News & Insights
Updates on new developments and trends in competition law & regulation.
New publication: Switzerland–EU bilateral agreements – state aid
The Europa Institute at the University of Zurich (EIZ) has published a book entitled ‘Bilateral Agreements III: Switzerland–EU – Initial Analyses’. The volume provides a
Webinar on Swiss competition law
On 25 March 2026, Simon Hirsbrunner will provide an overview of current developments in Swiss competition law as part of a Weblaw Academy webinar. Further
The European Commission’s Cartel Fine Decision in the End-of-Life Vehicle Case
The European Commission has recently imposed fines on participants in a cartel relating to the recycling of end-of-life vehicles. This decision, adopted in parallel with
Study on the competition law assessment of agreements in Switzerland and the EU
Comparing Switzerland with the EU, which jurisdiction is more stringent in the competition law assessment of agreements? I was commissioned by the Swiss State Secretariat
The “EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation” and Swiss-EU relations
The EU is in the process of setting additional limits to subsidy competition by non-EU states. With the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the EU is
State supported bank rescue without state aid control – the UBS/Credit Suisse case
On Sunday, 19 March 2023, the Swiss government (the Federal Council) decided to support the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS. One can only wonder how