Le 29 novembre 2023, le Conseil fédéral a adopté l'Ordonnance concernant l'appréciation en droit de la concurrence des accords verticaux

Parliament revises the Cartel Act and adopts the concept of "relative market power". Under the new law, prohibitions previously applicable only to dominant companies will be extended to companies...

Das Parlament revidiert das Kartellgesetz und führt das Konzept der "relativen Marktmacht" ein. Zukünftig sollen die bis anhin nur für marktbeherrschenden Unternehmen geltenden Verbote auch...

Die Schweizer Wettbewerbskommission hat ihre revidierte Bekanntmachung über die wettbewerbsrechtliche Behandlung von Vertikalabreden verabschiedet.

On December 21st, Switzerland and the United Kingdom entered into an agreement on the mutual recognition of financial services.

The Swiss Federal Patent Court has delivered a landmark ruling confirming Switzerland's role as a powerful forum for cross-border patent enforcement, establishing that claims for infringement of foreign patent designations...

Die vom Bundesrat als Reaktion auf die COVID-19-Pandemie ergriffenen Notfallmass-nahmen zwingen eine Vielzahl von Geschäften, ihre Türen vorübergehend zu schliessen, mit gravierenden Folgen für die betroffenen Unternehmen.

Challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI in M&A Transactions need to be addressed with an interdisciplinary team. This Insight newsletter addresses some key issues dealmakers must keep in mind.

The Swiss Competition Commission issued its revised notice on the treatment of vertical agreements under competition law.

After the "Responsible Business" Initiative failed in the referendum last November due to a majority of the cantons, the indirect counter-proposal will now enter into force on January 1, 2022.

Im Auftrag des Parlaments hat der Bundesrat einen Vorentwurf zur Vernehmlassung publiziert, der die Einführung einer Schweizer Investitionskontrolle vorsieht.

On March 10 2024, Switzerland – together with fellow European Free Trade Association members Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland – signed the ‘Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement' with India.

On 21 December 2023, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) released an updated "frequently asked questions" (FAQ) document.

The SECO has updated its "frequently asked questions" document, providing, in particular, enhanced clarity on specific aspects of Articles 16 and 20 of the Ordinance on measures in connection with the situation in Ukraine.

Notion of public procurement: importance of the distinction between the State's administrative and financial assets.

In its decision 6B_216/2020 of 1 November 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirmed the conviction of an asset manager for illegal acts on behalf of a foreign state.

The Swiss Government has launched a public consultation on a proposed Act on Communication Platforms and Search Engines operating in the Swiss market (the "Bill").

Today, the Swiss government started the consultation process on a further revision of the Swiss Cartel Act. After having amended the dominance rules, the Swiss government now aims to reform Swiss merger control.

La Commission de la concurrence suisse a adopté sa Communication concernant l'appréciation des accords verticaux révisée.

In last week's leading case on the abuse of a dominant position the Federal Supreme Court sweepingly redefines the interpretation of abusive pricing and margin squeezes ...