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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.

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...

Memorandum of Case Law – February 2018 to April 2018

15 May 2018
The Memorandum of Case Law summarizes a selection of decisions for the period in question (in French).

Borel & Barbey is ranked as one of the top law firms in Switzerland

4 May 2018
The Swiss finance magazine BILANZ and the newspaper Le Temps have published the 2018 ranking of the leading law firms in Switzerland, according to a survey of more than 7’200...

Memorandum de jurisprudence – novembre 2017 à janvier 2018

26 February 2018
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Draft bill which proposes the conversion of bearer shares into registered shares

2 February 2018
On 17 January 2018, the Swiss Federal Council published a draft bill which proposes the conversion of bearer shares into registered shares by operation of law and thereby would abolish...

EUR 115 million Financing of Conforama by Tikehau Capital

30 January 2018
Borel & Barbey, together with De Pardieu Brocas Maffei in France, has advised Tikehau Capital in its financing of the Conforama Group, namely its Swiss subsidiary Conforama Suisse Ltd, one...

Memorandum de jurisprudence – septembre à octobre 2017

29 November 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Memorandum of jurisprudence – June to August 2017

25 September 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Memorandum de jurisprudence – avril à mai 2017

14 June 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Lex Kohler – draft amendment

21 April 2017
Stéphanie La Roche and Arnaud Cywie wrote an article in the AGEFI regarding the draft amendment of the Lex Kohler. To access the article: http://www.agefi.com/quotidien-agefi/forum-blogs/detail/edition/2017-04-21/article/la-lex-kohler-pourrait-subir-des-modifications-le-projet-introduirait-en-realite-de-nombreuses-mesusres-restrictives-452150.html

Memorandum de jurisprudence – février à mars 2017

12 April 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.

Taxation of financial transactions in Switzerland and Europe

21 March 2017
Arnaud Cywie wrote an article in Le Temps about the taxation of financial transactions in Switzerland and Europe. To access the article (only in French): https://www.letemps.ch/economie/2017/03/20/taxe-transactions-financieres-suisses-mieux-lotis-europeens

Memorandum de jurisprudence – novembre 2016 à janvier 2017

8 February 2017
This document (only in French) provides a summary of judicial decisions published during the concerned time period.