"Relative Market Power" – An Immature Concept

In this judgment, the FSC held that an export ban in an Austrian licence agreement had infringed the Swiss Act on Cartels (CA).

The Swiss FSC has annulled two judgments of the Swiss FAC in the mountings for windows and window doors case.

In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat die zunehmende Interna- tionalisierung und Kommerzialisierung des professio- nellen Fussballs eine wachsende Zahl von Investoren angezogen, die Beteiligungen an Fussballclubs erwerben wollen.

Switzerland's Federal Council has opened consultation on the Investment Screening Ordinance, which establishes the implementing provisions for the Swiss Federal Act on the Review of Foreign Investments adopted in December 2025. The ordinance details approval requirements, procedures, and exemptions for foreign state-controlled acquisitions of Swiss companies in critical sectors, while introducing anti-circumvention measures and a fee structure ranging from CHF 5,000 to CHF 60,000.

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

Switzerland's latest cartel law reform introduces significant changes to competition assessment methodology and merger control procedures. While the reform modernizes merger review by adopting the SIEC test, it simultaneously creates a paradox by potentially diverging from EU standards in how agreements between undertakings are evaluated, raising questions about the balance between effects-based analysis and legal certainty.

In its Coty judgement of 6 December 2017, the ECJ confirmed that a supplier of luxury goods may establish a selective distribution system with the aim of protecting the luxury image of its products.

Today, few speak about organised and drug related crime in the context of anti-money laundering legislation.

In this guide, Marcel Frey, Martin Heisch and Raphael Märki address 25 key questions on the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters in Switzerland, detailing inter alia the legal basis on which parties may rely (bilateral or multilateral agreements, statutory law)...

Prager Dreifuss lawyers discuss how the Global Forum Act targets beneficial ownership transparency.

Swiss restructuring and insolvency proceedings are mainly governed by the Swiss Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law (DEBA), which entered into force in 1892.

For what is arguably the financial capital of the world, Switzerland is renowned for its jurisdiction's financial benefits, but this doesn't mean businesses encounter less risk.

Infrastructure projects in the areas of leisure and property, transport, energy and the water sector continue to be significant.

Daniel Hayek, Christina Meyer and Chantal Joris of Prager Dreifuss examine the revised Swiss insolvency law and its implications for debtors and creditors.

Der IFLR Beitrag von Daniel Hayek und Chantal Joris folgt dem Vortrag von Daniel Hayek anlässlich der 6. Zürcher Tagung zum SchKG im Februar 2018.

First, the acquisition of residential real property in Switzerland is restricted for foreign individuals and companies, although exceptions apply, such as for citizens of the European Union.

Herr Zurkinden, 2019 haben Sie für das Parlament zwei Gutachten zum damaligen Rahmenabkommen mit der EU verfasst. Ihr Fazit fiel sehr negativ aus.