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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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The simplified private limited liability company - S.à r.l.-S goes live!

The legal regime governing a simplified private limited liability company (hereinafter “S.à r.l.-S”), introduced by the Luxembourg Law of 23 July 2016…

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Market Abuse | Entry into Force of the New Market Abuse Law

On December 30th 2016, the law of December 23rd 2016 on market abuse (the “New Market Abuse Law”) entered into force. The New Market Abuse Law impleme…

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New regulation comes into force supporting creation of a European bank account preservation order procedure Ne…

The new regulation n°655/2014 supporting the creation of a European bank account preservation order procedure came into force on 18 January 2017. This…

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GDPR N°2 - 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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The CJEU imposes strict conditions on the use of an integrated mailbox in a client-dedicated web space for e-b…

In its judgment of 25 January 2017 in a case (C- 375/15) opposing BAWAG, an Austrian bank and VKI, an Austrian consumer organisation, the Court of Jus…

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European Account preservation order

A European Account Preservation Order, the purpose of which is to facilitate the execution of cross-borders pecuniary claims, has recently been e…

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New year, new benefit and employment laws: Are you compliant?

2017 has arrived and some legislative changes with it. In order to assess if your HR department is compliant with the new laws, you will find a short …

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New Law Regarding Working Hours

A new law dated December 23rd 2016 on the organisation of the working hours (the “ New Law”) has been enacted which amends the Luxembourg Labour …

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ESA Joint Discussion Paper on Use of Big Data by Financial Institutions

On December 19th 2016, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (consisting of the European Securities and Markets Authority, the E…

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New capital impairment rules

The Luxembourg law of 10 August 2016 modernising the law on commercial companies of 10 August 1915 (the “Company Law”) and amending the Civil Code (th…

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Common principles for share classes in UCITS issued by ESMA

In the absence of a common EU framework for share classes of UCITS funds*, ESMA has identified diverging national practices as to the types of share c…

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What Happened In 2016 / What To Expect In 2017?

2016 was a year full of developments in the IP, IT and Media fields. The beginning of this New Year gives us the opportunity to look back at the key l…

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EU Mortgage Credit Directive - Transposition into Luxembourg Law

The law of December 23rd 2016 transposing Directive 2014/17/EU on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property (the “MCD…

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La consultation du casier judiciaire par l’employeur à compter du 1er février 2017

Par une loi du 23 juillet 2016 publiée au Mémorial n°154 du 4 août 2016 (la « Loi »), le législateur luxembourgeois est venu modifier profon…

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Country-By-Country Reporting Law

On 27 December 2016, the country-by-country reporting (‘CBCR’) law (the ‘CBCR Law’) has been published, together with an FAQ issued by the Luxembourg …

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Modernization of the SARL: key points

A few weeks after the adoption of the simplified private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée simplifiée), the Luxembourg legis…

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GDPR - Security of personal data and what to do in the event of a data breach

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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Arm's length principle and tax treatment of companies engaged in intra-group financing transactions

The law of 23 December 2016 on the budget 2017(1) introduced into the Luxembourg income tax law dated 4 December 1967 (as amended) (hereafter ‘ITL’) a…

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The upcoming money market fund regulation

The Regulation introduces two new categories of MMF, with each MMF required to meet the requirements: short-term MMFs, whose objective is to offer …

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Entry into force of the law dated 23 December 2016 on market abuse

The law dated 23 December 2016 on market abuse was published in the Luxembourg official gazette (Mémorial A) on 27 December 2016 and entered into forc…

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