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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.

The Great Copyright Reform

17 January 2020
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...

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...

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...

Interview on plagiarism in music, comedy and film

15 March 2019
Anne Laure Bandle appeared on Radio Suisse Romande’s (RSR) radio show Vertigo on March 7, 2019 on the issue of plagiarism in music, comedy and film.  The programme can be replayed...

Due diligence in the art market

8 November 2018
Anne Laure Bandle was a speaker at two conferences on due diligence in the art market. The Appraisers’ Association of America held its annual Art Law Day in New York on...

ARTMYN SA – closing a new round of financing

20 June 2018
ARTMYN SA (www.artmyn.com) just closed its last round of financing with strategic international investors. The funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of its scanners in different continents. Borel...

Interview on CNN Money Switzerland

14 June 2018
CNN Money Switzerland made a special series on the art market that aired on 13 June 2018. Anne Laure Bandle was interviewed to speak about the Responsible Art Market (RAM) initiative and...

New publication in art law

29 May 2018
The online legal resource platform Getting the Deal Through has just published a Q&A on art law. For each country, art lawyers have answered the most common questions arising when...

New book on the attribution of works of art

24 April 2018
Anne Laure Bandle who specialises in art law just published the book « Risques et périls dans l’attribution des œuvres d’art: de la pratiques des experts aux aspects juridiques » (Risks and dangers...

Technology boosts the art market

12 December 2017
Anne Laure Bandle wrote an article published in Le Temps about the use of technology and digitized art in the art market.

Art Law – Article about the financial pressure on museums

13 September 2017
Anne-Laure Bandle wrote an article in Le Temps regarding the financial pressure on museums. To access the article: https://www.letemps.ch/culture/2017/09/11/musees-face-pression-financiere

Art and cultural property law – University of Geneva

19 June 2017
Anne Laure Bandle lectured a course on the legal issues tied to the art market. This course was part of the Summer School on International cultural heritage law of the...

Copyright – Basel University

16 June 2017
Anne Laure Bandle gave a talk on copyright that applies to unfinished and disavowed works of art. This talk was part of a conference on 16 June 2017 organized by...

Art and Cultural Property Law – Conference of the Ticino Bar Association

9 June 2017
Anne Laure Bandle chaired a panel discussion on recent legislative changes in Switzerland and the suggested reform  of the Italian Cultural Property Act. The discussion took place as part of a...