<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CORE Attorneys – News &amp; Insights</title><description>Current developments in competition law, regulatory matters and distribution law from CORE Attorneys, Zurich.</description><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/</link><language>de-CH</language><item><title>Switzerland about to introduce an FDI Regime</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/swiss-parliament-agrees-fdi-review-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/swiss-parliament-agrees-fdi-review-act/</guid><description>Switzerland&apos;s parliament has reached agreement on a foreign direct investment review regime limited to state-controlled foreign investors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eidgenössische Räte einigen sich beim Investitionsprüfgesetz «Lex China»</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eidgenoessische-raete-lex-china/</link><guid 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Jura</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-submissionsabreden-kanton-jura/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-submissionsabreden-kanton-jura/</guid><description>Die WEKO hat gegen mehrere Bauunternehmen im Kanton Jura ein Verfahren wegen mutmasslicher Koordinierung von Angeboten und Preisen im Tiefbau eröffnet.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal Supreme Court confirms Case Law on exclusive Pay-TV Broadcasting Rights</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-court-confirms-pay-tv-broadcasting-rights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-court-confirms-pay-tv-broadcasting-rights/</guid><description>Federal Supreme Court upheld COMCO sanctions against Sunrise/UPC for refusing ice hockey broadcast access, reinforcing exclusive content licensing obligations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bundesgericht bestätigt Rechtsprechung zu exklusiven Pay-TV-Übertragungsrechten</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesgericht-pay-tv-uebertragungsrechte/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesgericht-pay-tv-uebertragungsrechte/</guid><description>Das Bundesgericht hat die Sanktion gegen Sunrise/UPC wegen Verweigerung des Zugangs zu Eishockey-Übertragungsrechten bestätigt.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU Commission launches Investigation into Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq for possible Collusion in Derivatives Trading</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-investigates-deutsche-boerse-nasdaq-derivatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-investigates-deutsche-boerse-nasdaq-derivatives/</guid><description>The European Commission has launched an investigation into potential anticompetitive collusion between Deutsche Börse and Nasdaq.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU-Kommission leitet Untersuchung gegen Deutsche Börse und Nasdaq wegen möglicher Absprachen im Derivatehandel ein</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-deutsche-boerse-nasdaq-derivatehandel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-deutsche-boerse-nasdaq-derivatehandel/</guid><description>Die EU-Kommission untersucht Absprachen zwischen Deutsche Börse und Nasdaq im Bereich der Notierung, des Handels und der Abwicklung von Finanzderivaten im EWR.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal Administrative Court Confirms COMCO Sanction in Automobile Leasing Case</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-admin-court-confirms-comco-sanction-auto-leasing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-admin-court-confirms-comco-sanction-auto-leasing/</guid><description>The Federal Administrative Court confirmed COMCO sanction against Ford Credit: actual market impact need not be proven to establish a concerted practice.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BVGer bestätigt WEKO-Sanktion im Automobilleasing-Fall</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bvger-weko-sanktion-automobilleasing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bvger-weko-sanktion-automobilleasing/</guid><description>Das BVGer bestätigte die WEKO-Sanktion gegen Ford Credit. Tatsächliche Marktauswirkungen müssen für den Nachweis einer Verhaltensabstimmung nicht belegt werden.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMCO Publishes Reasoned Discontinuation Order on Relative Market Power in Automotive Sector</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-publishes-ruling-relative-market-power-automotive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-publishes-ruling-relative-market-power-automotive/</guid><description>COMCO discontinued proceedings against BMW (Switzerland) AG, illustrating how relative market power applies even without classical market dominance.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WEKO publiziert begründete Einstellungsverfügung zur relativen Marktmacht im Automobilbereich</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-einstellungsverfuegung-relative-marktmacht-automobil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-einstellungsverfuegung-relative-marktmacht-automobil/</guid><description>Die WEKO hat ihre Einstellungsverfügung gegen BMW (Schweiz) AG veröffentlicht und die Bedeutung relativer Marktmacht im Schweizer Wettbewerbsrecht verdeutlicht.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU Commission Imposes First Ever Fine for Incomplete Information in Antitrust Investigation</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-fine-incomplete-information-antitrust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-fine-incomplete-information-antitrust/</guid><description>The EU Commission fined Eurofield SAS approx. EUR 172,000 for incomplete cartel investigation responses – the first fine under Regulation 1/2003 Art. 23(1)(b).