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.
« L’avis de fixation du loyer est obligatoire », Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 21.05.2025 In a recent landmark decision dated 19 March 2025 (ATF 4A_239/2024), the Swiss Supreme Court...
Patrick Blaser was the guest on “Les Mardis de l’immobilier” on Tuesday 29 April to discuss tenancy law and the conditions under which a landlord can terminate a lease. The...
« Genève doit revoir sa copie », Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 07.05.2025 In the popular vote of June 2023, the people of Geneva approved the latest amendments to the...
Huit ans de calvaire pour les voisins!, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 05.03.2025 In a recent decision (ATF 4A_284/2024 dated 17 December 2024), the Swiss Supreme Court upheld the immediate termination...
Priorité aux contribuables genevois, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 05.02.2025 Geneva’s Grand Council and Council of State have just adopted amendments to the General Law on Development Zones (LGZD) and its...
Il y a immeuble ancien et immeuble ancien!, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 11.12.2024 Under what conditions can a building be classified as old, allowing rents to be set based...
Besoins propres du bailleur: exigences assouplies, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 30.10.2024 On 24 November 2024, the Swiss people will be asked to vote on an amendment to the law...
In the latest edition of le Journal de l’Immobilier, Borel & Barbey partner Patrick Blaser takes the headline with his article discussing the recent decision 1C_138/2023 dated 10 June 2024,...
In the latest edition of le Journal de l’Immobilier, Borel & Barbey partner Patrick Blaser takes the headline with his article discussing the recent decision (ATF 4A_75/2022 dated 30 July...
Patrick Blaser comments in the 19 June edition of Le Journal de l’Immobilier on a contentious case of lease termination between a landlord and a tenant. It emerges from the...
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier the Swiss Supreme Court’s decision 1C_458/2022 dated 12 February 2024 concerning the appeal from various nature conservation associations against a new project...
How does one terminate a lease agreement? What are the conditions for ending a lease before the contract expires and what happens in the event of the tenant’s death? What...
In the latest edition of le Journal de l’Immobilier, Borel & Barbey partner Patrick Blaser takes the headline with his article discussing the new measures implemented by the Canton of...
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier on the decision of October 10, 2023, rendered by the Swiss Supreme Court (ATF 4A_143/2023) regarding illegal subrentals. This decision confirms that...
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier on the landmark decision of August 30, 2023, rendered by the Swiss Supreme Court (ATF 5A_203/2023). This decision outlines the rules to...
