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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.

Trees-cutting : when the legal matter overtakes the ecological one

11 November 2019
Attorney Yannick Fernandez wrote an article in Le Temps magazine about the legal context of trees-cutting in the state of Geneva. To access the article please click on the icon below.

Foxstone SA – structuring of new investments

5 November 2018
Borel & Barbey advises Foxtone SA in relation to the legal analysis and structuring of real estate investments. Foxstone is a Swiss crowdfunding platform offering the opportunity to invest in...

Maison Clarté: an unclear legal situation

29 May 2018
Me Yannick Fernandez wrote an article published in Le Temps on May 28th, 2018 regarding a decision of the Geneva Administrative Chamber of the Court of Justice related to the...

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...

Family home and divorce

25 September 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) about the family home in the frame of a divorce and captioned “En cas de divorce, rachat de...

Real estate law – Article about the amendment of the Lex Koller

6 June 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) about the draft amendment of the Lex Koller and captioned “Vers de nouvelles restrictions?”. To access the article:

Co-ownership: how to defend your rights?

8 March 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) captioned “Copropriété: comment défendre ses droits?”. To access the article: