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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.

Unpaid companies – The fatal weapon of the legal mortgage

14 February 2022
In his latest legal column published in the Journal de l’immobilier in partnership with Le Temps, Patrick Blaser reminds us of the stakes of the legal mortgage when a company...

The architect, the client and the estimate

20 December 2021
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...

Legal column of the Journal de l’Immobilier

10 November 2021
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...

Towards a better return on real estate investments

14 December 2020
In the latest issue of the review immobilier.ch, Patrick Blaser discusses the Federal Supreme Court’s decision 4A_554/2019 of 26 October 2020, which revolutionises decades-old case law on the calculation of allowable rents. The...

Construction areas… yet not constructible!

11 December 2020
In the last edition of Prestige Immobilier, Patrick Blaser wrote about the issue of constructible zoneswhich actually became not constructible, even for main residences, because of the entry into force of the...

Municipalities regain control

19 October 2020
In an article published in the latest legal column of Tout l’Immobilier, Patrick Blaser writes about the right of Geneva municipalities to decide what can or cannot be built in their villa zones.The article is available online.

Succession: pitfalls to avoid

9 October 2020
The article written by Patrick Blaser “Succession: pitfalls to avoid” has been published in the latest issue of L’Actualité Immobilière. He warns of the pitfalls in matters of succession and give some...

Covid-19: are reductions in rent justified?

25 September 2020
The article written by Patrick Blaser “Lockdown ordered by Bern – Covid-19: are reductions in rent justified?” has been published in the new edition of Prestige Immobilier. He develops the...

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...

Family home and divorce

25 September 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) about the family home in the frame of a divorce and captioned “En cas de divorce, rachat de...

Real estate law – Article about the amendment of the Lex Koller

6 June 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) about the draft amendment of the Lex Koller and captioned “Vers de nouvelles restrictions?”. To access the article:

Co-ownership: how to defend your rights?

8 March 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) captioned “Copropriété: comment défendre ses droits?”. To access the article: