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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...

Borel & Barbey advises Highland Europe on a USD 105 million financing round

15 October 2025
Borel & Barbey recently advised Highland Europe as Lead Investor in a successful financing round of USD 105 million. The investment supports Ecorobotix, a pioneering AgriTech company at the forefront...

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...

Borel & Barbey introduces its newsletter

2 September 2025
Borel & Barbey is pleased to introduce its newsletter, aimed at keeping you abreast of news and developments that may be relevant to you. Through this communication, we will provide...

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 //...

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...

“How to become a lawyer?”

18 September 2024
Invited by the Geneva Bar Association, our Partner Céline Gautier participated in the third episode of their podcast PodLex, discussing the journey to become a lawyer. She particularly highlights the...

New appointments at Borel & Barbey

7 May 2024
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...

Memorandum of Case Law – May 2018 to August 2018

3 October 2018
The Memorandum of Case Law summarizes a selection of decisions for the given period (in French).

Memorandum of Case Law – February 2018 to April 2018

15 May 2018
The Memorandum of Case Law summarizes a selection of decisions for the period in question (in French).

Borel & Barbey is ranked as one of the top law firms in Switzerland

4 May 2018
The Swiss finance magazine BILANZ and the newspaper Le Temps have published the 2018 ranking of the leading law firms in Switzerland, according to a survey of more than 7’200...

Memorandum de jurisprudence – novembre 2017 à janvier 2018

26 February 2018
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Memorandum de jurisprudence – septembre à octobre 2017

29 November 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Memorandum of jurisprudence – June to August 2017

25 September 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.