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A new Senior Counsel and new promotions at BSP

BSP is pleased to announce the arrival of Françoise Pfeiffer, who has joined the Banking & Finance and Capital Markets department as Senior Counsel, and the promotion of three…

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Upcoming changes at Luther Luxembourg: Introducing our new Managing Partner

After 15 years at the helm of Luther Luxembourg, Eric Sublon hands over the reins to Bob Scharfe, who assumes the role of Managing Partner, effective from 1 January 2025.

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CMS Luxembourg renews its Management Board and announces new Managing Partner

International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Vivian Walry as Managing Partner of its Luxembourg office, along with the appointment of Aurélien Hollard to t…

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06/01/25
Global minimum taxation (Pillar 2) in Luxembourg: implementa…

On 19 December 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill of law 8396 and…

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20/12/24
Key modifications to Luxembourg RBE and RCS Laws

On 19 December 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill of law 7961 (La…

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It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Implementation of The Capital Requirements Directive (Crd Iv)

On 2 July 2015, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the law implementing, amongst others, the CRD IV (1) into Luxembourg law (the “Law”) which…

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VAT exemption for real estate funds

On May 20th 2015, Advocate General Juliane KOKOTT (the “AG”) published her opinion in the Fiscale Eenheid X case (C-595/13). Whereas Council Directive…

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Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive And Wire Transfer Regulation

Having been published on 5 June 2015, the latest anti-money laundering Directive (EU) 2015/849 (“AMLD IV”), which shall be transposed into n…

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FATCA - IGA approved by the Parliament

On July 1st 2015, the draft law n°6798, the aim of which is to approve and ratify the FATCA intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”) signed on March 28th 2…

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CSSF Annual report 2014: Selected items

The publication of its annual report always represents an opportunity for the CSSF to confirm and to clarify, where necessary, its position on certain…

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Honey, is that a drone outside our bathroom window?

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), are not new. Indeed, drones were first developed in the '50s and ha…

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EMIR - Central clearing of IRS

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) opened on May 11th 2015, a consultation seeking views on proposed regulatory technical standards …

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Adoption And Publication Of The Regulation On Insolvency Proceedings

Adoption and publication of the Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recas…

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Tax Treaty News

On 2 April 2015, the Luxembourg government approved the double tax treaties with Andorra, Croatia, Estonia, Singapore and the protocols to the tax tre…

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Consultation on Draft RTS on risk-mitigation techniques

A first consultation on risk-mitigation techniques for non-centrally cleared OTC-derivative contracts (“First Draft RTS”) under Regulation 648/2012 on…

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Recent Tax Circulars Concerning Treaty Protection of Luxembourg Investment Funds

On 12 February 2015, the Luxembourg tax administration issued tax circular L.G. – A. 61 concerning the procedure and conditions for Luxembou…

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AIFMD | ESMA Updated Q&A

On May 12th 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an updated version of its questions and answers (“Updated Q&A”)…

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La nécessité de documenter par écrit les conditions de travail des salariés

Un arrêt récent de la Cour d’Appel du 21 mai 2015, n° 40618 du rôle, est venu conforter une jurisprudence bien établie en matière de preuve du contrat…

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PRIIPS Regulation - Update

On June 23rd 2015 the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets A…

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Automatic Exchange Of Information of Tax Rulings

In line with its agenda aiming to combat tax evasion or “aggressive” forms of tax planning, the European Commission (the “Commission”) presented a&nbs…

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ELTIF - Publication of the Regulation

Regulation 2015/760 (the “Regulation”) on European Long-Term Investment Funds (“ELTIF”) was published on May 19th 2015 in the official journal of the …

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The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)

As one of the three pillars1 of the investment plan for Europe (‘plan Juncker’), the EFSI will play a central role in mobilising investments in t…

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Transparency Law - End of exemption for half-yearly report

On May 22nd 2015, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) published Press Release 15/23 in relation to the law of 11 January 2008…

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Luxembourg sets ambitious priorities for EU presidency

Over the coming six months, Linklaters will be closely monitoring and analysing political and legislative developments during Luxembourg’s presidency …

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Adoption of the law on electronic archiving by the Chamber of Deputies

Luxembourg is on its way to take a crucial step towards a “paperless office”.  

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