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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.
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!
The law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral agreements, as amended (the 2005 law), provides an attractive legal framework for creditors as its in…
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On 10 June 2021, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published an updated version of (i) its frequently asked questio…
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On 10 of June 2021, the CSSF published a FAQ on the application of MiFID to Luxembourg investment Fund Managers (“IFMs”). This CSSF FAQ aims at clarif…
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The Luxembourg Data Protection Authority (CNPD) has published its first decisions following investigations of non-compliance with the General Data Pro…
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Gradually, economic substance has become a key element in an international context and is relevant for the application of national tax laws and double…
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Draft bill number 7825 (the “Draft Bill”) amending the Luxembourg law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation (the “2004 Law”) has been filed with the Luxe…
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What’s new? The Law of 20 May 2021 (“Law" – available in French) transposes the requirement introduced by Directive (EU) 2019/878 (“CRD5”) that f…
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On 1 May 2020, the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) published its strategy and work program for 2020-2022. This document defines the mai…
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The CSSF clarifies under what circumstances and the extent to which MiFID rules apply to IFMs, their third-party delegates and their investment advise…
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On 4 June 2021, the European Commission adopted the following two sets of new standard contractual clauses in the context of the General Data Protecti…
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Internet users are regularly confronted with increasingly invasive cookie banners. Multiple techniques are used, including a hidden or inexistant refu…
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On 18 December 2020, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published a new FAQ in relation to the use by Luxembourg-domiciled UCI…
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Une affaire très intéressante concernant plusieurs modifications litigieuses du régime de pension complémentaire (volontaire) des députés européens a …
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Following its White Paper on AI in 2020, the European Commission released in April of this year a proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised rul…
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On 1st June, the EU Council reached a provisional political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiating team on the proposed directive on the…
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The EU Commission has issued their long awaited new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). These are a vital tool to enable international transfers of p…
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in the highly anticipated Titanium case that own staff is required for a ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT. In t…
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On 1 June 2021, the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) reached a political agreement with the European Parliament on the proposed directive…
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A draft Bill of law No. 7825 (the “Bill”) amending the Law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation (the “Securitisation Law”) and certain other laws was su…
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On 1 June 2021, the first supranational public prosecution authority, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (“EPPO”), finally took office with the f…
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