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Cross-border tax recovery | Luxembourg's tax Receveur can push local companies into bankruptcy …

In two judgments dated 20 January 2026 (No. CAL-2025-01047) and 6 February 2026 (No. CAL-2025-01046), the Luxembourg Court of Appeal confirmed that the receveur-préposé du bureau d…

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Newsflash – Cyber incidents in Luxembourg: five legal takeaways from the new operational guidan…

New operational guidance for handling malicious cyber incidents, published on 28 September 2026 by ANSSI, the CSSF, CIRCL, GovCERT, the HCPN and the ILR under Luxembourg's NIS2 law…

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EU fund managers – GP representation clause: preserving the Luxembourg fund’s footprint while e…

How EU fund managers use a GP representation clause in Luxembourg SCSps and SCAs to execute deals without a board meeting each time, and why powers of attorney to the manager's tea…

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Revised ESRS and Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard…

Two EU delegated regulations published on 21 September 2026 finalise the re…

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AIF distribution agreements: making oversight work in practi…

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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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Honey, is that a drone outside our bathroom window?

Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), are not new. Indeed, drones were first developed in the '50s and ha…

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EMIR - Central clearing of IRS

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) opened on May 11th 2015, a consultation seeking views on proposed regulatory technical standards …

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Adoption And Publication Of The Regulation On Insolvency Proceedings

Adoption and publication of the Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recas…

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Tax Treaty News

On 2 April 2015, the Luxembourg government approved the double tax treaties with Andorra, Croatia, Estonia, Singapore and the protocols to the tax tre…

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Consultation on Draft RTS on risk-mitigation techniques

A first consultation on risk-mitigation techniques for non-centrally cleared OTC-derivative contracts (“First Draft RTS”) under Regulation 648/2012 on…

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Recent Tax Circulars Concerning Treaty Protection of Luxembourg Investment Funds

On 12 February 2015, the Luxembourg tax administration issued tax circular L.G. – A. 61 concerning the procedure and conditions for Luxembou…

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AIFMD | ESMA Updated Q&A

On May 12th 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an updated version of its questions and answers (“Updated Q&A”)…

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La nécessité de documenter par écrit les conditions de travail des salariés

Un arrêt récent de la Cour d’Appel du 21 mai 2015, n° 40618 du rôle, est venu conforter une jurisprudence bien établie en matière de preuve du contrat…

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PRIIPS Regulation - Update

On June 23rd 2015 the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets A…

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Automatic Exchange Of Information of Tax Rulings

In line with its agenda aiming to combat tax evasion or “aggressive” forms of tax planning, the European Commission (the “Commission”) presented a&nbs…

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ELTIF - Publication of the Regulation

Regulation 2015/760 (the “Regulation”) on European Long-Term Investment Funds (“ELTIF”) was published on May 19th 2015 in the official journal of the …

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The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)

As one of the three pillars1 of the investment plan for Europe (‘plan Juncker’), the EFSI will play a central role in mobilising investments in t…

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Transparency Law - End of exemption for half-yearly report

On May 22nd 2015, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) published Press Release 15/23 in relation to the law of 11 January 2008…

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Luxembourg sets ambitious priorities for EU presidency

Over the coming six months, Linklaters will be closely monitoring and analysing political and legislative developments during Luxembourg’s presidency …

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Adoption of the law on electronic archiving by the Chamber of Deputies

Luxembourg is on its way to take a crucial step towards a “paperless office”.  

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China grants Luxembourg 50 billion RQFII quota

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced on April 29th 2015, that a 50 billion RMB quota has been granted to Luxembourg under the Renminbi Qualifie…

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Brief overview of the prospects for the securitization of works of art in Luxembourg

The establishment of a Luxembourg Freeport at the end of 2014 and the failure of the Art Exchange project (“SplitArt”) in 2012 has led many to questio…

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Fourth AML Directive - Entry into force

The European Parliament voted on the final text of the fourth AML Directive (“the Fourth AMLD”) on May 20th 2015. We commented on the key changes in o…

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Bill For Ratification Of The Fatca Agreement Submitted To Parliament

With respect to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), the first reporting by Luxembourg financial institutions is due on 30 June 2015 at t…

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La refonte du règlement 1346/2000 relatif aux procédures d’insolvabilité : une volonté d’efficacité renforcée …

En date du 20 mai 2015, le Parlement Européen a adopté une nouvelle mouture (le Règlement Révisé) du Règlement 1346/2000 relatif aux procédures d’inso…

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