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Luxembourg regulator refines captive and reinsurance licensing processes

Luxembourg continues to consolidate its position as one of Europe’s premier hubs for captive insurance and reinsurance. With nearly 200 reinsurance undertakings, the Grand Duchy re…

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ABILWAYS Luxembourg devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Luxembourg annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à…

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Arendt appoints new CIO

Arendt is pleased to announce that Olivier Ramlot has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of 15 October 2025. With extensive experience, notably as CIO of BIL, Ol…

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03/12/25
Parliament’s finance committee passes amendments to the carr…

On 17 November 2025, the Luxembourg parliament published amendments to the …

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03/12/25
Are your crypto assets taxable in Luxembourg?

Crypto currencies and other crypto assets are increasingly being adopted by…

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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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Index increase 2021

Since 1 October 2021, the index applicable to employees' wages has been increased from 834,76 to 855,62. This results in a 2.5% raise of the gross sal…

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New CSSF Circular on the new EBA guidelines on AML/CTF risk factors

On 24 September 2021, the CSSF released its Circular 21/782 which (i) provides information on the EBA Guidelines (the “GL”) on customer due diligence …

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EU Whistleblower Directive: new standards applicable across all sectors

By the end of 2021, companies will need to have appropriate protocols in place to facilitate whistleblowing. For some, this will be an incremental imp…

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Contribution in kind to an SARL directly at incorporation

Contributions in kind to the share capital of private limited liability companies (sociétés à responsabilité limitée) (SARL) need to be valued. Contri…

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The Arm’s Length Principle And Profit Participating Loans: First Decision By Luxembourg Courts - Tax Case Stud…

Our tax litigation team recently had the opportunity to assist a taxpayer in an appeal for the reversal of a decision issued by the Luxembourg tax adm…

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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange issues its first guidelines for SPACs listings

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has published on 19 August 2021, its first guidelines for the listing of SPACs on each of its markets. The guide…

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Property companies holding real estate assets in Germany – state of play on the input VAT deduction right

The case concerned a Jersey-based company, Titanium Ltd (‘Titanium’), involved in real estate and asset management activities.

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Les dernières pérégrinations jurisprudentielles en matière de règlement des loyers commerciaux pendant les pér…

On s’en souvient, la proclamation de l’état de crise lié au Covid-19 par le règlement grand-ducal du 18 mars 2020 et l’interdiction corrélative d’un c…

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New rules for investment firms remuneration policies as of 31 July 2021 in Luxembourg

Directive 2019/2034 on the prudential supervision of investment firms was implemented by a law of 21 July 2021, amending the law of 5 April 1993 on th…

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Direct taxation - AG Kokott opines on the ‘expected interest’-criterium (État luxembourgeois)

The French tax authorities made a request for exchange of information to the Luxembourg tax authorities aiming at the bene cial owners of the Lux…

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New prudential regime for investment firms

Investment firms offer a variety of services and vary by their size, business model, risk profile and complexity. Considering that their activities an…

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The new EU Commission AML/CFT legislative package revealed

On 20 July 2021, the European Commission put forward a bumper package of legislative proposals (“the Package”) which implements the commitments of its…

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Clarification on losses carry forward and social security deductions

On 10 August 2021, the Luxembourg Tax Authorities issued a new circular I.C.C n° 31 clarifying the application of carried forward tax losses and the d…

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Financial assistance rules not applicable to private limited liability companies (société à responsabilité lim…

The draft law 7791 aiming at clarifying whether the rules regarding financial assistance contained in the Luxembourg law on commercial companies of 10…

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VAT deduction right of Lux PropCos owning/exploiting German real estate – VAT changes

In its decision C-931/19 (“Titanium case”), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled that a foreign company should not be considered …

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New prudential regime for investment firms

Investment firms offer a variety of services and vary by their size, business model, risk profile and complexity. Considering that their activities an…

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The CJEU extends Achmea to intra-EU Energy Charter Treaty arbitrations

In a judgment dated 2 September 2021 in Komstroy v Moldova (Case C-741/19), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has hel…

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Law clarifying and confirming the non-applicability of the financial assistance

Law clarifying and confirming the non-applicability of the financial assistance prohibition set out in the Luxembourg Companies Act to private limited…

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Clarification of the financial assistance rules applicable to Luxembourg sociétés à responsabilité limitée

On 14 July 2021, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a long-awaited amendment to the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended (the “LSC…

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Changes to the CSSF’s fund authorisation process

The CSSF continues to optimise its fund authorisation process. To this purpose, it recently published information on certain procedural changes and ne…

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