1. AsyLex is a non-profit organisation located in Switzerland. We support asylum seekers in their procedure by providing legal advice and representation for persons, who had to flee their home country. It is our vision that any asylum seeker in Switzerland knows the basics of the asylum procedure and has access to affordable legal support. AsyLex advises its clients free of charge, in case of legal representation the fees levied by us depend on the client’s income and financial situation.  We provide our services without discriminating our clients in any way, i.e. independent of their origin, religion, age, gender, family or financial circumstances as well as independent of the success chances of their request.

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2.AsyLex provides its services mainly online. Personal advice or support is provided on a case-by-case basis if AsyLex has sufficient capacity. There is no claim for personal advice. The AsyLex volunteers provide their services in accordance with the Swiss laws and regulations with due diligence on a confidential basis. If a service was or has been accepted maliciously, AsyLex has the right to claim liability.

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3. Within the scope provided by the law, AsyLex reserves the right to withdraw from a current mandate at any time due to important reasons. Important reasons are notably the loss of trust (e.g. in case of incorrect information provided by the client), lack of capacity or indicia for a potentially criminal behaviour of the client.

 

4.The client is liable for any costs deriving from the mandate as well as for any court costs occurring. Furthermore, the client assigns any potential compensation for legal costs to the association AsyLex as payment.         

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5. Material Swiss law applies to the contract of mandate. In case of litigation, the courts at the AsyLex’s registered address shall have jurisdiction.

 

6. Material Swiss law applies to the contract of mandate. In case of litigation, the courts at the seat of AsyLex are responsible.

 

7. These general terms and conditions are made available to each client before signing the power of attorney. The general terms and conditions may be saved and/or downloaded.

 

8. The German versions of the general terms and conditions and the website www.AsyLex.ch are binding, the translation is just for the purpose of improved understanding. 

 

9. The general terms and conditions are available at any time on www.AsyLex.ch. If needed, they may be amended by AsyLex at any time. Any amendments become applicable from the day of publication on www.AsyLex.ch. If the client continues using the services of AsyLex after such an amendment, the person therewith agrees with the general terms and conditions as amended.




10. In case one of the provisions of these general terms and conditions turns out to be unlawful, this does not affect the validity of the rest of the provisions.

 

11. The information on our website is not legal advice, but general information. Please contact us directly on Facebook or at info@asylex.ch for individual legal advice.

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Last updated September 12, 2023