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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.

Acquisition of JAM Research Sàrl by Notz Stucki & Cie SA

30 December 2019
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...

M3 GROUP – Purchase of the company owning the shopping center « Meyrin Centre »

20 December 2019
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...

Clients’ files management and data protection

20 December 2019
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...

Imposed Antennas in Neuchatel

16 December 2019
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...

Coup d’Etat on the Residential Zone

2 December 2019
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...

Newsletter – Facebook’s “Like” button and the need to update the communication policy on the processing of personal data

29 November 2019
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 – issuance of convertible loans

25 November 2019
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...

Psychotherapy: To the End of Delegation and of the Risks of Physicians to have to reimburse the mandatory Health Insurance

20 November 2019
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...

Kernel Holding – bond issuance

15 November 2019
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...

Trees-cutting : when the legal matter overtakes the ecological one

11 November 2019
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.

Bearer shares

30 October 2019
Bearer shares will no longer be authorized as from November 1, 2019, date on which the Federal Act on the Implementation of Recommendations of the Global Forum on Transparency and...

In the cenacle of the great collectors

8 October 2019
Attorney Anne Laure Bandle wrote an article in Le Temps magazine about art collectors and their duty of due diligence when buying and selling work of art. To access the article please...

Divorce Law in Switzerland

25 September 2019
Attorney Sonia Ryser wrote an article in the International Comparative Legal To: Family Law 2020 magazine on divorce law in Switzerland. To access the contribution please click on the icon below.

Family Law – Evolution and the role of the lawyer

25 September 2019
Attorneys Sonia Ryser and Elodie Fritschy-Kugler participated in the “Droit 2019” campaign of Bilan Magazine with a contribution on the impacts of a divorce on parental rights and on financial matters. To access the...

New Swiss Decisions in the FIFA Corruption Gate

25 September 2019
Attorney Pierre Bydzovsky wrote an article for the Expert Guides – The World’s leading lawyers chosen by their peers about the recusal decision of the Attorney General of Switzerland in the FIFA corruption gate....
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