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13/08/26
13/08/26
Luxembourg: can sickness absences justify dismissal?

In a judgment dated 12 June 2026, the Luxembourg Labour Court reiterated the circumstances in which sickness absences can justify dismissal with notice.

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11/08/26
11/08/26
Luxembourg housing package: enhanced real estate tax incentives, VEFA projects and affordable h…

Luxembourg's new housing package introduces various real estate tax measures, including a higher Bëllegen Akt tax credit for individual buyers, VEFA registration duty relief, affor…

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04/08/26
04/08/26
Luxembourg to boost protection of participants in funded sub-participation agreements

New bill of law 8813 (submitted to Parliament on 30 July 2026) aims to shield participants in funded sub-participation agreements from the adverse effects of lender insolvency.

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06/08/26
EU Forced Labour Regulation: key aspects and practical impli…

The EU Forced Labour Regulation entered into force on 13 December 2024 and …

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27/07/26
CRD VI in Luxembourg: Grandfathering has ended

What third-country banks need to do before January 2027. The grandfathering…

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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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14/07/16
Reserved alternative investment funds (RAIF)

An (r)evolution in Luxembourg’s alternative investment fund industry is afoot with the passing today by the Luxembourg Parliament of the new law on re…

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14/07/16
RAIF

On 14th July 2016 the updated version of the draft law relating to Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (“RAIFs”) has been voted by the Luxembou…

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14/07/16
Reform of audit profession

On 14 July 2016, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a bill to implement (i) Directive 2014/56/EU on statutory audits (audits of annual accounts or cons…

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14/07/16
Luxembourg Parliament adopts the law on the reserved alternative investment fund (RAIF)

Bill no. 6929 on the introduction of a new alternative investment fund (AIF) regime, the reserved alternative investment fund (RAIF) or “fonds d’inves…

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13/07/16
Simplified S.à r.l.

On 13 July 2016, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a bill introducing a simplified form of the société à responsabilité limitée("S.à r.l.-S") whi…

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13/07/16
Modernisation of Luxembourg Company Law

On 13 July 2016, the long awaited bill modernising the Luxembourg Company Law was adopted. The focus of the amendments is: (i) contractual freedom an…

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13/07/16
company law reform are you ready?

After more than ten years of extensive discussions, the modernisation of the Luxembourg corporate legal framework has now been adopted. However, the l…

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13/07/16
Luxembourg corporate law - modernisation 2016

Following extensive consultation, Luxembourg has enacted a far-reaching and meaningful modernisation of its corporate law. This provides a more modern…

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13/07/16
Modernisation of Luxembourg Company Law - What's New?

Today, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted long-awaited Bill No. 5730 modernising Luxembourg company law. Certain market practices now have a formal le…

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12/07/16
The Conseil de la concurrence investigates certain mergers and acquisitions in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg still has no national merger control system meaning that, contrary to all other countries in the EU, mergers, acquisitions and creations of…

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07/07/16
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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06/07/16
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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04/07/16
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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04/07/16
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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29/06/16
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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28/06/16
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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25/06/16
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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24/06/16
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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24/06/16
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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24/06/16
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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