</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU-Kommission verhängt erstmals Busse für unvollständige Auskünfte in Kartelluntersuchung</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-busse-unvollstaendige-auskuenfte-kartelluntersuchung/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-busse-unvollstaendige-auskuenfte-kartelluntersuchung/</guid><description>Die Europäische Kommission hat erstmals eine Busse wegen unvollständiger Antworten auf Auskunftsersuchen im Rahmen einer Kartelluntersuchung verhängt. </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU Commission Opens Proceedings Against SAP for Abuse of Market Power in ERP Support</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-sap-erp-support-market-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-sap-erp-support-market-power/</guid><description>The European Commission has opened a formal investigation against SAP concerning potentially anticompetitive practices in the aftermarket.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU-Kommission eröffnet Verfahren gegen SAP wegen Marktmachtmissbrauchs im ERP-Support</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-sap-erp-support-marktmacht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-sap-erp-support-marktmacht/</guid><description>Die EU-Kommission untersucht, ob SAP durch spezifische Anforderungen an Support-Verträge den Wettbewerb mit Drittanbietern im ERP-Supportmarkt behindert.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Procurement Law: What applies in case of contradictions between the simap tender notice and the tender documents?</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/procurement-law-contradictions-simap-tender-documents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/procurement-law-contradictions-simap-tender-documents/</guid><description>The Administrative Court of Schwyz ruled that tender documents take precedence over the SIMAP notice when contradictions arise on alternative bids.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beschaffungsrecht: Was gilt bei Widersprüchen zwischen der simap-Ausschreibung und den Ausschreibungsunterlagen?</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/beschaffungsrecht-widersprueche-simap-ausschreibungsunterlagen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/beschaffungsrecht-widersprueche-simap-ausschreibungsunterlagen/</guid><description>Das Verwaltungsgericht Schwyz hat entschieden, dass bei Widersprüchen zur Variantenzulässigkeit die Ausschreibungsunterlagen der simap-Ausschreibung vorgehen.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMCO and European Commission Approve Planned Merger Between Helvetia and Baloise</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-eu-commission-approve-helvetia-baloise-merger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-eu-commission-approve-helvetia-baloise-merger/</guid><description>COMCO and the EU Commission cleared the Helvetia-Baloise merger in Phase I without conditions. The FSR review was also completed without objections.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WEKO und EU-Kommission genehmigen geplante Fusion von Helvetia und Baloise</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-eu-fusion-helvetia-baloise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-eu-fusion-helvetia-baloise/</guid><description>Beide Wettbewerbsbehörden haben die geplante Fusion der beiden Schweizer Versicherungsgruppen im vereinfachten Verfahren ohne Einwände genehmigt.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ICLG – Public Procurement Laws and Regulations 2025</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/iclg-public-procurement-2025-en/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/iclg-public-procurement-2025-en/</guid><description>Mario Strebel and Fabian Koch have authored the Switzerland chapter in the current edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides – Public Procurement.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ICLG – Public Procurement Laws and Regulations 2025</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/iclg-public-procurement-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/iclg-public-procurement-2025/</guid><description>Mario Strebel und Fabian Koch haben das Schweizer Kapitel für die 2025-Ausgabe des International Comparative Legal Guides zum Beschaffungsrecht verfasst.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal Administrative Court – Inadmissible Issuance of the Operating Regulation Ordinance and Licence for the Reserve Power Plant in Birr</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-admin-court-reserve-power-plant-birr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-admin-court-reserve-power-plant-birr/</guid><description>The Federal Administrative Court ruled that the Federal Council improperly issued an operating ordinance for the reserve power plant in Birr.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bundesverwaltungsgericht – Unzulässiger Erlass der Betriebsverordnung und -bewilligung für das Reservekraftwerk in Birr</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bvger-reservekraftwerk-birr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bvger-reservekraftwerk-birr/</guid><description>Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hat festgestellt, dass der Bundesrat die Betriebsverordnung für das Reservekraftwerk Birr unzulässig erlassen hat.</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Swiss Federal Supreme Court – Landmark Judgement for Internal Investigations</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-supreme-court-landmark-internal-investigations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-supreme-court-landmark-internal-investigations/</guid><description>In 4A_368/2023, the Federal Supreme Court held that internal investigations need not follow criminal procedure standards, whistleblower anonymity permissible.