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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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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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05/09/14
EMIR : UPDATED Q&A

ESMA published updated versions of its Q&A on 21 May 2014 (ESMA/2014/550) and on 10 July 2014 (ESMA/2014/815).

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04/09/14
The filing of a complaint before a competition authority

A recent EU case reminds us of how important it is to meticulously prepare an antitrust complaint.

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03/09/14
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…

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02/09/14
Search engine activities are subject to data protection rules when processing online personal data

On 13 May 2014 the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered a decision in a case in which the Court had to answer important questions relating to …

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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. …

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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18/08/14
EuVECA/EuSEF: implementing regulations

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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