no it shouldnt have because even in their disclosure it was above stocks in the order of write offs. the swiss follow the exact letter of the law. the only reason other countries are "distancing" themselves from it is because they dont want a mass sell off on that type of security, which was always meant to be risky thus the high yield. It is also why people are "considering" legal actions instead of wasting money fighting it since they have no case. read CS's disclousre for those bonds, they got a chart describing exactly that.