for material compulsory purchase), seminar for legal trainees 3/2016 of the Foundation for Legal Education, construction, planning and environmental law dated 26 August 2016 (speaker: Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Problems of ownership – in particular when redrawing the boundaries of construction zones (compensation for material compulsory purchase), seminar for legal trainees 3/2014 of the Foundation for Legal Education, construction, planning and environmental law dated 23 May 2014 (speaker: Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Implementation of the revised spatial planning law, redrawing the boundaries of construction zones – a measure liable to compensation, or mere adaptation to usage planning in compliance with spatial planning law, further training in law at the University of Lucerne on 10 December 2013
(speaker: Urs Hofstetter-Arnet)

Pension and estate planning in various life situations under the new inheritance law - When existing inheritance contracts and wills need to be adapted and what needs to be taken into account when planning today, further training for paralegal experts BP Paralegal, Lucerne, 10 June 2024 (Domino Hofstetter)

Case presentations on the equalisation of lifetime benefits, among other things, at the further training weekend for SAV inheritance law specialists under the direction of Prof. Dr. iur. Paul Eitel, 7-9 June 2024, Ascona (speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

Legitimation to sue for the division of an estate: "virtual heirs" and the interpretation of the contract of inheritance and legal claim, commentary BGer, judgment 5A_765/2022 of 24 April 2023, in: iusNet Erbrecht of 28. August 2023 (PDF in short form; full article [subscription required]; Domino Hofstetter)

High real estate prices exacerbate an old problem: How do I treat all children equally in the case of inheritance?, The home often represents the largest component of a family's assets. What parents, spouses and children should bear in mind to avoid conflicts in the division of inheritance, contribution by Lorenz Honegger, information in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of 22 August 2023 (Domino Hofstetter) → PDF

Case presentation on real estate estates at the continuing education weekend of SAV Inheritance Law Specialists under the direction of Prof. Dr. iur. Paul Eitel, 12-14 May 2023, Ascona (speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

Input presentation ‘From the daily work of a paralegal with a federal certificate’ at Paralegal Connect, Law Insights & Networking Events at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, School of Business on 23 September 2024 (Domino Hofstetter/Fabienne Götschi)

Student meets alumni, speed dating, career event on 16 November 2023 at the University of Lucerne (Domino Hofstetter)

Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Lucerne, autumn semester 2023 (Raoul Niederberger)

Professional Examination «Paralegal» – On the Direct Path to the Law Firm, Paralegal Forum 2023, 20 Years of Paralegal – A Success Story Continues, 25 May 2023, Winterthur (Speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

The Institute of Marriage in Transition, in: Gender and Law, Perspectives from Legal Gender Studies, 2023, p. 107 ff. (Daniela Odermatt)

Family Law and Religion, Country Report in Switzerland, in: Mayer/Schwab/Gottwald/Henrich (eds.), Family Law and Religion, European Perspectives, 2019, p. 113 ff. (Regina Aebi-Müller/Raoul Niederberger)

Are Parents liable for the Welfare of their Children?, in: Fellmann/Weber (eds.), Haftpflichtprozess 2018, p. 33 ff. (Regina Aebi-Müller/Raoul Niederberger)

Law for scouts, Workshop Scouts Forum, Scouts Lucerne dated 21 October 2017 (speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

The police as a victim – Empirical findings to the experience of the police in the city of Lucerne, in: forumpoenale 06/2016, Stämpfli 2016 (Nadja Capus/Franziska Hohl Zürcher/Stefan Mundhaas)

Transformation into assets, guest lecture in the master course rights on dates at the University of Lucerne on 06 April 2016 (guest speaker: Domino Hofstetter)

Implementation of Art. 16 in Switzerland, in: Judith Wyttenbach/Erika Schläppi/Silvia Ulrich (Publ.), Comments on the United Nations Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW); General comments – Implementation in Switzerland – Implementation in Austria (Monika Pfaffinger/Domino Hofstetter, Bern 2015)