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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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Impact of the EU Regulation on Money Market Funds

We would like to draw your attention to the entry into force, on 21 July of this year, of Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of …

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New CSSF Circular on substance requirements of fund management companies in Luxembourg

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) has issued today circular 18/698 concerning (i) the approval process and organisation of …

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SFTR – Challenges ahead

The law of 6 June 2018 on transparency of securities nancing transactions (“SFTs”), implementing the European regulation 2015/2365 on transparency of …

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Sustainable Finance | European Commission Legislative Proposals

The EU Commission, following the publication of its Sustainable Finance Action Plan in March 2018, published on May 24th 2018 the following legislativ…

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Proposals to Strengthen ESMAs Oversight over Delegation. Why you Should Review your Delegation Arrangements No…

At the end of September 2017, the European Commission published its 283-page Review of the European Supervisory Authorities1 (ESAs). It is concer…

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Conversion de la saisie conservatoire européenne des comptes bancaires : un nouvel outil à la disposition des …

Introduction dans le droit luxembourgeois d’une procédure spécifique d’exécution applicable à la seule ordonnance européenne de saisie conservatoire d…

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New requirements for fiduciary arrangements: setting up by their fiduciary agent of an internal file on their …

Bill of law 7216A - New requirements for fiduciary arrangements: setting up by their fiduciary agent of an internal file on their beneficial owners

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New rules applicable to the supervision of employees

The Law of 1 August, 2018 establishing the national commission for data protection and the general scheme on data protection[1] (hereinafter “the Law”…

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Depositary Safe-Keeping Rules | Proposals for Amendment

On May 29th 2018, the European Commission published two draft delegated regulations which contain proposals to amend certain rules relating to the saf…

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Transfert d’entreprise – modification du contrat de travail – action en nullité – délai raisonnable à observer…

Si la loi n’impose aucun délai particulier endéans lequel le salarié est tenu de réagir, respectivement d’agir contre la modification de son contrat d…

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VAT deduction right of holding companies - New Guidelines published by the VAT authorities

On 11 June 2018, the Luxembourg VAT Authorities published Circular n° 765-1 providing additional guidelines on the VAT deduction right of partial VAT …

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Certificat médical – salarié déclaré apte au travail – renversement de la présomption de maladie par la CNS

A ce comportement fautif du salarié dans le mois précédent son licenciement viennent encore s’ajouter ses absences injustifiées depuis le 28 juillet 2…

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Draft Law for the ATAD 1 Implementation

On June 18th 2018, the Luxembourg government published a draft law implementing the first Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (hereafter “ATAD”) into Luxembo…

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Debranding Before Import Not Allowed

The CJEU sided with Mitsubishi and ruled that a trade mark proprietor has the right to oppose the removal by third parties of its trade marks and thei…

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Tax Treatment of virtual currencies

Following decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union1 and of the French Conseil d’Etat2 dealing with virtual currencies (e…

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Comportement déloyal – licenciement avec effet immédiat – licenciement abusif (non)

Il suit des développements qui précèdent qu’il y a lieu de retenir comme avéré le fait du 15 novembre 2013 et de dire que le comportement déloyal de A…

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Luxembourg adopts national law implementing and complementing the GDPR

On 26 July 2018, during its last public session of the legislature, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the Luxembourg bill implementing and complementi…

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Enforceability of a "Mandat de Protection Future"

In a judgment dated June 6th 2018, the District Court of Luxembourg (le Tribunal d’Arrondissement de et à Luxembourg) made a mandat de protection futu…

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New reporting requirements on transactions with related parties

On 7 May 2018, the Luxembourg tax authorities released a circular introducing for Luxembourg corporate taxpayers some new reporting requirem…

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Démission avec effet immédiat – retards de paiement de salaire – forclusion

Ces retards de paiement du salaire constituent des fautes répétitives dans le temps et le dernier retard de paiement se situe dans le mois précédant l…

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