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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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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

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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Entry Into Force of New Market Abuse Rules

Most of the rules relating to the new European market abuse regime, consisting of two main sets of rules namely Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of 1…

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Disclosure of non-financial and diversity information

Luxembourg has now adopted the law implementing Directive 2014/95 amending the Accounting Directive (Directive 2013/34/EU) which requires certain larg…

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GDPR: Cross-border transfers - don’t be on the wrong track!

The virtual world has no borders, and we often do not realize the massive data flows generated within companies operating across the globe. In practic…

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Recent BEPS related legislation/guidance impacting Luxembourg

Recently a set of BEPS related draft legislation/guidance has been published: (i) on 21 June 2016, the Council of the European Union (“EU”) agreed on …

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Reform of the legal publication regime

The law dated 27 May 2016 on the reform of the legal publication regime applicable to commercial companies has entered into force on 1 June 2016. This…

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No prior merger control but acquisitions leading to a hyper-dominance can be prohibited as an abuse of dominan…

Luxembourg is the only country in the European Union ("EU") that has no prior merger control system. In principle, acquisitions do not fall within the…

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Shaping the future EU/UK relationship - a view from Luxembourg

The United Kingdom voted by referendum to leave the European Union. The turmoil resulting from this historical news will most likely lead to uncertain…

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Shadow banking exposures

Regulation (EU) 575/2013 of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (“CRR”) establishes a regime wit…

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FAQ Brexit

The Brexit has implications for organisations active in the Benelux. To give a quick overview of these implications, we have formulated FAQ's for vari…

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Proposed Luxembourg Law Regarding Amendment of Triangular Case Provision in Luxembourg – US Tax Treaty

On 22 June 2016, a bill of law (the Law) aiming to combat double non-taxation situations under the Luxembourg - US Treaty for the Avoidance of Do…

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The new EU Trade Secrets Directive unlocks an unknown yet powerful protection regime for innovative firms

Following approval by the European Parliament on 14 April 2016, the proposal for a directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business in…

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Les 10 commandements d‘une expatriation réussie

Dans un environnement compétitif croissant, le Luxembourg, bien classé dans les charts des études sur la qualité de vie des expatriés1, recherche des …

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CSSF provides additional guidance for Luxembourg-based authorised AIFMs intending to manage AIFs engaging in l…

The CSSF has published a further update of its AIFM Law FAQ (dated 9 June 2016), providing additional guidance to be taken into consideration by …

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Have You Voiced Your Opinion on the EU Cookie Rules Yet?

You've probably noticed that the European Commission is thoroughly revising the EU data protection legislative framework. After replacing the Data Pro…

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Legislative bill no 6777 – simplified private limited liability company

Introduced on 2 February 2015, the legislative bill concerning “the introduction in Luxembourg of a simplified private limited liability company” ente…

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Draft Law on the automatic exchange of Rulings and APAs

On March 22nd 2016, the draft law transposing EU directive 2015/2375/EU of October 6th2015 (the “Directive”) which introduces an automatic exchange of…

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GDPR: Security will be everywhere (even at your local shopkeeper)

Compared to the current legal framework, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains stricter obligations with regard to data security,…

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UCITS V update - Publication of level 2 measures on depositary obligations

On March 24th 2016 the European Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/438supplementing Directive 2009/65/EC of July 13th 2009 (the “UCITS Directiv…

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Reform of the Luxembourg legal publication regime

The Law of 27 May 2016 reforming the legal publication regime relating to companies and associations, comes  into force on 1 June …

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2017 Luxembourg Tax Reform - Preliminary proposal

On February 29th 2016, the Luxembourg government released a set of preliminary proposals that forms part of the envisaged 2017 tax reform.

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