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bundesgericht – Grundsatzurteil für interne Ermittlungen</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesgericht-grundsatzurteil-interne-ermittlungen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesgericht-grundsatzurteil-interne-ermittlungen/</guid><description>Das Bundesgericht hat in einem Grundsatzurteil wichtige Verfahrensgrundsätze für interne Untersuchungen von Arbeitgebern bei Mitarbeitervergehen festgelegt.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ICLG – Public Procurement Laws and Regulations 2024</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/iclg-public-procurement-2024-en/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/iclg-public-procurement-2024-en/</guid><description>Mario Strebel and Fabian Koch have authored the Switzerland chapter in the current edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides – Public Procurement.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ICLG – Public Procurement Laws and Regulations 2024</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/iclg-public-procurement-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/iclg-public-procurement-2024/</guid><description>Mario Strebel und Fabian Koch haben das Schweizer Kapitel in der aktuellen Ausgabe des International Comparative Legal Guides – Public Procurement verfasst.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMCO Investigates Steel Trading Companies</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-investigates-steel-trading-companies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-investigates-steel-trading-companies/</guid><description>The Swiss Competition Commission investigated Arthur Weber AG, Debrunner Acifer Bewehrungen AG, and Spaeter AG over alleged tying of reinforcing steel sales.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WEKO ermittelt gegen Stahlhandelsunternehmen</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-ermittelt-stahlhandelsunternehmen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-ermittelt-stahlhandelsunternehmen/</guid><description>Die WEKO eröffnete gegen drei Stahlhandelsunternehmen eine Untersuchung wegen Kopplung des Bewehrungsstahl-Verkaufs an den Erwerb von Abstandhaltern.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>European Commission Prohibits Proposed Acquisition of eTraveli by Booking</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-prohibits-etraveli-booking-acquisition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-prohibits-etraveli-booking-acquisition/</guid><description>The EU Commission blocked Booking Holdings EUR 1.63 billion acquisition of eTraveli, finding it would strengthen Booking dominant position in hotel bookings.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EU-Kommission – Geplante Übernahme von eTraveli durch Booking untersagt</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-uebernahme-etraveli-booking-untersagt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eu-kommission-uebernahme-etraveli-booking-untersagt/</guid><description>Die EU-Kommission hat die Übernahme von eTraveli durch Booking Holdings untersagt und ein Signal zur strengeren Fusionskontrolle im Digitalsektor gesetzt.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>European Court of Justice Reaffirms Restrictive Interpretation of &quot;Restrictions of Competition by Object&quot;</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/ecj-restrictive-interpretation-object-restrictions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/ecj-restrictive-interpretation-object-restrictions/</guid><description>The ECJ held in Super Bock that resale price maintenance is not a restriction by object per se – authorities must demonstrate sufficient harm to competition.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EuGH bekräftigt enge Auslegung von «bezweckten Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen»</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/eugh-enge-auslegung-bezweckte-wettbewerbsbeschraenkungen/</link><guid 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2023</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/lexology-gtdt-telecoms-media-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/lexology-gtdt-telecoms-media-2023/</guid><description>Mario Strebel und Fabian Koch haben das Schweizer Kapitel in der aktuellen Ausgabe von LEXOLOGY | Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms and Media verfasst.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Swiss Competition Commission – New Investigation into suspected Resale Price Maintenance in the Area of Printer Accessories and Office Supplies</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-investigation-resale-price-maintenance-printer-accessories/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-investigation-resale-price-maintenance-printer-accessories/</guid><description>COMCO opened proceedings against Oridis AG and Ecomedia AG following dawn raids for allegedly pressuring online retailers on printer accessory resale prices.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WEKO – Untersuchungseröffnung wegen Verdachts auf Preisbindung zweiter Hand im Bereich Druckerzubehör und Büromaterial</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-untersuchung-preisbindung-druckerzubehoer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-untersuchung-preisbindung-druckerzubehoer/</guid><description>Die WEKO hat gegen Oridis AG und Ecomedia AG eine Untersuchung wegen unzulässiger Beeinflussung der Wiederverkaufspreise von Online-Händlern eröffnet.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>European Commission – Adoption of the Revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal Guidelines</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/eu-commission-revised-horizontal-block-exemption-regulations/</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Swiss Federal Council Publishes Dispatch on the Partial Revision of the Swiss Cartel Act</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/swiss-federal-council-dispatch-cartel-act-revision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/swiss-federal-council-dispatch-cartel-act-revision/</guid><description>The Federal Council proposed a partial Cartel Act revision, aligning Switzerland with EU standards.