18 APRIL 2024
Art Law 2024 – Best practices Q&A guide
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 and collectibles? These questions and many more are answered in the Swiss chapter covered by Anne Laure Bandle and Arnaud Cywie in Lexology Art…
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09 APRIL 2024
International mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
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 discusses this issue in a summary of the Swiss Supreme Court’s decision 1C_540/2023 dated 2 February 2024, published in French on the online platform…
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27 MARCH 2024
New constraints for property owners
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 Geneva as part of its energy transition: “Like others, but more strongly than others, the Canton of Geneva has decided to accelerate the energy…
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25 JANUARY 2024
Review of the current Swiss legal market
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 global legal market. His contribution focused on the current ESG landscape in the Swiss financial sector, as well as on the impact on the…
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11 JANUARY 2024
Art transactions – risks and responsibilities
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 of works of art. Focusing on legal aspects, this book explores the main risks that can arise in art transactions and addresses the fundamental…
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04 JANUARY 2024
Subletting regulation
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 a landlord can validly terminate a lease with a tenant prematurely when it is revealed that the tenant intends to sublet the residence permanently,…
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