The Swiss competition authorities are focusing on Microsoft’s pricing practices as a key IT provider in Switzerland. The focus is on repeated price increases for software licences, which are of vital importance to many businesses and public bodies. According to a press release dated 15 January 2026, the Secretariat of the Competition Commission (COMCO)
According to a press release from the Price Supervisor has, for the first time, concluded voluntary agreements (EVR) with major digital advertising platforms. The agreements aim to achieve greater
On 2 December 2025, the Swiss Parliament reached an agreement on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Act. Following a narrow approach, only investments by foreign state-controlled investors shall be reviewed.
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
