Due to numerous complaints about misleading and aggressive sales practices, SECO was forced to take regulatory action against the online platform Temu. In an exemplary procedure, the Swiss competition authority prevailed against the internationally active provider and forced significant changes. The Temu case thus symbolises the increasing enforcement of national consumer protection standards against global platforms - and sets an important precedent for Swiss online retail.

The latest study by CRIF AG shows a slight decline in the debtor rate in Switzerland to 5.5%. Nevertheless, the risk of payment defaults remains for online retailers. Find out how you can secure your business with effective credit checks and strong general terms and conditions while complying with data protection regulations.

From 1 May 2025, new rules for road freight transport will come into force in Switzerland. These are aimed at preventing bogus companies in Switzerland and ensuring fairer competition. Affected companies should familiarise themselves with the changes at an early stage to ensure compliance and avoid sanctions.

FDPIC criticises Digitec Galaxus for violations of the fundamental principles: lack of transparency and earmarking of data protection declarations and disproportionate customer account requirements

The Digital Services Act (DSA) has been in force in the EU since the end of October 2022. The Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) and the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) are to draw up a consultation draft for platform regulation by the end of March 2024. So what provisions could a federal law on the regulation of communication platforms contain and what could they look like?

The European Union (EU) has recently adopted regulations in the digital sector and is actively working on new ones. From the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) to the AI Regulation (AI Act) recently passed by Parliament, important changes are imminent in the EU.

Online booking platforms will be kept on a tight leash with the new Art. 8a UWG. As of December 1st 2022 parity clauses concerning the price, availability or conditions will be prohibited in contracts between online booking platforms and accomodation providers .

A brief overview of the possibilities of recourse for entrepreneurs against their distribution partners

In diesem Jahr erfolgten mit dem „Gesetz für faire Verbraucherverträge“, der Umsetzung der „Digitale-Inhalte-Richtlinie“ und der „Warenkaufrichtlinie“ einige grundlegende Gesetzesänderungen im Verbraucherprivatrecht (BGB).

Since 1.7.2021, new regulations on VAT apply in EU-wide mail order business. In the following, we would like to provide an overview of the effects this has on your tax liability and, furthermore, what this means for the indication of prices.

NFTs have been on everyone's lips for some time now. More and more industries are trying to use NFTs as an additional source of income. Below, we look at the possible application of NFTs in the world of sport.

Germany. On 14.12.2021 (Ref.: 24 U 19/21), the higher regional court in Karlsruhe (OLG Karlsruhe) ruled that a person of non-binary gender identity is dicriminated and violated in her general right of personality, if the person only can choose between "Ms" and "Mr" when shopping online.