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 Le Journal de l’Immobilier of 15 December 2021, in partnership with Le Temps, Me Patrick Blaser discussed a decision of the Federal Court of 2 September 2021 concerning the architect’s liability...
At the conference “Identification and verification of the beneficial owner” organized by Academy & Finance in Geneva on November 24, 2021, Maria Chiriaeva presented the practical implications of the requirements regarding the...
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 his latest legal column in Le Temps’ Journal de l’Immobilier, Me Patrick Blaser has published an article devoted to the subject of home ownership. The article is available online. As well as...
In the framework of a meeting organised by the Association of International Business Lawyers (AIBL), Anne Laure Bandle gave a presentation on “Transactions in the art market – legal pitfalls” on Friday...
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...
