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.
In his latest article for la Tribune de Genève (FocusFemmesMordernes), Josef Alkatout highlights the consequences of the evolution in maintenance law caused by the new decisions of the Federal Court. The article...
As part of the workshops on the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) organised by the committee of the Geneva Young Bar, Me Paul Hanna, together with Me Aude Longet-Cornuz, co-hosted a...
In a recent article published by Le Temps, Josef Alkatout discusses prenuptial agreements and their limits. He claims that « prenups » are not the only kind of agreement that...
In a contribution published in La revue de l’avocat (6/7 2021, p. 217 ff), Jean-René Oettli examines the current legal framework and the few decisions rendered to date and concludes that...
As part of the workshops on the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) organised by the committee of the Geneva Young Bar, Me Paul Hanna, together with Me Aude Longet-Cornuz, co-hosted a workshop...
In the columns of Le Temps, Josef Alkatout discusses the Federal Court’s decision 5A_755/2020 of 16 March 2021, which redefines homoparentality. He notes that the interest of the child replaces the consanguineous link as...
AZURA SUISSE SA has recently obtained a license from FINMA to act as an asset manager in Switzerland according to the new Financial Institutions Act (FinIA). AZURA SUISSE SA is...
As part of the workshops on the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) organised by the committee of the Geneva Young Bar, Me Paul Hanna, together with Me Aude Longet-Cornuz, co-hosted a...
Tightening of maintenance contributions: in his latest article published in Le Temps, Josef Alkatout discusses a Federal Court ruling claiming that the duration of the marriage and the age of the party...
As part of a training program organized by the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA), Alexandre Gallopin and Audrey Payot taught a half-day seminar on “Shareholders Agreements” and...
Alpian SA (www.alpian.com) successfully closed a Series B financing round raising approximately CHF 17 million. Alpian SA is a company incubated by the REYL Group. The company aims at developing...
In his last article “Le mariage perd de son importance – même en droit de la famille ” published in the Guide Droit 2021 of Bilan Magazine, Josef Alkatout points out the legal...
In their article “L’obtention de moyens de preuve dans le contentieux bancaire ” published in the Guide Droit 2021 of Bilan Magazine, Vincent Guignet and Jean-René Oettli make clients aware of the tools they have...
The International Bar Association (IBA) Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee is holding a virtual conference on 14 April due diligence and how to prevent art disputes. Anne Laure Bandle will...
As part of the workshops on the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) organised by the committee of the Geneva Young Bar, Me Paul Hanna, together with Me Aude Longet-Cornuz, co-hosted a...
