2021: Less case law, more legislation
While the year 2021 was a rather unspectacular year regarding relevant new case law, the legislative made sure it provided for quite noteworthy developments in…
Interim measures are back on the Swiss Competition Commission's radar, especially in dominance cases. The background of this latest development is the authority's desire to accelerate its proceedings…
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court (the "Court") found in its decision of February 4, 2021, 2C_149/2018 (the "Decision") that Pfizer Ltd. ("Pfizer") had entered into an unlawful vertical price agreement…
Early April, the Federal Supreme Court clarified controversial questions regarding the privilege against self-incrimination in Competition Law Proceedings in three much-noticed decisions (2C_383/2020…
In 2016, a public initiative was launched in Switzerland, requesting amendments to the Cartel Act in order to enforce non-discriminatory procurement of goods and services abroad by Swiss purchasers.…
2020: Business as usual (more or less)
While over the past year COVID has had a major impact on our lives in many areas, it left Swiss competition law practice refreshingly unimpressed. In late March…
Under Swiss law, a proposed concentration triggers a mandatory pre-merger notification if one of the undertakings concerned was held dominant, irrespective of the statutory turnover thresholds. It…
Introduction
The Swiss Competition Commission ("ComCo") fined Stöckli Swiss Sports ("Stöckli"), a Swiss manufacturer of Skis and other sport products, for vertical price fixing with its dealers with…
In its decision of June 24, 2019, the Federal Supreme Court affirms Ticketcorner Holding AG's sole legitimacy to lodge a complaint against ComCo's prohibition of the merger between its wholly-owned…
The Federal Council aims at tightening up the Cartel Act in order to combat the foreclosure of the Swiss market and the price discrimination against Swiss corporate customers. For this purpose, the…
