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.
On 26 June 2019, the Federal Council adopted its Message on the draft of an amendment to the Federal Act on Combating Bankruptcy Abuse. This amendment aims to prevent debtors...
Pierre Bydzovsky, Sébastien Rosselet and Pablo Lazaro have published an article in the Revue de l’avocat 3/2020 (pp. 111 ff.) (https://anwaltsrevue.recht.ch/) on the right of public defenders to obtain advances from the prosecutor’s office...
Pierre Turrettini appeared on Radio Suisse Romande’s (RSR) radio show Sport Matin on 19 March 2020 on the issue of the legal consequences of the postponement of football games due to the...
Borel & Barbey has been working remotely since Monday 16 March. Our systems are functioning well and all our employees are ready to assist you, even remotely. We continue to...
Anne Laure Bandle wrote an article in the Le Temps newspaper about the reform of the copyright “in the Internet age” which will probably enter into force in 2020. To access the...
Borel & Barbey advised Notz Stucki & Cie SA in relation to its acquisition of the entire share capital of alternative manager JAM Research Sàrl, based in Geneva.Our team was...
Pierre Bydzovsky wrote an article in the Swiss Lawyer Review about the management of clients’ files and data protection. He analyses who can and who has access to clients’ files...
Borel & Barbey advised m3 Group (https://m-3.group/) in relation to the purchase of the company owning the shopping center “Meyrin Centre”. m3 Group operates in real estate, hospitality and restaurants. Our...
Patrick Blaser wrote an article in the Prestige Immobilier, Luxe magazine about a recent ruling of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court which settles the conditions mobile phone antennas can be imposed on...
Patrick Blaser wrote an article in the Tout l’immobilier magazine fellowing the announcement of the State Councilor Mr. Hodgers to freeze with immediate effects the intensified densification of the residential zone. To...
In a decision of 29 July 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that a company that operates a website to sell its products and inserts Facebook’s “like” button...
ARTMYN SA (www.artmyn.com) issued convertible loans for an amount of approximately CHF 4’000’000.- to which strategic international investors have subscribed. The funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of...
Pierre Bydzovsky has published an article for the Swiss Medical Review on the duties of physicians in organising and supervising psychotherapists, the risks associated with organisational deficiencies and the recent...
Borel & Barbey advised Kernel Holding as Swiss Counsel (jointly with Linklaters as lead international counsel) on the issuance of its USD 300m guaranteed notes due in 2024, carrying an...
Attorney Yannick Fernandez wrote an article in Le Temps magazine about the legal context of trees-cutting in the state of Geneva. To access the article please click on the icon below.
