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Borel & Barbey boasts extensive experience and established expertise in advising businesses and individuals on inheritance, immigration, tax, art, and family law matters. Art institutions and artists frequently seek our counsel, particularly regarding estate and succession planning and copyright issues.

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The role of the inheritance authority in will opening and inheritance certificate proceedings

In the latest issue of the Successio revue, our Partner Julia Henninger in collaboration with Marco Frigg examine the role of the inheritance authority in proceedings for the opening of...
5 October 2026

Bilan Magazine – Art Law

In her column “Droit dans l’Art”, published in Bilan magazine, Anne Laure Bandle, our lawyer specialised in Art Law, sheds light on legal issues relating to the world of art...
5 May 2026

A new practice has been introduced in the canton of Valais concerning the application of the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad (LFAIE)

Since 26 January 2026, the Valais land registry has instructed notaries to no longer execute any deeds of sale (including forward sale, conditional sale, promise of sale, pre-emption agreement, etc.)...
17 February 2026