PD Dr. Dario Ammann

Prizes:

• 2022: Successio Prize of the Successio Association for the dissertation;
• 2021: Faculty Prize of the University of Basel Faculty of Law for the best graduation with outstanding dissertation, donated by the law firm VISCHER AG;
• 2016: Böckli Bodmer & Partner Prize for the best master’s degree at the University of Basel Faculty of Law;
• 2014: Böckli Bodmer & Partner Prize for the best bachelor’s degree at the University of Basel Faculty of Law;

Publications:

• Dario Ammann/Thomas Sutter-Somm: Die Erbteilungsklage als doppelseitige Klage (actio duplex) und deren Verhältnis zur Erbteilungswiderklage, in: Successio 1/2022, pp. 26 ff.

• Thomas Sutter-Somm/Benedikt Seiler/Dario Ammann: Die Beiladung zur Wahrung des Rechtsgehörs Drittbetragener nach der Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO), in: Schärtl Christoph/Althammer Christoph (ed.), Dogmatik als Grundlagen für Forschung und Lehre, commemorative publication for Prof. Dr. Herbert Roth, Tübingen 2021

• Dario Ammann/Thomas Sutter-Somm: Die Passivlegitimation bei der Ungültigkeitsklage betreffend den Willensvollstrecker und grundsätzliche Überlegungen zur sog. inter partes-Wirkung, Urteilsbesprechung BGE 146 III 1 (= BGer 5A_984/2018), in: Successio 1/2021, pp. 46 ff.

• Thomas Sutter-Somm/Dario Ammann: Vorprozessuale Vergleiche über erbrechtliche Gestaltungsklagerechte, in: Jung Peter/Krauskopf Frédéric/Cramer Conradin (ed.), Theorie und Praxis des Unternehmensrecht, commemorative publication in honor of Lukas Handschin, Zurich/Basel/Geneva 2020, pp. 635 ff.

• Dario Ammann: Die Erbteilungsklage im schweizerischen Erbrecht, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Kompetenzen des Erbteilungsgerichts (de lege lata und de lege ferenda), Diss. Basel, Zurich/St. Gallen 2020

• Thomas Sutter-Somm/Dario Ammann: “Tombola iudicalis” – das Los der uneinigen Erben?, in: Ruth Arnet/Paul Eitel/Alexandra Jungo/Hans Rainer Künzle (ed.), Der Mensch als Mass, commemorative publication for Peter Breitschmid, Zurich/Basel/Geneva 2019, pp. 544-558

• Thomas Sutter-Somm/Dario Ammann/Thierry Steib: Zur Rechtsnatur der Frist nach Art. 961 Abs. 3 ZGB – Stellungnahme zu BGE 143 III 554, in: SZZP 6/2018, pp. 537-543

• Dominik Tschudi/Dario Ammann: Eherechtlicher Unterhalt im Berufungsverfahren gegen die Scheidungsnebenfolgen, in: BJM 6/2018, pp. 329-349

• Thomas Sutter-Somm/Dario Ammann: Rechtsbegehren und Sachverhaltsermittlung in familienrechtlichen Verfahren - oder die Gefahr von Abbau des Rechtsschutzes, in: Schwander Ivo/Reusser Ruth/Fankhauser Roland (ed.), Brennpunkt Familienrecht, commemorative publication for Thomas Geiser on his 65th birthday, Zurich 2017, pp. 557-575

• Thomas Sutter-Somm/Dario Ammann: Die Revision des Erbrechts, Methodik einer adäquaten Gesetzgebung und umstrittene Aspekte de lege lata, Zurich/Basel/Geneva 2016

• Dario Ammann: Materielle und prozessuale Aspekte der erbrechtlichen Ungültigkeitsklage, in: Thomas Sutter-Somm (ed.), Impulse zur praxisorientierte Rechtswissenschaft, No. 11, Zurich/Basel/Geneva 2015

• Since 2024: Private lecturer in civil law and civil procedure law at the Faculty of Law, University of Basel.
• Since 2024: Senior Associate attorney at Kellerhals Carrard Basel KlG and lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel
• 2020-2023: Associate attorney at Kellerhals Carrard Basel KlG and lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel
• 2018–2020: Research assistant at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Thomas Sutter-Somm for Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, University of Basel
• 2017–2018: Assistant at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Thomas Sutter-Somm for Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, University of Basel
• 2016: Trainee at Kellerhals Carrard, Basel
• 2015: Trainee at the Basel-Stadt Civil Court
• 2013: Summer intern at the law firm Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
• 2012–2014: Assistant at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Thomas Sutter-Somm for Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, University of Basel

• Bar Association Basel
• Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
• Basel Association of Lawyers
• Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel

• 2020 - 2024: Habilitation at the University of Basel on the topic "The inheritance law security rules, an examination of the official inheritance care according to Art. 551-559 ZGB and the law of the cantons in theory and practice", supervised by Prof. Dr iur. Thomas Sutter-Somm, deputy Prof. Dr iur. Roland Fankhauser, LL.M., Attorney at Law
• 2018–2020: Doctoral studies at the University of Basel, thesis title “The claim for division of an estate under Swiss inheritance law, with special consideration of the competences of the estate division court (de lege lata and de lege ferenda)” with Prof. Dr. iur. Thomas Sutter-Somm, distinction: summa cum laude
• 2017: Admitted to the bar
• 2014–2016: Master of Law in the specialization Generalis at the University of Basel, distinction: summa cum laude (6.0)
• Master’s thesis in private law entitled “Material and procedural aspects of the invalidity action under inheritance law” with Dr. iur. Benedikt Seiler and Prof. Dr. Thomas Sutter-Somm as part of the seminar “Inheritance Law Process” (grade 6.0)
• 2010–2014: Bachelor of Law from the University of Basel, distinction: summa cum laude (5.9)
• Introductory seminar paper in private law on “The termination of private law contracts” with lic. iur. Patrick Simon under the title “Die Anfechtung eines Vertrags bei Übervorteilung nach Art. 21 OR”
• Seminar paper in private law on “International contract negotiations and contract formation” with Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Schwenzer and Dr. iur. Pascal Hachem under the title “Rechtswahlklauseln in internationalen Verträgen unter Einbezug des CISG”
• 2006–2009: High-school leaving examination (major in Latin), Oberwil Gymnasium, Oberwil

• FS 2024: Seminar "Options for Estate Planning - Theoretical Foundations and Formulation Proposals for Practice", in collaboration with PD Dr. Benedikt Seiler
• FS 2023: Private Law Exercises: Civil Code for Advanced (together with Dr. Nicolas Moser)
• FS 2024: Seminar "Inheritance law structuring options - theoretical principles and formulation suggestions for practice", together with PD Dr Benedikt Seiler
• FS 2023: Exercises in private law: Civil Code for advanced students (together with Dr Nicolas Moser)
• FS 2022: Seminar “Innovations in Inheritance and Civil Procedure Law” with Prof. Dr. iur. Thomas Sutter-Somm
• FS 2021: Seminar “The process of inheritance law, central problems and questions in practice” with Prof. Dr. iur. Thomas Sutter-Somm
• HS 2018: Introductory seminar: “Legal protection in inheritance law”