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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.

Continuing education of foundation boards

13 June 2022
Stéphanie La Roche spoke at the Foundation Board Academy on 10 March 2022 to present and discuss with participants aspects of good governance of charitable foundations, relations with the supervisory and...

Art and Cultural Property Law

18 February 2022
The fascination around works of art and cultural property makes them objects that raise complex legal issues. Their protection calls for rules from the most diverse areas of national, international...

Transactions in the art market – legal pitfalls

18 October 2021
In the framework of a meeting organised by the Association of International Business Lawyers (AIBL), Anne Laure Bandle gave a presentation on “Transactions in the art market – legal pitfalls” on Friday...

Art Disputes and How to Avoid Them

12 April 2021
The International Bar Association (IBA) Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee is holding a virtual conference on 14 April  due diligence and how to prevent art disputes. Anne Laure Bandle will...

Wealth Management and Law in Practice

22 February 2021
Arnaud Cywie will be teaching, along with Dr. Michel Girardin, the course “Wealth Management and Law in Practice” at the University of Geneva for the spring semester 2021. For more...

Art and Culture Heritage Law at LSE

14 December 2020
Anne Laure Bandle will lecture several classes part of the Module on “Art and Culture Heritage Law” for the Executive LL.M Program at the London School of Economics and Political Science...

Art Market: Towards More Transparency

11 December 2020
In an article issued by the newspaper Le Temps, Anne Laure Bandle discusses the culture of confidentiality in the art market and the related change of paradigm. 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...

Contemporary Arbitration at Art Basel?

1 October 2020
Anne Laure Bandle contributed to the latest issue of the Swiss Arbitration Association’s journal with an article on “Arbitrage contemporain à Art Basel ?” (38 ASA Bulletin 3/2020) co-authored with Marion...

Law Marathon | art law

19 June 2020
Anne Laure Bandle will present the essential developments in Art Law as part of the Law Marathon organised by the Geneva Bar Association on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 June...

The resilience of the art market

29 April 2020
Anne Laure Bandle wrote an article in the newspaper Le Temps on the impact of the coronavirus on the art market and agreements. The article is available online.

Psychotherapy: To the End of Delegation and of the Risks of Physicians to have to reimburse the mandatory Health Insurance

20 November 2019
Pierre Bydzovsky has published an article for the Swiss Medical Review on the duties of physicians in organising and supervising psychotherapists, the risks associated with organisational deficiencies and the recent...

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...

Le Temps/Bilan Ranking

15 May 2019
We are very pleased to be ranked by Le Temps and Bilanz among the top law firms in Switzerland for the following practices: ·         Banking and finance...

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...