In connection with the Ukraine sanctions, SECO (Swiss sanctions authority) has clarified the notion of "control" exercised by a sanctioned person or entity over an entity in Switzerland and the operational "ring fencing" measures for removing this control. Alexandre Mazuranic discusses these clarifications in our newsletter, available here.
Écolabels, un tour d'horizon du cadre juridique suisse et des risques de greenwashing, in sic! Revue du droit de la propriété intellectuelle, de l’information et de la concurrence, special issue 5/2024 on sustainability, p. 236.
By Anne-Virginie La Spada and Léna Nussbaumer-Laghzaoui
Noting the absence of specific regulations, the authors discuss the concept and functions of ecolabels, before detailing their relationship with trademark law and ISO standards on environmental declarations, and ending with a discussion of the growing risks of greenwashing in this area.
The article is available on the platforms Swisslex and Legalis.
We are proud to share that BMG Avocats has been distinguished in the renowned legal guide The Legal500 EMEA - 2024 Edition for the quality of our services in the areas of intellectual property law and real estate and construction law.
The complete results can be found here.
Our partner, Alexandre Mazuranic, will speak at the "Paris Arbitration & Crime Conference" on Friday 26 April 2024, hosted by SciencesPo Law School Paris. He will address remedies in case of criminal misconduct in arbitral proceedings.
Program and registration: click here.
On April 25, 2024, Léna Nussbaumer-Laghzaoui will moderate a discussion at the University of Geneva on the topic of “the role of women in the legal world.” The panel will consist of a law professor and former dean of the University of Geneva, along with four female lawyers from the Geneva Bar Association.
Program and registration: click here
On 21 March 2024, Léna Nussbaumer-Laghzaoui gave a conference before the Jeune Barreau et Notariat in Sion, Valais, on recent case law in the field of public construction law.
