Legal Notice

Last updated: May 2026

Company Details

  • Kanzlei Dr. Gawel GmbH

    Clarastrasse 2
    4058 Basel
    Switzerland

  • Managing Director

    Rechtsanwalt Dr. iur. Claus Gawel, LLM (Uppsala), MCIArb

  • Privacy Policy

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Registration & Authority

  • Commercial Register

    Canton of Basel-City
    UID CHE-467.675.624 (opens in new tab)

  • VAT Number

    CHE-467.675.624 MWST

  • Supervisory Authority

    Aufsichtskommission über die Anwältinnen und Anwälte
    c/o Appellationsgericht Basel-Stadt, Bäumleingasse 1, 4051 Basel

  • Professional Qualifications

    Dr. Claus Gawel holds the professional title Rechtsanwalt (attorney-at-law), obtained in Germany. He is admitted to the Berlin Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin (opens in new tab), Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin, Germany) and is registered in the Public List of EU/EFTA Lawyers of the Canton of Basel-City in accordance with Art. 28 BGFA. The practice is governed by the German rules of professional conduct (BRAO and BORA), available at brak.de (opens in new tab), and in Switzerland by the BGFA.

  • Professional Indemnity Insurance

    Insurer: Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, 8304 Wallisellen, Switzerland. Territorial scope of cover: worldwide.

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