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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...

Succession: pitfalls to avoid

10 March 2022
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...

Launch of the investment vehicle “Swissroc Industrial Opportunities (CH) SA”

10 March 2022
Borel & Barbey advised Swissroc Investment on the legal aspects of the launch of the investment vehicle “Swissroc Industrial Opportunities” in the context of the acquisition of an industrial and...

Artmyn SA – Acquisition by Invaluable, LLC

9 March 2022
Invaluable, the world’s leading online marketplace for premier auction houses selling fine and decorative arts and collectibles, has acquired the Swiss technology company Artmyn SA. Artmyn has developed an art-scanning...

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...

Unpaid companies – The fatal weapon of the legal mortgage

14 February 2022
In his latest legal column published in the Journal de l’immobilier in partnership with Le Temps, Patrick Blaser reminds us of the stakes of the legal mortgage when a company...

Civil Procedure Workshops

3 February 2022
As part of the workshops on the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) organised by the committee of the Geneva Young Bar, Me Paul Hanna, together with Me Aude Longet-Cornuz, co-hosted a...

The marriage contract and its limits.

31 January 2022
In a recent article published by Le Temps, Josef Alkatout discusses the marriage contract and its limits. He recalls that such a document is not the only agreement that the...

New partners and senior associates

14 January 2022
BOREL & BARBEY strengthens its corporate, banking and finance as well as its sports departments by promoting Pierre Turrettini and Alexandre Gallopin to partners of the firm as of 1...

The architect, the client and the estimate

20 December 2021
In Le Journal de l’Immobilier of 15 December 2021, in partnership with Le Temps, Me Patrick Blaser discussed a decision of the Federal Court of 2 September 2021 concerning the architect’s liability...

Identification and verification of the beneficial owner

29 November 2021
At the conference “Identification and verification of the beneficial owner” organized by Academy & Finance in Geneva on November 24, 2021, Maria Chiriaeva presented the practical implications of the requirements regarding the...

Civil Procedure Workshops

15 November 2021
As part of the workshops on the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) organised by the committee of the Geneva Young Bar, Me Paul Hanna, together with Me Aude Longet-Cornuz, co-hosted a workshop...

Legal column of the Journal de l’Immobilier

10 November 2021
In his latest legal column in Le Temps’ Journal de l’Immobilier, Me Patrick Blaser has published an article devoted to the subject of home ownership. The article is available online.   As well as...

Top tax experts

8 November 2021
Borel & Barbey is proud to be ranked as one of the top tax experts in law firms in the special issue of Le Temps of 3 November 2021. Link to...

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...
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