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03/06/26
03/06/26
Supplementary Pension: A Strategic Issue for Self-Employed Lawyers

In Luxembourg, lawyers practising independently are subject to a statutory pension scheme whose benefits are, by nature, less protective than those applicable to salaried employees…

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02/06/26
02/06/26
Index adjusted on 1 June 2026

From 1 June 2026 the Luxembourg salary index is automatically raised from 968.04 to 992.24, triggering a mandatory 2.5% increase of gross salaries paid under employment contracts s…

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01/06/26
01/06/26
Dentons Luxembourg invests in its talent and strengthens its banking, finance and corporate law…

Dentons Luxembourg announces the promotion of Olivier Lesage to Partner and David Paiva to Managing Counsel, marking a new milestone in the international law firm’s development i…

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10/06/26
Luxembourg Pillar Two FAQ updated: LTA provides further guid…

On 4 June 2026, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities ("LTA") updated their…

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10/06/26
Luxembourg securitisation bill: proposed modernisation of th…

Elvinger Hoss Prussen reviews Bill 8761 (submitted to the Luxembourg Parlia…

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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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25/06/21
Update of the CSSF FAQ on the Statuses of "PFS" - Part II Concerning Lending to the Public

On 15 June 2021, the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Authority (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier - "CSSF") published an up…

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23/06/21
Upcoming new rules on pre-marketing and marketing of AIFs for Luxembourg AIFMs

The Regulation entered into force on 1 August 2019, except for certain articles relating to the requirements for marketing communications and the publ…

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22/06/21
GDPR - EU Commission adopts new Standard Contractual Clauses

On Friday, 4 June, the European Commission took a further step to reinforce legal certainty under the GDPR by adopting two new sets of Standard Contra…

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22/06/21
Favourable CJEU clarification on the VAT exemption for fund management services

On 17 June 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its judgment in joined cases K (C-58/20) and DBKAG (C-…

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22/06/21
CSSF guidance on the scope of loan originating activities that do not require a license as a PSF

The CSSF provides helpful guidance to the industry on the scope of loan originating activities that do not require a license as a professional of the …

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22/06/21
Further guidance from the ECJ on VAT exemption for the management of special investment funds

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the VAT exemption for the ‘management of special investment funds’ may under certain conditions also en…

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21/06/21
Brexit: less than 10 days to request a new residency permit

Tick tock! Reminder to British citizens* living in Luxembourg: less than 10 days remaining to request a new residency permit before 30 June 2021.…

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21/06/21
Bill Amending the Luxembourg Code of Civil Procedure Adopted

On 8 June 2021, Bill No 7307 ("the bill") to improve the efficiency and speed of civil and commercial proceedings was adopted unanimously. 

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21/06/21
Luxembourg data protection authority publishes first decisions

For the very first time, the National Commission for Data Protection (“CNPD”) has published 18 decisions, six of which inflicted fines ranging from 1.…

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18/06/21
Private debt funds: CSSF clarifies concept of lending to the “public”

In it the CSSF clarified its interpretation of the concept of lending to the “public”, an information relevant for the non-bank lending industry and, …

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17/06/21
Applicability of law on financial collateral agreements to insolvency proceedings

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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16/06/21
Changes in the application of MiFID to Investment Fund Manager

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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15/06/21
Clarifications regarding the application of MiFiD to Luxembourg IFMs

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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15/06/21
The CNPD Publishes Several Decisions Following Investigations

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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15/06/21
Future EU Directive tackling shell companies - ATAD 3

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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14/06/21
Draft bill modernising the Luxembourg 2004 securitisation law

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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14/06/21
New approval regime for Luxembourg financial holding companies

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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11/06/21
CNPD’s action plan: what is its position?

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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11/06/21
Application of MiFID to Luxembourg IFMs

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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10/06/21
GDPR compliance - New standard contractual clauses

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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