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01/09/14

Publication of supplements to the prospectus

The Law dated 10 July 2005 on the prospectuses for securities (the “Law”), implementing the Directive Prospectus of 2003/71/EC (as amended by Direct…

29/08/14

Single supervisory mechanism ("SSM")

On 14 May 2014, two regulations issued by the European Central Bank (“ECB”) within the framework of the SSM were published in the Official Journal of …

28/08/14

European Court of Justice specifies conditions under Article 8(3) of the Copyright Directive governing an inju…

In a decision of 27 March 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) held that Article 8(3) of Directive 2001/29/EC (the “Copyright Dir…

27/08/14

Recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms

On 12 June 2014, Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amendin…

26/08/14

Luxembourg law amending the bearer shares regime adopted by Luxembourg Parliament and published

On 16 July 2014, Luxembourg Parliament voted a law aimed at changing the regime of bearer shares in response to recommendations by the Financial …

25/08/14

New deposit guarantee schemes Directive

On 12 June 2014, Directive 2014/49/EU on deposit guarantee schemes (the “DGS Directive“) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. …

22/08/14

MiFID II – key changes

On 15 May 2014, the Directive 2014/65/EU (“MiFID II”) and the Regulation 600/2014/EU (“MiFIR”), both on markets in financial instruments, were adopted…

20/08/14

New European Rules for the financing of important projects of common European interest

The European Commission adopted on 13 June 2014 a new communication to support important projects of common European interest.

20/08/14

Out-of-court resolution of complaints: new CSSF circular 14/589

The CSSF has recently clarified the measures to be taken by professionals of the financial sector in Luxembourg in order to comply with the obligation…

19/08/14

Svensson-case: European Court of Justice rules hyperlinking to protected works can be done without consent

In 2012, the Court of Appeal of Svea (Sweden) submitted to the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) preliminary questions on whether providing hyperlin…

19/08/14

Why obtain a listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange?

Laurent Schummer, Partner at Arendt & Medernach, and head of the firm's corporate, tax & capital markets business unit outlines the advantages…

18/08/14

EuVECA/EuSEF: implementing regulations

On 4 June 2014, two implementing regulations were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

15/08/14

STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION: SICARS ARE NOW ALSO REQUIRED TO REPORT

The CSSF, in agreement with the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg (BCL), has recently published a new circular (Circular CSSF 14/588) which modifies the d…

14/08/14

New Luxembourg car distribution rules: need for car brands to renegociate agreements with Luxembourg car distr…

On 8 July 2014, the Luxembourg Parliament passed a law setting out specific rules for vertical agreements in the car distribution sector. The law is i…

13/08/14

PRIPS - regulation on key information documents for investment products

In April 2014, the European Parliament finally approved the Regulation on key information documents for investment products (“PRIPS Regulation”) propo…

05/08/14

Municipalities are allowed to levy fees at cost when an individual exercises its right of access

On 12 December 2013, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) delivered an interesting judgment on the amount of charges municipalities are allowed to le…

01/08/14

Market abuse: a new framework in the European Union

A new framework applicable to market abuse prohibition and prevention has been adopted by the European institutions. It consists of Regulation 596/201…

31/07/14

The punishing of digital data theft by employees

Illegal downloading of digital data is a problem which many employers have to face, especially in case of a termination of an employment relationship.…

31/07/14

UCITS

On 11 July 2014, the CSSF published a new Circular 14/587 ("Circular") that applies to all UCITS and their depositaries.

30/07/14

European Court of Justice clarifies the scope of technological prevention measures designed to prevent unautho…

On 23 January 2014, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) issued a judgment in response to a request from the Tribunale di Milano (“Milan Court of Fir…

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Participez à l’enquête de Larcier‑Intersentia sur les pratiques numériques des professions du d…

03/02/26

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Arendt appoints five new Partners

29/01/26

29/01/26

New Carried Interest Regime Law Voted!

09/02/26

New investment rules for Luxembourg unit-linked life insuran…

02/02/26

Draft Bill 8676 for a single tax class from tax year 2028

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01/09/14

Publication of supplements to the prospectus

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Single supervisory mechanism ("SSM")

28/08/14

European Court of Justice specifies conditions under Article 8(3) of the Copyright Directive governing an inju…

27/08/14

Recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms

26/08/14

Luxembourg law amending the bearer shares regime adopted by Luxembourg Parliament and published

25/08/14

New deposit guarantee schemes Directive

22/08/14

MiFID II – key changes

20/08/14

New European Rules for the financing of important projects of common European interest

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Out-of-court resolution of complaints: new CSSF circular 14/589

19/08/14

Svensson-case: European Court of Justice rules hyperlinking to protected works can be done without consent

19/08/14

Why obtain a listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange?

18/08/14

EuVECA/EuSEF: implementing regulations

15/08/14

STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION: SICARS ARE NOW ALSO REQUIRED TO REPORT

14/08/14

New Luxembourg car distribution rules: need for car brands to renegociate agreements with Luxembourg car distr…

13/08/14

PRIPS - regulation on key information documents for investment products

05/08/14

Municipalities are allowed to levy fees at cost when an individual exercises its right of access

01/08/14

Market abuse: a new framework in the European Union

31/07/14

The punishing of digital data theft by employees

31/07/14

UCITS

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European Court of Justice clarifies the scope of technological prevention measures designed to prevent unautho…