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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.

Borel & Barbey will speak at the C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference in Geneva on 13-14 March

4 March 2025
Borel & Barbey is delighted to sponsor the C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference in Geneva on 13-14 March, where Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva, Vincent Guignet, Lubomir Canter will be attending,...

Borel & Barbey and Mishcon de Reya LLP host key conference at Geneva International Legal Week

24 February 2025
We are pleased to announce that Borel & Barbey, in collaboration with Mishcon de Reya LLP, will be hosting a breakfast event during the Geneva International Legal Week on 12...

Is there a right to consult the documents related to the appointment of the duty defence lawyer of the opposing party?

18 February 2025
Existe-t-il un droit de consulter les pièces relatives à la désignation et au relevé de l’avocat d’office de sa partie adverse ?, iusNet DP-PP 27.01.2025   Loris Bertoliatti summarizes the...

Priority to Geneva taxpayers

6 February 2025
Priorité aux contribuables genevois, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 05.02.2025   Geneva’s Grand Council and Council of State have just adopted amendments to the General Law on Development Zones (LGZD) and its...

Business lunch – Termination Agreements

3 February 2025
We recently had the pleasure of organizing a business lunch focused on termination agreements, led by Marine Geisler, attorney specialised in employment law at the Firm. Marine Geisler presented the...

Luca Di Pietro and Matilda Probst join Borel & Barbey

29 January 2025
Borel & Barbey is pleased to announce two new additions to its team. After completing an 18-month internship within our Firm, Luca Di Pietro, who recently passed his bar exam,...

Borel & Barbey advised Eunomart on its launch in Switzerland

23 January 2025
Borel & Barbey recently advised Eunomart in adapting a new version of its solution for the Swiss market. Eunomart is the first software dedicated to art professionals to guide them...

Right to participate in the taking of evidence: a restriction is admissible to protect the victim

16 January 2025
Une restriction du droit de participer du prévenu est-elle admissible lorsqu’une confrontation, même indirecte, avec ce dernier est susceptible d’entrainer un grave traumatisme pour la partie plaignante ?, iusNet DP-PP...

Luca Bozzo is appointed Managing Partner of Borel & Barbey

7 January 2025
We are pleased to announce that Luca Bozzo has joined the Managing Partners team of our Firm, effective 1 January 2025. This new step as Managing Partner marks the natural...

Anne Laure Bandle on RTS: the song ‘On va s’aimer’ condemned for plagiarism

17 December 2024
Our Partner Anne Laure Bandle appeared on RTS last evening as part of the 19h30 news and Forum program regarding the plagiarism conviction of Gilbert Montagné for his hit song...

“There are old buildings and old buildings!”

12 December 2024
Il y a immeuble ancien et immeuble ancien!, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 11.12.2024   Under what conditions can a building be classified as old, allowing rents to be set based...

“The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction”

10 December 2024
“The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction”, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024   Borel & Barbey is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of The Sale...

Borel & Barbey welcomes four new trainee lawyers

5 December 2024
Borel & Barbey is pleased to welcome four talented new trainee lawyers for an 18-month internship: Ereblinda Sadiku, Chloé Ahnine, Justine Gay and Estelle Wenger. Join us in wishing them...

Borel & Barbey advised NeuroGyn AG on a CHF 3 mio financing round

3 December 2024
Borel & Barbey recently advised NeuroGyn AG in a successful CHF 3 million financing round led by a business angel. Founded by Prof. Dr. Marc Possover, NeuroGyn AG is a...

Acquitted accused and lawyer can appeal compensation decision under Swiss Criminal Procedure Code, article 429, paragraph 1(a)

25 November 2024
Interprétation de l’article 429 al. 3 CPP : intérêt juridiquement protégé du prévenu acquitté à recourir personnellement contre la décision statuant sur sa requête en indemnisation fondée sur l’article 429...