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bundesrat veröffentlicht Botschaft zur Teilrevision des Schweizer KG</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesrat-botschaft-teilrevision-kartellgesetz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesrat-botschaft-teilrevision-kartellgesetz/</guid><description>Der Bundesrat hat die Botschaft zur Teilrevision des Kartellgesetzes verabschiedet. 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CORE Attorneys beriet Sunrise.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMCO Secretariat – Horizontal Purchase Price Fixing Permitted Under Certain Conditions</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-secretariat-horizontal-purchase-price-fixing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-secretariat-horizontal-purchase-price-fixing/</guid><description>COMCO Secretariat found competitor purchasing cooperations are generally not competition restrictions when well-structured and can create countervailing power.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WEKO-Sekretariat – Horizontale Festsetzung von Einkaufspreisen unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen zulässig</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-sekretariat-horizontale-festsetzung-einkaufspreise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-sekretariat-horizontale-festsetzung-einkaufspreise/</guid><description>Das WEKO-Sekretariat hat publiziert, dass Einkaufskooperationen zwischen Wettbewerbern unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen zulässig sein können.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Our New Office Address</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/our-new-office-address-en/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/our-new-office-address-en/</guid><description>CORE Attorneys has moved to a new office address at Dufourstrasse 105, 8008 Zurich, effective 1 October 2020.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unsere neue Büroadresse</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/unsere-neue-bueroadresse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/unsere-neue-bueroadresse/</guid><description>CORE Attorneys hat per 1. 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CORE Attorneys offers guidance for distribution agreement parties.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Die Auswirkungen des Coronavirus</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/corona-auswirkungen-vertriebsvertraege/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/corona-auswirkungen-vertriebsvertraege/</guid><description>Handlungsempfehlungen für Unternehmen mit internationalen Lieferketten &amp; Vertriebsnetzwerken im Umgang mit den wirtschaftlichen Folgen der Coronavirus-Pandemie.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LEXOLOGY | Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/lexology-gtdt-cartel-regulation-2020-en/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/lexology-gtdt-cartel-regulation-2020-en/</guid><description>Mario Strebel and Fabian Koch have authored the Switzerland chapter in the current edition of LEXOLOGY | Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>LEXOLOGY | Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2020</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/lexology-gtdt-cartel-regulation-2020/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/lexology-gtdt-cartel-regulation-2020/</guid><description>Mario Strebel und Fabian Koch haben das Schweizer Kapitel in der aktuellen Ausgabe von LEXOLOGY | Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation verfasst.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>njus.ch 2018 – Competition Law Developments</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/njus-ch-2018-competition-law-en/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/njus-ch-2018-competition-law-en/</guid><description>Mario Strebel is a co-author of the competition law volume of the njus.ch publication series, documenting developments in Swiss competition law during 2018.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>njus.ch 2018 – Entwicklungen im Schweizer Kartellrecht</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/njus-ch-2018-kartellrecht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/njus-ch-2018-kartellrecht/</guid><description>Mario Strebel dokumentiert als Mitautor der Publikationsreihe njus.ch des Kartellrechtsbands Entwicklungen in Gesetzgebung, Rechtsprechung und Literatur 2018.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Federal Supreme Court Judgement on the Termination of an Exclusive Distribution Agreement for Good Cause</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-supreme-court-exclusive-distribution-termination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/federal-supreme-court-exclusive-distribution-termination/</guid><description>The Federal Supreme Court held in 4A_241/2017 that exclusivity violations can constitute good cause for immediate termination of a distribution agreement.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bundesgerichtsurteil zur Beendigung eines Alleinvertriebsvertrages aus wichtigem Grund</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesgericht-beendigung-alleinvertriebsvertrag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/bundesgericht-beendigung-alleinvertriebsvertrag/</guid><description>Das Bundesgericht hat klargestellt, dass Exklusivvertriebsrechtsverletzungen als wichtiger Grund zur fristlosen Kündigung eines Alleinvertriebsvertrags gelten.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Specific Aspects with Regard to the Termination of a Distribution Agreement</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/specific-aspects-termination-distribution-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/specific-aspects-termination-distribution-agreement/</guid><description>Strebel and Koch published in Jusletter on specific aspects of terminating distribution agreements and how uncertainties can be reduced.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Besondere Aspekte bei der Beendigung des Vertriebsvertrages</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/beendigung-vertriebsvertrag-besondere-aspekte/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/beendigung-vertriebsvertrag-besondere-aspekte/</guid><description>Strebel und Koch erläutern in Jusletter besondere Aspekte der Beendigung von Vertriebsverträgen und zeigen Wege zur Reduktion von Rechtsunsicherheiten.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Algorithmic Price-Fixing Arrangement Justified on Efficiency Grounds</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/algorithmic-price-fixing-efficiency-justification/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/algorithmic-price-fixing-efficiency-justification/</guid><description>Luxembourg competition authority approved algorithm-based pricing by taxi platform Webtaxi on efficiency grounds, with implications for Swiss competition law.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>No Virtual Unbundling under the Currently Applicable Swiss Telecommunications Act</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/no-virtual-unbundling-swiss-telecommunications-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/no-virtual-unbundling-swiss-telecommunications-act/</guid><description>ComCom rejected Sunrise&apos;s VULA request over the Swisscom network for lack of legal basis but signalled Parliament to address virtual unbundling.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Algorithmus-basierte Preisbindung aus Effizienzgründen gerechtfertigt</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/algorithmus-preisbindung-effizienz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/algorithmus-preisbindung-effizienz/</guid><description>Die luxemburgische Wettbewerbsbehörde hat die algorithmusbasierte Preisfestsetzung der Taxibuchungsplattform Webtaxi aus Effizienzgründen genehmigt.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keine virtuelle Entbündelung nach dem derzeit geltenden Schweizer Fernmeldegesetz</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/keine-virtuelle-entbuendelung-fernmeldegesetz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/keine-virtuelle-entbuendelung-fernmeldegesetz/</guid><description>Die ComCom lehnte Sunrises Antrag auf virtuelle Entbündelung über das Swisscom-Netz ab, anerkannte aber die teleologische Sinnhaftigkeit einer VULA-Pflicht.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Note of the COMCO Secretariat on Amicable Settlements</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-secretariat-note-amicable-settlements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/comco-secretariat-note-amicable-settlements/</guid><description>The COMCO Secretariat published a guidance note on amicable settlements under Article 29 CartA, together with model conditions and agreement forms.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Merkblatt des WEKO-Sekretariats zu einvernehmlichen Regelungen</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-sekretariat-einvernehmliche-regelungen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/weko-sekretariat-einvernehmliche-regelungen/</guid><description>Das WEKO-Sekretariat hat ein Merkblatt zu einvernehmlichen Regelungen nach Art. 29 KG mit Musterkonditionen und Vereinbarungsformularen veröffentlicht.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Competition Law in Practice – Vertical Hardcore Restraints</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/competition-law-practice-vertical-hardcore-restraints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/competition-law-practice-vertical-hardcore-restraints/</guid><description>Mario Strebel authored a chapter on vertical hardcore restraints under Article 5(4) CartA in the collected volume Swiss Competition Law in Practice.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schweizerisches Kartellrecht in der Praxis – Harte vertikale Abreden</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/schweizer-kartellrecht-harte-vertikale-abreden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/schweizer-kartellrecht-harte-vertikale-abreden/</guid><description>Mario Strebel hat ein Kapitel zu harten vertikalen Abreden nach Art. 5 Abs. 4 KG im Sammelband Schweizerisches Kartellrecht in der Praxis verfasst.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The «Elmex» Case Law of the Federal Supreme Court</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/elmex-case-law-federal-supreme-court-en/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/en/news/elmex-case-law-federal-supreme-court-en/</guid><description>Mario Strebel critically analyses GABA/Elmex, holding that agreements under Art. 5(3) and (4) CartA are in principle significant restrictions of competition.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Die «Elmex»-Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichts</title><link>https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/elmex-rechtsprechung-bundesgericht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.core-attorneys.com/de/news/elmex-rechtsprechung-bundesgericht/</guid><description>Mario Strebel analysiert kritisch das Urteil GABA/Elmex, das Vereinbarungen nach Art. 5 Abs. 3 und 4 KG als erhebliche Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen qualifiziert.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>