Facts
The case concerns a succession dispute relating to the estate of [C.B.] , an Italian citizen with last domicile in Switzerland, who passed away in 2007. The widow [B.B.] has demanded that bank [A. SA] hand over the documentation relating to the accounts and other fiduciary relationships of the deceased. The bank has partially objected to the enforcement order. The Federal Tribunal is called upon to rule on the appeal filed by the bank against the judgment of the Cantonal Court, which partially upheld the widow's appeal.Considerations
1. The Federal Tribunal confirms that, based on the findings of the Cantonal Court, the deceased had subjected his succession to Swiss law through a professio iuris. Consequently, the dispute is governed exclusively by Swiss law, without the need to apply rules of Italian private international law. 2. The Federal Tribunal considers that the widow, as a virtual heir, has lost the…