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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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06/01/25
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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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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It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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ESMA's opinion on UCITS share classes

ESMA issued an opinion on 30 January 2017 which sets out four high-level principles for achieving a level playing field among existing EU investment f…

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GDPR Series: Part 7 - Consent How to go about it?

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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New Circular No 45/2 – 152/1 – 168/1 on the Withholding Tax of Director Fees

On 14 February 2017 the Luxembourg direct tax authorities (Administration des contributions directes – “ACD”) issued on a new circular no 45/2 – 152/1…

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La Blockchain : à l'aube d'une nouvelle révolution numérique

La Blockchain peut se définir comme une technologie de transmission d’informations et de stockage qui fonctionne sans organe central de cont…

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Preliminary questions to CJEU on refund of Dutch dividend withholding tax to non-resident investment funds

On 3 March 2017, the Dutch Supreme Court asked preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), on the potential discrimi…

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New CSSF Circular 17/650 widens the application of AML/TF legislation to certain primary tax offences

The Luxembourg law of 23 December 2016 on the 2017 tax reform (the TRL) extends the money laundering predicate offence to aggravated tax fraud (f…

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GDPR – Obligations of data processors

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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Newsflash GDPR N°3 - New Data Protection Obligations

Following the adoption of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 27 April 2016, most organisations began to re-examine their internal…

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ECOFIN agreed on amendments to the ATAD regarding hybrid mismatches with third countries

On 21 February 2017, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union agreed on a new proposal for a Council Directive (ATAD II) amend…

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Nouveau cadre légal en matière de crédit hypothécaire

La loi du 23 décembre 2016 relative aux contrats de crédit immobilier (la « Loi ») s’inscrit dans le sillage d’une directive européenne préc…

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GDPR Series Part 6: Legal Grounds for Processing

The GDPR does not change the legal grounds for processing. However, certain interpretations and practices are now expressly included in the GDPR, as f…

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E-commerce: New VAT Rules Proposed by the Commission

On December 1st 2016, the European Commission published a set of proposed amendments to the EU VAT legislation currently in force (the “Proposal”). Th…

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Modernisation of Luxembourg Company Law: Unequal Value Shares and Shares Below Par Value

The Luxembourg Companies Act of 10 August 1915, as amended inter alia by the Act of 10 August 2016 (the "Act"), allows the issuance of shares with une…

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A new circular on intra-group financing activities performed by Luxembourg companies

The Luxembourg tax authorities (“LTA”) have released circular L.I.R. 56/1 - 56bis/1 of 27 December 2016 on the tax treatment of Luxembourg-resident co…

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ESMA issues an Opinion on share classes for UCITS

On January 30th 2017 ESMA issued an Opinion on share classes for UCITS addressed to national competent authorities which follows the issuance of two d…

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ESMA Updates on AIFMD and UCITS

On 16 November 2016 and 16 December 2016 respectively, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) updated its Questions and Answers with r…

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CSSF press release and ESMA's opinion on share classes of UCITS

Today (13/02/2017) , the Commission des Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published a press release to confirm that it expects a…

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Societal Impact Company (SIS), a new legal framework to promote the social economy

The Luxembourg legislator introduced in December 2016 by the enactment of the law of December 12th 2016 (the Law) a new legal framework for companies …

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Swiss corporate tax reform III sent back to parliament with new proposal expected in spring 2017 – significant…

On 12 February 2017, the Swiss corporate tax reform III (CTR III) bill was not approved by Swiss voters requiring Swiss government and parliament to a…

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Legal Alert | Criminal Checks

The Luxembourg law dated July 23rd  2016 [1] (the “New Law”) amending inter alia the law dated March 29th 2013 relating to the organisation of th…

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