Bilanz and Le Temps have named Balex the top law firm of 2018. The evaluation was based on a survey by other lawyers (peer-to-peer) and recommendations from clients, from 31 different legal fields in Switzerland. The individual results can be found in the supplement to the balance sheet 05/2018. Top law firms 2018 [...]
Civilian drones are in vogue. Hobby pilots, private detectives and paparazzi are using them to monitor and spy on areas and people. So far, Switzerland has taken the view that restraint is required in the defence against such drone attacks. The BALEX lawyers Dr. Jascha Schneider-Marfels and Sebastian Kaufmann have reached a different conclusion [...]
We were shocked to learn of the tragic death of our former colleague Martin Wagner. Our thoughts are with his children and we wish the family strength in this difficult situation. Please understand that we cannot provide any further information at this time. BALEX team
We are pleased to announce the appointment to our team of Katja Christ, who joins us as a Partner. Katja Christ specializes in the areas of health and remedy law. Her in-depth support and advice in this field comes from a background of many years’ experience in administration and politics. She has proven skills [...]
We congratulate our staff member Alexandra Vonarb on her new role as an extraordinary writer for the Basel-Stadt State Arbitration Board for rent disputes. The appointment took effect on 1 January 2018. Her additional involvement with the arbitration board, in addition to her work as a lawyer in our law firm, underlines her specialization [...]
By judgment 5A_590/2016 of 12 October 2017 , the Federal Supreme Court confirmed last year's decision that a putative father could be forced to give a DNA sample. The earlier case revolved around a man who doubted that he was the father of a prostitute's child and therefore refused to take a paternity test. [...]
For years, the Austrian painter Prof. Helmut Kand has refined the pictures painted by the late Basel art dealer Ernst Beyeler . Beyeler and Kand were close friends. Now the Austrian painter is planning an exhibition on this subject in Basel. The BaZ has reported about it(here). BALEX supports Prof. Kand in his project [...]
BALEX's attorneys regularly support non-profit institutions such as the voluntary preservation of historical monuments, the Foundation Eye Clinic or the Animal Welfare of both Basel cantons. Another project is the fruit juice producer in Hellikon. As the Aargauer and the Neue Fricktaler Zeitung reported, the historic ‘Mosti’ in Hellikon was put back into operation [...]
Following the Dietikon District Court, the Basel-Landschaft Criminal Court sentenced an Uber driver for violating the taxi law in the beginning of November 2017. He received a conditional fine of 60 daily rates of CHF 70.00 and a fine of CHF 500.00. The public prosecutor's office of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft accused the 40-year-old [...]
Boris Becker gives his first big exclusive interview in the NZZ after the bankruptcy report. He comments on the dispute with the bank in the UK and the legal proceedings against Hans-Dieter Cleven in Zug. Becker points out that he is particularly at odds with the bank over the level of interest rates; the [...]