Am 2. Dezember 2025 erzielte das Parlament eine Einigung zum Gesetz über die Prüfung ausländischer Direktinvestitionen (FDI). Dem beschlossenen schlanken Ansatz folgend sollen künftig ausschliesslich Investitionen von ausländischen staatlich kontrollierten Investoren überprüft werden. Das «Lex China» in Kürze Während der
According to a press release dated 20 November 2025, the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) has opened a new investigation against several construction companies in the Canton of Jura. The authority suspects that these companies coordinated bids and prices in the building and civil engineering sector over several years.
In its ruling of 24 September 2025 (2C_683/2023), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (BGer) upheld the sanctioning of Sunrise/UPC for denying access to ice hockey broadcasts on Pay-TV. Rights holders of exclusive content would be well advised to review their own offer and licensing practices in this context
According to a press release dated 6 November 2025, the European Commission has opened an investigation into possible anticompetitive collusion between Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq. The inquiry concerns a potential coordination relating to the listing, trading, and clearing of
In its judgment of 6 October 2025, the Federal Administrative Court (FAC) dismissed the appeal filed by Ford Credit (Switzerland) GmbH against the COMCO decision of May 2021. The court thereby confirmed a fine of nearly CHF 7.8 million for price coordination in the automotive leasing sector. The
By decision of 30 June 2025, the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) discontinued its investigation against BMW (Switzerland) AG after BMW had extended or newly concluded contracts with the reporting dealer. At the same time, following a summary
