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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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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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18/12/24
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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Special serie COVID-19 - n°3 How to deal with GDPR aspects?

In the context of the difficult evolving situation in connection to COVID-19, most companies are currently facing unprecedented legal issues within th…

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Suspension of deadlines set for proceedings before Luxembourg courts

Due to the current state of crisis, the Government Council adopted the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 25 March 2020, which was published the same day and e…

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Law of 25 March 2020 establishing a central data retrieval system for bank, payment accounts and safe-deposit …

The law of 25 March 2020 establishing a central data retrieval system concerning IBAN accounts and safe-deposit boxes entered into force on 30 March 2…

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Extension of CSSF reporting deadlines applicable to regulated entities

On 30 March 2020, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the CSSF) issued an updated version of its CSSF FAQ CO…

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COVID-19: Impact on Corporate Governance for the Luxembourg Companies

In light of the Covid 19 crisis in order to allow Luxembourg companies to function normally and hold their meetings without physical presence to preve…

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Can directors still receive bonus payouts during the COVID-19 crisis?

Remuneration of board members in a Luxembourg corporate entity is usually subject to approval by and/or reporting to the general meeting of shareholde…

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Law on state aid measures to support companies and self-employed professionals

Luxembourg Parliament has today passed Bill No. 7532 named, “Bill regarding the establishment of a scheme of aid to companies in temporary financial d…

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Implementation of the 5th AML Directive into Luxembourg law: the last piece of the puzzle – Key aspects and ch…

The law1 of 25 March 2020 implementing EU Directive 2018/8432 (the “5th AML Directive”) and amending the law of 12 November 2004 on the figh…

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Yesterday (26 March), the Luxembourg Government adopted a draft law amending the Luxembourg income tax law so …

As the Covid-19 crisis unfolds, further to the declaration of the state of emergency on March 18, 2020, Luxembourg employers have many issues to handl…

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Is electronic signature permitted for deal or fund closings (since paper signings are currently impractical)?

In Luxembourg, the rules on electronic signature and electronic agreements stem from the eIDAS Regulation 910/2014 (the “eIDAS Regulation”), as well a…

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COVID-19: Luxembourg Exceptional Measures on Holding Company Meetings and Filing Annual Accounts

On 18 March 2020, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and the Luxembourg Government declared a state of emergency to swiftly enact a series of mea…

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Upcoming measure denying the tax deduction of interest and royalties to entities in blacklisted jurisdictions

Yesterday (26 March), the Luxembourg Government adopted a draft law amending the Luxembourg income tax law so as to deny, in Luxembourg, the deduction…

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Contracts and commercial litigation: Covid-19 as an unforeseeable event and/or a material adverse change

For contracts governed by Luxembourg law, the parties may wish to consider if the COVID-19 outbreak has rendered the obligation impossible to fulfil a…

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BlackRock VAT case: no exemption for management services supplied for both SIFs and non-SIFs

On 11 March 2020, Advocate General Pikamäe (the “AG”) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) released his opinion in the BlackRock…

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Special serie COVID-19 - n°2 How to deal with corporate law questions?

In the context of the difficult, evolving situation in connection with COVID-19, most companies are currently facing unprecedented legal issues within…

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New measures for Luxembourg investment funds in the context of COVID-19

Considering the development of the COVID-19 crisis, a number of new measures and communications have been issued to the attention of the financial cen…

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COVID-19: Overview of Luxembourg supporting measures

The Covid-19 outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, causing unprece…

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State Aid: Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) out…

On 19 March 2020, the Commission issued a Temporary Framework to enable EU Member States to provide aid in order to support the economy within the fra…

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Tax: Luxembourg direct and indirect tax support measures

The Luxembourg government has announced measures to support the Luxembourg economy during the coronavirus crisis. The practicalities of some of these …

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Special serie COVID-19 - n°1 Financial support for businesses: focus on short-time work (“chômage partiel”)

In the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, most companies are currently facing unprecedented legal issues within their organisations. As a result, they …

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