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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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13/05/16
EU General Data Protection Regulation applicable as from 25 May 2018: an implementation plan for data controll…

EU General Data Protection Regulation applicable as from 25 May 2018: an implementation plan for data controllers, processors and EU Member States for…

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12/05/16
Travail au Luxembourg: l’administration doit motiver l’avis de rectification de la déclaration

Un résident belge était engagé dans les liens d’un contrat de travail à durée indéterminée auprès d’une société luxembourgeoise, comme gestionnaire de…

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12/05/16
EU Anti-Tax Avoidance package

On January 28th 2016, the European Commission unveiled new anti-tax avoidance measures, the most notable of which being a draft Anti-Tax Avoidance Dir…

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10/05/16
Reform of the legal publication regime adopted

Today the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a reform of the legal publication regime in respect of commercial companies. The reform will apply as from 1 J…

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09/05/16
Modernisation of Luxembourg company law

The draft law (Projet de Loi) no 5730 regarding notably a modernisation of the Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (as amended) (the “Compan…

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06/05/16
Dismissal for improper use of Internet

While accusing his receptionist (hereinafter the “Employee”) of using the company’s internet to play indie games during working time, the employer all…

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03/05/16
Actions for damages for infringements of competition law

The draft law n° 6968 on certain rules governing actions for damages for infringements of competition law (hereinafter the “Draft Law”) amends the law…

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28/04/16
Changes to the investor compensation scheme regime in Luxembourg

With the entry into force of the law of December 18th 2015 on the resolution, reorganisation and winding-up measures of credit institutions and certai…

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26/04/16
Panama Papers: les détenteurs de sociétés offshore seront-ils pris la main dans le sac à partir de 2017?

Depuis 2013, les particuliers belges sont tenus de déclarer la détention de « constructions juridiques », telles que des sociétés établies dans des pa…

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26/04/16
Director's fees are subject to VAT

The Luxembourg VAT Authorities recently confirmed to the Luxembourg Association of Company Directors that independent director’s fees are subject to V…

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25/04/16
Amendment of the Luxembourg Transparency Law

The Transparency Law*, which is the implementing act for disclosure and dissemination of regulated information by issuers whose securities are admitte…

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22/04/16
Luxembourg implements UCITS V

The Luxembourg Parliament (Chambre des Députés) adopted (on April 21 2016) bill of law no. 6845 implementing Directive 2014/91/EU of 23 July 2014…

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21/04/16
Les employeurs n'enfreignent pas le droit à la vie privée de leurs salariés en lisant leur correspondance.

La problématique de la protection de la vie privée des salariés sur leur lieu de travail a déjà été abordé de nombreuses fois au Luxembourg, notamment…

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21/04/16
GDPR adopted & EU-U.S. Privacy Shield rejected!

Also this week, the article 29 Working Party rendered a negative opinion on the EU-US Privacy Shield (see our previous newsletter for more d…

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20/04/16
The strenghthening of Luxembourg criminal procedure

Considering the increase in terrorist attacks, the legislator has decided to strengthen Luxembourg’s criminal procedure by introducing draft law N° 69…

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20/04/16
Enfin! Nouvelle législation taxis adoptée cet après-midi par la Chambre de Députés

La Chambre des Députés a voté cet après-midi le projet de loi n.° 6588 portant organisation des services de taxis et modification du Code de la consom…

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19/04/16
Adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation

After more than 4 years of negotiation and roughly 4,000 amendments, the General Data Protection Regulation has finally been adopted yesterday by the …

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18/04/16
New AML/CDD requirements following the ECJ’S case C-235/14 regarding Safe Interenvios S.A.

On 10 March the highest Court of the European Union - the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter – the “ECJ”) delivered an important deci…

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15/04/16
Article 29 WP sceptical on the EU/US Privacy Shield

On 6 October 2015, the CJEU invalidated the U.S. Safe Harbor. The EU Commission then published a draft adequacy decision on 29 February, putting in p…

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11/04/16
ESMA publishes discussion paper on UCITS share classes

On 6 April 2016 ESMA published a second discussion paper on UCITS share classes. The discussion paper builds on the feedback received in relation to E…

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