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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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DSM Avocats à la Cour celebrates its 20th anniversary

This year marks two decades of commitment to service to our clients, guided by our fundamental values: excellence, international, closeness, reactivity and availability.

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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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EU adopts FASTER directive: a milestone for streamlining wit…

On 10 December 2024, the Council of the EU formally adopted the Faster and …

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ESMA | Public statement on sustainability disclosure in prospectuses

On 11 July 2023, ESMA issued a public statement on the sustainability disclosure expected to be included in prospectuses in order to satisfy the requi…

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Accounting and reporting guidance for US fund managers using Luxembourg fund sleeves – New York office Snippet…

For a variety of reasons, European investors generally prefer to be onboarded by US fund managers in a fund vehicle organized as a Luxembourg special …

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Key takeaways from the ESAs' 2023 Joint Report on voluntary disclosures of principal adverse impacts under SFD…

The landscape of sustainable finance is undergoing rapid transformation, fueled by a global commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) …

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Luxembourg is geared towards a national merger control regime

On 23 August 2023, Luxembourg’s Ministry of the Economy (Ministry) introduced Bill of law no. 8296 setting up a merger control regime in Luxembourg (B…

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FATF's Comprehensive Evaluation of Luxembourg's Financial Systems

Following the on-site visit for mutual evaluation of Luxembourg made by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) from 2 November 2022 to 18 November 202…

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Reform of Luxembourg’s non-profit (ASBL) regime: decoding the main amendments

On 28 June, Bill No. 6054 on non-profit organisations ("ASBLs") and foundations was voted into law. The law will enter into force in September and rep…

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Cross-border business tax - EU Commission proposes BEFIT, Transfer Pricing and Hot Directives

Corporate taxpayers with cross-border operations in the eu are expected to be significantly impacted by the proposed befit, transfer pricing and hot d…

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Hiring third-country nationals in Luxembourg: the new law of 7 August 2023 in a nutshell

If you are a Luxembourg employer wishing to hire a third-country national – i.e. a person who is not a citizen of the European Union or who is not ent…

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The European Commission launches a consultation on the implementation of SFDR

The European Union’s (the EU) Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) came into force in March 2021 and has kept the industry busy (and some…

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New bill of law to enhance the resilience of critical entities

On 1 September 2023, a bill of law implementing directive 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities (the “Bill of Law”) was filed with the Parl…

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Who says fashion can’t be sustainable?

Consumers are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious and focused on sustainability, especially within the fashion industry, which accounts fo…

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The EU Transfer Pricing Directive: the Commission looks to harmonise TP across the EU

The European Commission has proposed for a council directive on transfer pricing (the TP Directive) to harmonise key transfer pricing (TP) principles …

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New directive on consumer credit adopted by EU Parliament

On 12 September 2023, the EU Parliament adopted the Directive on Consumer Credits (CCD II), which will repeal Directive 2008/48/EC of 23 April 2008 on…

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Directive Proposal on BEFIT: A real necessity or just another layer of useless complexity?

On 12 September, the EU Commission adopted a key package of initiatives containing notably a Directive Proposal on Business in Europe: Framework for I…

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The law amending the Law of 2 September 2011 regulating access to the professions of artisan, merchant, manufa…

On 20 July 2023, Bill 7989 amending the Law of 2 September 2011 regulating access to the professions of artisan, merchant, manufacturer and certain li…

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The reform of the right of establishment in luxembourg enacted by the law of july 26, 2023

The right of establishment in Luxembourg is subject to a major reform with the entry into force on September 1, 2023 of the law of July 26, 2023 (the …

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Belgium clarifies VAT treatment of company cars provided to Belgian employees

Following the CJEU’s decision in QM (case C-288/19), the Belgian VAT authorities have issued Circular 2023/C/72 dated 1 September 2023.

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Contemplated new framework to modernise payment services

On 28 June 2023, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Directive on payment services and electronic money services in the internal market…

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Recent legal development in fighting inflation

From 1 September 2023, the index applicable to salaries increases from 921.40 to 944.43.

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Act dated 26 July 2023 amending the law of 2 September 2011 regulating the access to the professions of crafts…

The act dated 26 July 2023 amending the act dated 2 September 2011 regulating access to the professions of craftsman, trader, manufacturer and certain…

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