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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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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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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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An important decision for Uber: the qualification of this startup as a "service in the field of transport"

The Court of Justice ruled that “an intermediation service […], the purpose of which is to connect, by means of a smartphone application and…

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Luxembourg transparency registers: soon a reality!

On 6 December 2017, two Bills of Law which will implement articles 30 and 31 of the Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and the Council…

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Reduced VAT rates: a reform that increases the flexibility of EU Member States

Pursuant to Article 100 of the VAT Directive calling on the European Council to review the scope of reduced VAT rates, the European Commission publish…

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New regime for the commercial lease in Luxembourg

In a first vote on 17 January 2018, the Chamber of Deputies adopted a new law amending the commercial lease regime (Bill n°6864). This new law aims to…

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Towards the end of the monopoly of the National Laboratory of Health?

On November 30, 2017, the Administrative Court upheld the Administrative Tribunal's judgment of 27 April 2017, according to which a pri…

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Adoption de la loi portant sur le bail commercial et modifiant certaines dispositions du Code civil

En date du 17 janvier 2018, la Chambre des députés a voté la loi portant sur le bail commercial et modifiant le Code civil, dont le projet avait été d…

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Changes to the EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations

Beginning on 1 March 2018, Regulation (EU) 2017/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017, amending Regulation (EU) No 345…

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Licenciement économique et analyse par le juge des bilans de l’employeur

Jugement intéressant sur l’office du juge en matière de licenciement économique.  S’il n’appartient pas au juge d’apprécier l’opportunité des ch…

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GDPR: Part 17 - International Data Transfers

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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Luxembourg Tax Authorities Update the Circular Regarding Tax Residency Certificates for Undertakings for Colle…

On 8 December 2017, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued a new circular (the “Circular”) relating to the issuance of tax residency certificates for u…

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CSSF changes its policy regarding investments by UCITS in UCIs

The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”), changed its policy regarding investments…

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Les formes de la démission

Tout comme l’employeur peut licencier, le salarié peut également mettre un terme aux relations qui l’unissent avec son entreprise. Pour une définition…

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Information accompanying transfers of funds

Regulation (EU) 2015/847 of 20 May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds (“Regulation (EU) 2015/847 ”) repeals Regulation (CE) 1781…

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Coordinating Version of the Law of 10 August 1915 on Commercial Companies as of 19 December 2017

As of 19 December 2017, any reference to the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (the “Company Law”) is to be understood as the re-arranged …

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Bill of law No. 7228 – simplification of access to certain professions in Luxembourg

On 22nd December 2017, the Luxembourg Minister of Economics filed Bill of law No. 7228 (the “Bill”) aiming to amend the Law of 2 September 2011 on acc…

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Luxembourg regulator changes its policy about UCITS investing in other UCI

In its press release 18/02 of 5 January 2018 (the Press Release), the Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector (Commission de su…

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Licenciement économique – appréciation des motifs par la Cour.

L’appelant fait tout d’abord grief à la juridiction de première instance d’avoir retenu que la lettre de motivation du 18 septembre 2014 était suffisa…

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Updated rules on tax residence certificates for UCIs, now including RAIFs

In the new Circular of 8 December 2017 (the "Circular"), which replaces Circular L.G. – No. 61 of 12 February 2015 dealing with the issuing …

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Data Protection and Privacy Update – December 2017

Following its recent November plenary meeting, the WP29 adopted more than ten key documents, including the Privacy Shield report. Below, we have summa…

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Selective distribution and online sales

On 6 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered a long-awaited judgment in case C-230/16 opposing Coty Germ…

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