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NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

Borel & Barbey actively engages with legal developments by regularly contributing to specialised literature, participating in conferences, and being involved in the academic world.
This section provides you with an overview of the Firm’s latest news, including our publications, the conferences and talks we have participated in, recent cases we have handled, as well as the awards and distinctions we have received. You will also find important announcements and legislative developments that are shaping our legal environment.

Fraudulent Medical Certificates: the Federal Council Stands Firm

28 October 2025
In response to Postulate 22.3196 submitted by National Councilor Philippe Nantermod, the Federal Council published a report analyzing measures to address fraudulent medical certificates but declined to amend the existing...

Non-Compete Clauses with Financial Compensation

24 September 2025
In a recent ruling (4A_5/2025 of 26 June 2025), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court addressed whether an employer may unilaterally waive a non-compete clause with financial compensation, and whether income...

AIJA – IPCFL Seminar | Annual labour law conference

18 June 2025
We are pleased to share that Marine Geisler and Julia Henninger will be speaking at the AIJA Lifecycle of an Entrepreneur – from personal to personnel // IPCFL Seminar //...

Borel & Barbey will speak at Geneva International Legal Week

10 March 2025
We are delighted to announce that Borel & Barbey partners Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva and Jean-René Oettli will be participating in the GILW25 Inhouse Counsel Forum, taking place tomorrow at FER Genève....

Bonus Schemes: Lecture at the University of Geneva

7 March 2025
Marine Geisler gave a lecture at the University of Geneva on March 4, 2025, as part of the Wealth Management and Law in Practice course (Geneva School of Economics and...

Business lunch – Termination Agreements

3 February 2025
We recently had the pleasure of organizing a business lunch focused on termination agreements, led by Marine Geisler, attorney specialised in employment law at the Firm. Marine Geisler presented the...