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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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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!

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14/12/20
Interpretation and application of the general anti-abuse rule of the Parent-Subsidiary Directive

We prepared the ‘‘Overview of EU Member States and Switzerland’’, which gives you a comprehensive overview of the current state of play on the interpr…

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11/12/20
Sustainability-Linked Bonds now displayed on the LGX

To keep up to speed with recent market developments, the innovative Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) can now be displayed on the Luxembourg Green Ex…

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11/12/20
Brexit: European Union Trademarks – Situation as from 1 January 2021

The United Kingdom (“UK”) left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 and Brexit’s transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Here is what …

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10/12/20
Regulatory certainty for the investment fund industry in view of the forthcoming end of the transitional perio…

In view of the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU on 1 February 2020 and the forthcoming end of the transitional period on 31 December 2020, …

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04/12/20
New Luxembourg circular letter on the participation exemption regime regarding Gibraltar companies

llowing the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling of 2 April 2020 in case C-458-181, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued a circular letter (…

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03/12/20
Measure denying the tax deduction of interest and royalties to entities in blacklisted jurisdictions: scope up…

A draft law adopted by the Luxembourg Government in March 2020, which should be passed soon, will introduce a new Luxembourg tax measure denying under…

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03/12/20
The Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties Network

List of double tax treaties in force and in negotiation as of 23 November 2020.

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02/12/20
Non-application of the EU Participation Exemption Regime to Gibraltar Companies: Luxembourg Tax Implications C…

On 1 December 2020, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued Circular L.I.R. n°147/2, 166/2 and Eval. N°63 (“Circular”) related to the application of the…

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27/11/20
Budget 2021: tax measures

On 14 October 2020, the 2021 budget draft law (the “draft law”) was presented to Parliament. Given the current context of crisis, the Government decid…

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27/11/20
CSSF Carried Out a COVID-19 Thematic Review of Issuers’ Reporting

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Luxembourg as other European countries since the beginning of the year 2020 and has adversely affected a number of issue…

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26/11/20
Luxembourg Competition Council imposes highest ever fine for resale price maintenance agreements

Luxembourg Competition Council imposes highest ever fine on Bahlsen and supermarket chains Cactus, Auchan and Delhaize for resale price maintenance ag…

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26/11/20
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: the CSSF confirms that the compliance date remains 10 March 2021

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) has published a press release on 6 November 2020 confirming the d…

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23/11/20
FCA communication to Luxembourg-based entities about the UK temporary permissions regime

On 19 November 2020 the Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector, the CSSF, issued press release 20/23 (the 20/23 Press Rel…

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23/11/20
Transfers following Schrems II: more clarity

On 11 November 2020, the EDPB published (in concept) its long-awaited recommendations concerning the transfer of personal data following Schrems II. M…

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20/11/20
CJEU: new developments in the realm of VAT recovery on dead deal costs

In the context of a prospective acquisition of shares in a company in the telecommunications sector, and with the intention of rendering taxable manag…

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20/11/20
CJEU clarifies legality of surveillance legislation for national security

Recently, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled on case C-623/171 and the joined cases C-511/18, C-512/182 and C-520/183…

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19/11/20
ESG: Sustainability Related Disclosures Are you ready?

Regulation (EU) 2019/ 2088, on the sustainability–related disclosures in the financial services sector (“SFDR”) comes into effect on March 10, 2021. S…

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19/11/20
Comprendre le nouveau régime de télétravail

Depuis le début de la crise de Covid-19, le télétravail est devenu la règle pour un grand nombre de travailleurs. Il était donc devenu urgent d’en mod…

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18/11/20
EIOPA outlines approach on product oversight and governance

EIOPA published a paper on its approach to product oversight and governance requirements for insurance distributors and manufacturers

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13/11/20
Finally some practical EDPB guidance on how to make international data transfers lawful

After a long, four-month wait, we finally have recommendations from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on “supplementary measures” in the conte…

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