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For over 50 years, the Matterhorn has adorned the packaging of Toblerone - but soon the Matterhorn will have to disappear from the packaging. The reason for this is the outsourcing of parts of the production to Slovakia. As a result, the traditional Swiss chocolate no longer meets the "Swissness" criteria. The relocation of production not only affects "Swissness" legislation, but also food law declaration regulations.

The SCHUFA before the ECJ or: "How to pimp my creditscore - Why the renewed swansong on the SCHUFA score is misguided" - Critical comments on the Advocate General's Opinion.

The Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht - BAG) has ruled that a woman is entitled to the same remuneration as her male colleagues if the employer pays the male colleagues a higher remuneration for the same or equivalent work on the grounds of gender.

In the legal dispute between Sony and Datel, the BGH referred two questions to the ECJ on 23. February 2023 for a preliminary ruling in order to clarify the legal situation of the permissibility of the distribution of cheat software under EU copyright law.

As part of the Clubcommission's Free Open Air Workshop, Philipp Schröder-Ringe and Tjade Elix will give a lecture on the legal basis of open air events.

Last December, a report brought the gaming world further into the mainstream: The developer of the popular battle royale "Fortnite", Epic Games, and the US Federal Trade Commission reached a record-breaking settlement of USD 520 million (approx. EUR 473 million) in a legal dispute.

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 .

An environmentally conscious lifestyle is becoming increasingly important to consumers. Companies are therefore increasingly advertising with environmental claims

Switzerland's new data protection law will come into force on September 1st, 2023.