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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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01/02/16
Proposed amendment to the code of criminal procedure

The Minister for Justice has proposed a new draft law No 6887, dated October 7th 2015 (the “Draft Law”) to insert a new paragraph 6 to Article 3 of th…

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29/01/16
Warm-Up to the GDPR

Now that the holidays are behind us, with the exception of a belated New Year's drink here and there, it's business as usual and thus time to dig a li…

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28/01/16
Enquête sectorielle du Conseil de la concurrence sur le marché des auto-écoles: absence de pratique anti-concu…

Suite à la libéralisation des prix des leçons de conduite des auto-écoles en juillet 2011 et dans le cadre de sa mission légale (article 33 de la Loi …

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28/01/16
Liability of liquidator - Case law update from the "Cour d'Appel (Civil)" of April 2nd 2014

The decision of the Court of Appeal (Cour d’Appel) is made upon referral back to the lower court following an order to re-try by the Supreme Court (Co…

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27/01/16
Marketing of foreign AIFs to retail investors in Luxembourg

On December 2, 2015 the CSSF adopted regulation 15-03 (the “Regulation”), which clarifies the scope of application of article 46 of the Luxembourg law…

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26/01/16
Opinion of the Council of State dated 24 November 2015 relating to the bill of law 6777/06 aimed at establishi…

The bill of law 6777/06 aimed at establishing a simplified private limited liability company ("S.à r.l.-S") is now in the spotlight and subject to deb…

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25/01/16
European Commission proposal for a prospectus regulation

On November 30th 2015, the European Commission published its proposal for a Prospectus Regulation (the “Regulation”), which will, if adopted, replace …

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22/01/16
Luxembourg Tax News Round Up

The law introduces the “step-up” on important participation within the meaning of Article 100 Income Tax Law (i.e. broadly a participation exceeding 1…

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21/01/16
Draft Law amending the SICAR Law, the SIF Law, the UCI Law and the AIFM Law

Atypical assets such as wine, diamonds, art or animals to be eligible assets only for SIFs and Part II UCIs dedicated to professional investors. On J…

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21/01/16
Adoption of the securities financing transactions regulation

On December 23rd 2015, Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 25th 2015 on transparency of securities fin…

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20/01/16
SIFs and SICARs to be impacted by new CSSF regulations

Two new regulations recently released by the CSSF will have a significant impact on regulated investment vehicles in Luxembourg. These regulations spe…

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19/01/16
La fiscalité des droits intellectuels au Luxembourg: évolutions récentes et perspectives d’avenir

Les sociétés luxembourgeoises sont en principe soumises à l’impôt sur le revenu des collectivités (ci-après « IRC ») de 21 % majoré par une contributi…

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11/01/16
The CSSF issued circular 15/633

The CSSF has issued circular 15/633 concerning the financial information to be reported on a quarterly basis by investment fund managers and their bra…

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07/01/16
La loi du 23 juillet 2015 portant réforme du dialogue social : quels changements concrets pour les entreprises…

Le 23 juillet 2015, la loi portant réforme du dialogue social à l’intérieur des entreprises et modifiant le Code du travail et la loi modifiée du 19 s…

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06/01/16
The Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties Network

Situated at the crossroad of Europe, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is based on a dynamic and open economy which actively promotes the development of c…

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04/01/16
EU Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (“SFTR”): are you ready to comply with Article 15 SFTR?

The SFTR, which is due to be published shortly, aims at increasing the level of transparency in securities financing transactions such as securities o…

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31/12/15
New monthly reporting to the CSSF(new CSSF Circular 15/627)

The CSSF published yesterday Circular 15/627 issuing guidance concerning a “new monthly reporting to the CSSF – U 1.1 reporting”.

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28/12/15
CSSF issues FAQ on UCITS eligibility and diversification rules

Earlier this week the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) has put online a document titled “Frequently Asked Questions concerning…

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23/12/15
European General Data Protection Regulation: 10 things You should know before the Christmas break

While some people never stopped believing that the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") would one day become a reality, others had started to d…

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21/12/15
New landmark CJEU case for the fund industry

On 9 December 2015, the CJEU delivered its judgement in the case “Fiscale Eenheid X NV cs” C-595/13. The CJEU has decided that the management of prope…

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