14 MAY 2024
Analysis of the recent Law on Mediation
Josef Alkatout, Head of Family Law at Borel & Barbey, is the guest writer of La Tribune de Genève in which he looks over the recent Geneva Law on Mediation (LMéd-Ge). In a nutshell: – Civil judges are supposed to encourage the parties to try mediation whenever suitable. – It is, however, not…
08 MAY 2024
Art in the public space
Anne Laure Bandle, partner at Borel & Barbey and Director of the Art Law Foundation (FDA) will act as moderator at a colloquium focusing on the theme of “Art in the public space” to be held on 14 May at the auditorium of the Musée d’ethnographie de Genève. Organized jointly by the FDA and…
07 MAY 2024
New appointments at Borel & Barbey
We are pleased to announce that Josef Alkatout has been appointed as Counsel, effective May 1st. Josef joined Borel & Barbey in 2020 as Head of Family Law, a function he will retain along with his new position. After completing an 18-month traineeship within our Firm, we are delighted to welcome back Mélanie Keiser,…
30 APRIL 2024
Principle of free interpretation of evidence and crime of corruption
Detailed overview of the elements constituting the criminal offense punishable under article 322septies of the Swiss Criminal Code (bribery of foreign public officials). Loris Bertoliatti summarizes the Swiss Supreme Court’s decision 7B_78/2022 dated 30 October 2023 in French on the online platform iusNet Droit pénal et Procédure pénale of Schulthess Juristische Medien AG. …
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18 APRIL 2024
Art Law 2024 – Best practices Q&A guide
What due diligence enquiries are expected from the seller of an artwork? Which export controls apply to cultural property? What tax liability arises from ownership and transfer of art, antiques and collectibles? These questions and many more are answered in the Swiss chapter covered by Anne Laure Bandle and Arnaud Cywie in Lexology Art…
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11 APRIL 2024
Executive LLM at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Anne Laure Bandle will lecture on the Executive LLM Programme of the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on 15-19 April 2024. Invited by Professor Tatiana Flessas (LSE), a renowned expert in cultural property and legal theory, Anne Laure Bandle’s courses will focus on legal challenges in contemporary art, art trade,…
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