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22/03/21

Recent legal developments in Real Estate

The recent months have brought a variety of legislative changes impacting the real estate industry in Luxembourg, and further legal initiatives have b…

21/03/21

EU regulatory milestones timeline in 2021

The EU legislative machine is in full swing. We have put together a one page timeline to help you anticipate and keep track of the evolution of draft …

19/03/21

Long-awaited bill clarifying and confirming the financial assistance prohibition

Long-awaited bill clarifying and confirming that the financial assistance prohibition of the Companies Act does not apply to SARL submitted to the Lux…

18/03/21

Online intermediation services: new law for implementing the Platform-to-Business Regulation

Entry into force of the law of 5 March 2021 on certain rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 2019/1150 of the European Parliament

17/03/21

New bill brings Luxembourg to the forefront of distributed ledger technology

On 22 January 2021 Parliament approved Bill 7637, which modified: the Law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector; and the Law of 6 April 20…

15/03/21

REMINDER - Transitional period of Luxembourg’s former IP regime coming to an end

Luxembourg has an attractive IP regime offering an 80% tax exemption of net income and gains from qualifying IP assets.

11/03/21

Update on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The increasing importance of ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors have already been discussed in ourJanuary M&A Series. With the D…

09/03/21

New CSSF platform for submission of prospectuses and related documents

Submissions of documents under the EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129, as amended) and the Law of 16 July 2019 on prospectuses for securities must no…

09/03/21

Law on electronic media amended to meet today's audiovisual needs

Law of 26 February 2021 amending the law of 27 July 1991 on electronic media and implementing Directive (EU) 2018/1808 (the "Audiovisual Media Service…

03/03/21

Joint ESA supervisory statement provides guidance on SFDR application timelines

On 25 February 2021, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) published a joint supervisory statement (the “ESA Statement”) providing g…

02/03/21

Key changes introduced by the Luxembourg law of 25 February 2021

The Luxembourg Parliament has adopted a law of 25 February 2021 (the “Law”) which notably amends the law of 12 November 2004 on the fight against mone…

01/03/21

La détection des comportements criminels au sein des entreprises via les mécanismes de lutte contre le blanchi…

Les entreprises assujetties à la loi du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la lutte contre le blanchiment et le financement du terrorisme, ont été au fil du …

23/02/21

To pay or not to pay ? That is the Question

COVID 19 : la jurisprudence luxembourgeoise s’est prononcée sur l’obligation de paiement du loyer par le preneur d’un bail commercial

22/02/21

Significant VAT decision regarding company cars in Luxembourg

The Administration de l’Enregistrement, des Domaines et de la TVA (the Luxembourg VAT authorities) confirmed in Circular n°807 that : …

22/02/21

EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions updated: Implications for Luxembourg taxpayers

Today, the EU Council updated the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. The update is an important step as it directly impacts the scope of ap…

15/02/21

Luxembourg legislator paves the way for the issuance of dematerialised securities using distributed ledger tec…

On 26 January 2021, a new Luxembourg law dated 22 January 2021 (the “2021 DLT Law”) entered into effect, amending the Luxembourg law of 6 April 2013 o…

15/02/21

The Sky Is Not the Limit: Space Activities in Luxembourg

At the end of 2020, Luxembourg adopted the Act of 15 December 2020 on space activities (loi du 15 décembre 2020 portant sur les activités spatiales) (…

11/02/21

Bill of law passed approving the Protocol to the Luxembourg-Russia Tax Treaty

At the request of the Russian authorities, Luxembourg and the Russian Federation agreed to amend the Treaty, signing the Protocol on 6 November 2020.&…

05/02/21

CSSF – 2020 Survey related to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

The annual online survey for the year 2020 to collect standardised key information concerning money laundering and terrorist financing (“ML/CFT”) risk…

05/02/21

Amendment to Insurance Contract Act in relation to Brexit

The Act of 19 December 2020(1) implementing the Budget Act 2021 introduced into the Insurance Contract Act(2) a new provision to secure the …

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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

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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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22/03/21

Recent legal developments in Real Estate

21/03/21

EU regulatory milestones timeline in 2021

19/03/21

Long-awaited bill clarifying and confirming the financial assistance prohibition

18/03/21

Online intermediation services: new law for implementing the Platform-to-Business Regulation

17/03/21

New bill brings Luxembourg to the forefront of distributed ledger technology

15/03/21

REMINDER - Transitional period of Luxembourg’s former IP regime coming to an end

11/03/21

Update on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

09/03/21

New CSSF platform for submission of prospectuses and related documents

09/03/21

Law on electronic media amended to meet today's audiovisual needs

03/03/21

Joint ESA supervisory statement provides guidance on SFDR application timelines

02/03/21

Key changes introduced by the Luxembourg law of 25 February 2021

01/03/21

La détection des comportements criminels au sein des entreprises via les mécanismes de lutte contre le blanchi…

23/02/21

To pay or not to pay ? That is the Question

22/02/21

Significant VAT decision regarding company cars in Luxembourg

22/02/21

EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions updated: Implications for Luxembourg taxpayers

15/02/21

Luxembourg legislator paves the way for the issuance of dematerialised securities using distributed ledger tec…

15/02/21

The Sky Is Not the Limit: Space Activities in Luxembourg

11/02/21

Bill of law passed approving the Protocol to the Luxembourg-Russia Tax Treaty

05/02/21

CSSF – 2020 Survey related to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

05/02/21

Amendment to Insurance Contract Act in relation to Brexit