News & Articles

15/03/23

Luxembourg Competition Authority breaks boundaries and joins EU merger control request

The luxembourg competition authority has raised the bar for merger control by joining a referral request under article 22 of the eu merger regulation

13/03/23

Implementation of the DLT pilot regime in Luxembourg – Blockchain law III

On 9 March 2023, bill of law 8055 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based…

10/03/23

Upcoming: New obligations to combat mobbing in employment relations to come

To fill an obvious legal vacuum in comparison with a number of EU Member States (including notably the three neighbouring countries), Bill of law n°78…

08/03/23

New powers for Competition Authority and New Case law concerning exclusivity

The Digital Markets Act and the Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the international market enter into force during this year 2023 and provide…

08/03/23

VAT liability of online platforms

The CJEU confirmed the lawfulness of the liability of online platforms to collect vat on total amounts due on electronic services in the recent fenix …

07/03/23

The implementation of sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR) level 2: key takeaways from EU regulato…

It has been confirmed that SFDR level 1 (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability…

07/03/23

EFRAG educational videos on draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards

Following the entry into force of the CSRD in January 2023, EFRAG has released a series of videos to educate stakeholders about ESRS.

03/03/23

Luxembourg RBE: New procedure for entities to access their own RBE data

Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 22 November 2022 confirming the invalidity of the general public’s access to i…

02/03/23

Secondment of workers: new rules

Secondments update: dedicated regime for road transport businesses, relaxation and modification of the rules for other types of secondment.

27/02/23

Commercial Lease : the Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional the limitation of the rent

Within the context of a conflict between two companies regarding the sublease of a commercial space, one of these two companies was the original tenan…

27/02/23

Publication par l’Union européenne de la nouvelle liste des juridictions non coopératives – implications fisca…

La liste des juridictions non coopératives à des fins fiscales de l’Union européenne (« UE ») a été mise à jour par le Conseil de l’Union européenne q…

24/02/23

New procedures for assets seized in criminal proceedings

A new law on the management and custody of seized assets requires anyone holding assets seized in domestic or overseas criminal proceedings, including…

22/02/23

ESG obligations for companies other than financial market participants in Luxembourg

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. These are the criteria used to establish how sustainable a company’s busine…

21/02/23

NIS 2 Directive: an increased scope for a safer and cybercrime-free Union?

The NIS 2 Directive (EU 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union) entered into force on 16 January 2023, amends…

20/02/23

Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg expands its Management Team

Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg is pleased to announce that Frédéric Franckx has joined Marc Meyers as Managing Partner to support the growth and meet t…

20/02/23

DLA Piper launches an Insurance practice in Luxembourg with new hire

DLA Piper is proud to announce the hiring of David De Cubber, as counsel and local head of the insurance and reinsurance practice. David brings with h…

17/02/23

“Alphabet Shares” and partial liquidation: not the final word yet …

The Administrative Court of Luxembourg issued an interesting ruling on 27th January 2023, in a case involving the purchase of an entire class of its o…

16/02/23

L’utilisation de la SOPARFI par des résidents belges et la montée en puissance de la substance économique

16/02/23

ESG in the banking, financial and insurance sectors - ESAs opinions on European Sustainability Reporting Stand…

On 26 January 2023, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (“EIOPA”), the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) and t…

16/02/23

Intellectual property rights over software – recent case

The Court of Cassation confirmed in a recent decision that it is not possible to transfer rights over software without clear and precise provision in …