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 Swiss Supreme Court specifies the circumstances in which a “threat” made against an authority or public officials is strong enough to constitute an offence under article 285 of the...
Samuel Brückner analyzes in the June edition of the Newsletter Immodroit.ch, the Swiss Supreme Court’s decision 1C_600/2023 dated 26 April 2024 regarding the mandatory replacement of electric heating systems. This...
This past Wednesday June 26th officially marked the establishment of the Geneva International Legal Association (GILA), in the presence of its founding members, State Councillor Delphine Bachmann and Administrative Councillor...
Patrick Blaser comments in the 19 June edition of Le Journal de l’Immobilier on a contentious case of lease termination between a landlord and a tenant. It emerges from the...
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier the Swiss Supreme Court’s decision 1C_458/2022 dated 12 February 2024 concerning the appeal from various nature conservation associations against a new project...
How does one terminate a lease agreement? What are the conditions for ending a lease before the contract expires and what happens in the event of the tenant’s death? What...
Rapport sur la détermination de la loi applicable aux actifs inscrits en registres distribués, 31 May 2024. “Le HCJP a été saisi par l’AMF dans le contexte de l’adaptation du...
Julia Henninger will speak on June 11 alongside Cedric Panchaud and Gregory von Gunten at a conference organized by EXPERTsuisse on “Business Succession ─ Transfer to heirs or management”. The...
Josef Alkatout, Head of Family Law at Borel & Barbey, is the guest writer of La Tribune de Genève in which he looks over the recent Geneva Law on Mediation...
Anne Laure Bandle, partner at Borel & Barbey and Director of the Art Law Foundation (FDA) will act as moderator at a colloquium focusing on the theme of “Art in...
We are pleased to announce that Josef Alkatout has been appointed as Counsel, effective May 1st. Josef joined Borel & Barbey in 2020 as Head of Family Law, a function...
Detailed overview of the elements constituting the criminal offense punishable under article 322septies of the Swiss Criminal Code (bribery of foreign public officials). Loris Bertoliatti summarizes the Swiss Supreme Court’s...
What due diligence enquiries are expected from the seller of an artwork? Which export controls apply to cultural property? What tax liability arises from ownership and transfer of art, antiques...
Anne Laure Bandle will lecture on the Executive LLM Programme of the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on 15-19 April 2024. Invited by Professor Tatiana Flessas...
Can a legal person invoke Article 2 EIMP to try to thwart a request for international mutual assistance in criminal matters concerning the surrender of its patrimonial assets? Loris Bertoliatti...
