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15/04/20

Special serie COVID-19 - n°6 Temporary adaptations to some employment laws

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

15/04/20

Parent-Subsidiary Directive not applicable to Gibraltar companies

On 2 April 2020, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") (Case-458-18) ruled that a company incorpored in Gibraltard an subject to Gibraltar C…

15/04/20

New ESMA Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs

The Guidelines are applicable to all UCITS and have been extended to AIFMs which market AIFs to retail investors in accordance with Article 43 of the …

15/04/20

COVID-19: What is the Impact on the Free Movement of Persons?

The coronavirus has spread around the globe and the scale of the threat faced today underlines the imperative need for coordinated restriction measure…

14/04/20

CSSF details the registration process for Virtual Assets Service Providers

Following its call asking Virtual Assets Service Providers (“VASPs”) active in Luxembourg to prepare for compliance published in January, th…

14/04/20

Episode 3 - COVID-19 Webcast - Legal & Regulatory Developments Coming from ESMA (Part 2 of 2)

Partner Mark Shaw wants to turn to the regulatory developments coming from European Securities and Markets Authority. In this episode he speaks on cal…

13/04/20

ESMA requires net short position holders to report positions of 0.1% and above

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has considered that because of the exceptional circumstances linked to the ongoing COVID-19 pan…

12/04/20

Episode 2 - COVID-19 Webcast - Legal & Regulatory Developments Coming from ESMA (Part 1 of 2)

Partner Mark Shaw wants to turn to the regulatory developments coming from European Securities and Markets Authority. As there is a lot of ground to c…

11/04/20

Luxembourg introduces new State aid scheme for businesses affected by Covid-19

Following the Luxembourg government’s declaration of a state emergency on 28 March 2020 and as part of the new measures implemented in response to the…

10/04/20

Episode 1 - COVID-19 Webcast - Legal & Regulatory Developments

Partner Mark Shaw wants to start with a summary of the legal and regulatory developments affecting the Luxembourg market coming from the CSSF.

09/04/20

New deadline extensions in fiscal matters

Further to the Luxembourg government’s decision to introduce several tax measures in favour of legal and natural persons, as announced on 17 March 202…

09/04/20

Special serie COVID-19 - n°5 Impact on reporting deadlines for investment funds

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

08/04/20

COVID-19 crisis: New draft law to extend deadlines in fiscal matters

On 8 April 2020, Luxembourg Parliament released the draft law n°7555 addressing the extension of deadlines in fiscal, financial and budgetar…

08/04/20

Coronavirus crisis: the European Commission extends its State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy

The European Commission adopted on 19 March 2020 the adapted Temporary Framework to allow Member States to grant more generous aid over a longer perio…

08/04/20

New bill of law that denies tax deduction of interest and royalties paid to EU blacklisted countries

On 30 March 2020, the Luxembourg government published a bill of law with number 7547 (the “Bill”) to deny the tax deductibility of interest and royalt…

08/04/20

Luxembourg: Non-deductibility of interest and royalties due or paid to related enterprises in non-cooperative …

On 30 March 2020, the Luxembourg finance minister introduced a bill ("the bill") aimed at implementing European Union (EU) recommended preventive meas…

08/04/20

Covid-19: Doing Business As Usual in a Paperless World – Legal Considerations on Digitally Compliant Documents…

The distancing measures imposed to address the spread of Covid-19 are not only affecting our social relations but are also disrupting the way we are u…

07/04/20

CJEU renders important decision on the liability of online platforms in trade mark infringement cases

On 2 April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered a judgment (C-567/18) clarifying the potential liability of Amazon and o…

07/04/20

Covid-19 Impact on Luxembourg Contractual Obligations

In this unprecedented health crisis, many economic actors are facing the impossibility of fulfilling their contractual obligations or do not wish to h…

06/04/20

New Luxembourg bill on payments to EU ‘black-list’ countries

On 30 March 2020, the Luxembourg government filed Bill of law No 7547 implementing certain guidelines approved by the EU Council on 5 December 20…

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Participez à l’enquête de Larcier‑Intersentia sur les pratiques numériques des professions du d…

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Arendt appoints five new Partners

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New Carried Interest Regime Law Voted!

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New investment rules for Luxembourg unit-linked life insuran…

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Draft Bill 8676 for a single tax class from tax year 2028

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15/04/20

Special serie COVID-19 - n°6 Temporary adaptations to some employment laws

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Parent-Subsidiary Directive not applicable to Gibraltar companies

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New ESMA Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs

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COVID-19: What is the Impact on the Free Movement of Persons?

14/04/20

CSSF details the registration process for Virtual Assets Service Providers

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Episode 3 - COVID-19 Webcast - Legal & Regulatory Developments Coming from ESMA (Part 2 of 2)

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ESMA requires net short position holders to report positions of 0.1% and above

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Episode 2 - COVID-19 Webcast - Legal & Regulatory Developments Coming from ESMA (Part 1 of 2)

11/04/20

Luxembourg introduces new State aid scheme for businesses affected by Covid-19

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Episode 1 - COVID-19 Webcast - Legal & Regulatory Developments

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New deadline extensions in fiscal matters

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Special serie COVID-19 - n°5 Impact on reporting deadlines for investment funds

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COVID-19 crisis: New draft law to extend deadlines in fiscal matters

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Coronavirus crisis: the European Commission extends its State aid Temporary Framework to support the economy

08/04/20

New bill of law that denies tax deduction of interest and royalties paid to EU blacklisted countries

08/04/20

Luxembourg: Non-deductibility of interest and royalties due or paid to related enterprises in non-cooperative …

08/04/20

Covid-19: Doing Business As Usual in a Paperless World – Legal Considerations on Digitally Compliant Documents…

07/04/20

CJEU renders important decision on the liability of online platforms in trade mark infringement cases

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Covid-19 Impact on Luxembourg Contractual Obligations

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New Luxembourg bill on payments to EU ‘black-list’ countries