CONFERENCES AND TEACHING

Teaching tenancy law at the Property Studies Institute (Geneva)

Conferences

• “A few variable rents and varieties of renting”, 19th Seminar on tenancy law of the University of Neuchâtel, 2016
• "The responsibility of the property landlord today", SVIT, 2016 
• "The practice of sub-letting via the intermediary of Internet sites and the temporary loan of housing", SVIT, 2015
• "Recent jurisprudence", SVIT, 2015
• "Nuisance neighbours in tenancy law : recent legal rulings" (Property sprints) 2015 
• "The transfer of commercial tenancy", SVIT, 2014
• "Construction contract (general contracting and sub-contracting)"(in collaboration with Me Benoît CARRON), 2014
• "Leasehold law – Current questions", 2013 
• "The new regulations on the land use plan in the City of Geneva", 2013
• "Sub-letting : some new legal principles", SVIT, 2013
• "Imperfections in tenancy law – How to accommodate oneself to them", SVIT, 2013
• "The legal risks in the exploitation of property – Swiss Association of Pension Funds", 2012
• "The legal hypothec of artisans and entrepreneurs – Seminar of the federal diploma of electricians", 2012 
• "Official advice on the setting of initial rent, increases in rent and modifications to the tenancy – When to use them" – CGI Guidelines, 2012
• "Duration and termination of tenancy" – CFF Seminar, 2012 
• "Continuous nuisances during works / Commercial indemnity", SVIT, 2012
• "Incidental expenses", SVIT, 2012
• "Commercial tenancies – Practical guidelines", SVIT, 2012
• "Break-ins : the owner's rights and obligations", CGI Guidelines, 2011
• "Legal clarification : the owner and fibre optics", CGI Guidelines, 2011 
• "Seismic standards : legal clarification", CGI Guidelines, 2011
• "Asbestos and other toxic substances used in construction", SVIT, 2011 
• "Update on sub-letting", SVIT, 2011
• "Statutory pre-emptive right instituted by the LGL", CGI Guidelines, 2010
• "Property renovations – The owner with regard to the occupants and neighbours of properties", Journal of ownership rights – University of Geneva, 2010 
• "Leasehold law – Encouragement towards energy savings", SVIT, 2010

2011-2021 : Teaching tenancy law at the SVIT-School (Lausanne), for preparing for the federal certificate in property management.

Conferences

• "LDTR works and rent setting: taking into account previous works?", intervention in "les sprints de l'immobilier 2021", APGCI-CGI Conseil
• "Legal aspects of the heating bill", APGCI-CGI Conseil, 2020
• "shared property, good practice, 10 examples of mistakes to avoid", APGCI-CGI Conseil, 2019
• "Order to classify an old fragmented domain",, APGCI-CGI Conseil, 2019
• “Selected themes with regard to shared property”, APGCI-CGI Conseil, 2016
• "Incidental expenses : the current situation", APGCI, 2013
• "District heating : legal consequences for the landlord and the tenant", APGCI, 2013 
• "Owner obligations with regard to asbestos", private presentation, 2012
• "Litigious value before and after the Swiss code of civil procedure", private presentation, 2010
• "Legislation on incidental expenses to do with tenancy", SVIT, 2010
• "Grants, financial and legal aspects of renovations", Journals of information on energy for architects, 2010
• "Neighbour rights", APGCI, 2009
• "Heritage preservation", Journals of ownership, University of Geneva, 2008
• "Display : legal aspects", SGA seminar, 2008
• "CEVA : direct infringements of ownership and of neighbour rights (substantive and formal expropriation)", APGI, 2006
• "Brokers, Expert, Banker : convergence or conflicts of interest", APGCI, 2005
• "The free movement of doctors", 2003

Professor at Geneva University - department of administrative law

External instructor at the Geneva centre for police training (Teaching: "Human rights")

Lecturer at the Global Studies Institute at the University of Geneva (Teaching: "European human rights legislation")

Conferences

• Organisation, with Steven J. BARELA, of a colloquium titled “Legitimacy & Drones” and participation under the theme: “Law in a ‘Drone Court’”, 2016
• Participation in the “marathon” of continuing education of the Geneva Bar Association, theme: “Fundamental liberties”, 2016
• Organisation with Eleanor MCGREGOR and Diane VALLÉE GRISEL of a colloquium titled “Constitution and religion: human rights remembered” and participation under the theme: “Religious freedom and multiculturalism”, 2016
• Participation in the “Property Sprints“ (10-minute talks on a wide range of property ownership matters) organised by the Geneva Association of Property Owners (CGI), theme: “Tax on equipment”, 2016
• Conference organised by the Young Lawyers of the Geneva Bar Association, theme: “Freedom in all its forms: between Islamic dress, revisionism, law on intelligence and primacy of Swiss law”, 2016
• Facilitation of a “First Tuesday” organised by the Geneva Bar Association, theme: “Human rights”, 2016
• Conference as part of the Erasmus Mundus GEM PhD summer school (ULB, Brussels), 2015
• Conference as part of the "Islam between Tolerance and Terrorism" workshop (Nantes IEA), 2015
• Intervention as part of the "Tuesday of news" of the Geneva Bar Association (with Yaël Hayat), Theme :
• "Detention conditions in the Champ-Dollon prison", 2015
• Intervention as part of the "Tuesday of news" of the Geneva Bar Association (with Sévane Garibian), Theme :
• "Judgment of Perincek vs. Switzerland", 2013
• Intervention as part of the continuing education "Marathon" of the Geneva Bar Association, Theme :
• "Fundamental freedoms", 2013-2015
• "Laws against terrorism and Rule of law", Geneva society of law and legislation, 2016

Professor at Geneva University - department of Civil law

Conferences

• Conférencière pour le sujet « Droits réels » dans le cadre du Marathon du droit organisé par l’Ordre des avocats de Genève, dès mai 2023
• Equipement des terrains et servitudes : l’entrée du droit privé dans les autorisations de construire, AGDA, 2022
• L’usage du sous-sol pour l’acheminement de l’énergie, Colloque immobilier de l’Université de Neuchâtel, 2022

• Conflit de jardinage (commentaire de l’ACJC/1657/2020), Sprints de l’immobilier CGI, 2021.

• Droit de voisinage : aperçu de quelques actions réelles, Conférence du Jeune Barreau de l’Ordre des avocats, 2021.

• Droit de passage nécessaire : conditions et constitution de la servitude, Séminaire juridique CGI, 2019.