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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 constraints for property owners

27 March 2024
In the latest edition of le Journal de l’Immobilier, Borel & Barbey partner Patrick Blaser takes the headline with his article discussing the new measures implemented by the Canton of...

Civil procedure workshop – Provisional measures

5 March 2024
Paul Hanna will lead a workshop on civil procedure regarding provisional measures, alongside Aude Longet-Cornuz, this Thursday, 7th March, between 12:30 and 2 pm. During this workshop organized by the...

“Recent case law of the Federal Administrative Court concerning Afghan applicants”

1 March 2024
“Jurisprudence récente du TAF concernant les requérant·e·s afghan·e·s”, Asyl : Revue suisse pour la pratique et le droit d’asile, ASYL Heft Nr. 3/2024, S.29. Justine Gay, Lucia Della Torre, Monika...

+20M financing for a Swiss hotel

28 February 2024
The investment firm Maya Private Capital Investments SA (formerly known as Maya Global Markets SA) has just completed a senior secured financing exceeding CHF 20 million for a Swiss hotel...

FONDAMCO’s board

13 February 2024
Borel & Barbey is delighted to announce that Anne Laure Bandle has recently been appointed as a board member of FONDAMCO. The public-law foundation of the Museum of Modern and...

Review of the current Swiss legal market

25 January 2024
Borel & Barbey partner Nicolas Piérard has contributed to an extensive special analysis of the Swiss legal market published by Legal Business, the market-leading monthly magazine for the UK and...

Art transactions – risks and responsibilities

11 January 2024
Spotlight on the new publication “Art transactions – risks and responsibilities“, edited by Anne Laure Bandle. In this volume, she has contributed a chapter on forgeries and issues of authentication...

Subletting regulation

4 January 2024
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier on the decision of October 10, 2023, rendered by the Swiss Supreme Court (ATF 4A_143/2023) regarding illegal subrentals. This decision confirms that...

‘Marmite et course de l’Escalade’

20 December 2023
Celebrating ‘L’Escalade,’ an annual festival that commemorates Geneva’s triumphant defense against Savoyard troops attempting to conquer the city on the night of 11–12 December 1602. As is tradition, the symbolic...

Valuation of companies

8 December 2023
In the latest edition of the journal “Successio”, Julia Henninger and Balz Hösly examine the recent decision of the Swiss Supreme Court on the valuation of companies that depend on...

The art of giving: The motivations of artists as philanthropists

6 December 2023
Anne Laure Bandle penned an article on artists as patrons in the November issue of the AGEFI magazine dedicated to philanthropy. In this contribution, Anne Laure Bandle looks at :...

The fatal weapon of the legal mortgage

30 November 2023
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier on the landmark decision of August 30, 2023, rendered by the Swiss Supreme Court (ATF 5A_203/2023). This decision outlines the rules to...

The future of the art market

22 November 2023
? Upcoming Conference Tomorrow, 23 November 2023, Anne Laure Bandle will speak at the Schulthess Forum Kunst im Recht 2023 in Zurich. The panel, also composed of Jonathan Levy, Pascal Schneidinger...

Fideuram and Man Group become partners in Asteria

21 November 2023
Italian bank Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking (Fideuram) has completed the sale of a 51% participation in Asteria Investment Managers (Asteria), a Geneva-based impact investing asset manager, to Man...

At the Interface Between Inheritance and Corporate Law

14 November 2023
We are pleased to announce that our associate, Dr. Julia Henninger, will be giving a conference today alongside Dr. Sara Zahner. This event, titled “At the Interface Between Inheritance and Corporate...
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