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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 the latest edition of the FER’s magazine Entreprise Romande, our Partner, Jean-René Oettli, together with Sandrine Giroud, President of both the Geneva Bar Association and the Geneva International Legal...
La fiscalité suisse a connu, ce dimanche 28 septembre, une évolution majeure avec l’approbation à une nette majorité de l’initiative parlementaire sur l’abolition de la valeur locative. Ce mécanisme, propre...
In a recent ruling (4A_5/2025 of 26 June 2025), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court addressed whether an employer may unilaterally waive a non-compete clause with financial compensation, and whether income...
Dès le 1er octobre 2025, l’Ordonnance sur le bail à loyer et le bail à ferme d’habitations et de locaux commerciaux (OBLF) introduit deux nouveautés pour les bailleurs, tant lors de la conclusion...
On 8 September 2025, after prior approval by the Council of States, the National Council of the Swiss Parliament approved a revised version of the Stark motion, a parliamentary motion...
Borel & Barbey advised Stanhope Capital Group on its combination with US-based wealth advisor Corient and independent multi-family office Stonehage Fleming to create a global partnership. This alliance has led...
Borel & Barbey is pleased to introduce its newsletter, aimed at keeping you abreast of news and developments that may be relevant to you. Through this communication, we will provide...
Download the PDF In an interesting decision rendered a few months ago (4A_599/2024 of 26 May 2025), the Swiss Supreme Court clarified that a bank cannot rely on an...
Download the PDF As lawmakers, regulatory bodies and monetary institutions increasingly weigh in on the rise of stablecoins, their approaches differ across jurisdictions. In its latest reports, the Bank...
On Wednesday, 3 September, Anne Laure Bandle will speak at the FER Genève during the conference “20 Years of the Cultural Property Transfer Act (LTBC): Review, Perspectives and Challenges”. Jointly...
The Federal Supreme Court’s decision (7B_45/2022) of 21 July 2025 marks a significant shift in how financial regulatory investigations intersect with criminal law. The ruling establishes clearer boundaries for evidence...
Siliance Capital SA obtains its licence from FINMA as a collective asset manager in the context of its relocation from Luxembourg to Switzerland. Borel & Barbey Partner Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva supported the...
Le Grand Conseil du canton de Genève (pouvoir législatif cantonal) a adopté le 30 août 2024 un projet de loi (PL 13216) imposant aux constructeurs de bureaux de planifier ab...
Borel & Barbey is pleased to share that Julien Assar, Denise Malagnini, Thomas Millius, and Sara Pagano have recently joined the Firm as trainee lawyers. Over the next 18 months,...
Borel & Barbey advised LunaJets, Europe’s leading provider of private jet charter services on a reorganisation of the group. This led (i) to the creation of a new top holding...
