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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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08/10/20
EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes: Anguilla and Barbados added, Cayman Islands and Oma…

In a press release issued on 6 October 2020, the Council of the EU announced its decision to make changes to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdicti…

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05/10/20
Liquidity Stress Testing: the CSSF applies the ESMA Guidelines

The Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector, the CSSF, issued on 29 September 2020 a new circular regarding the ESMA Guidelines on l…

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01/10/20
Luxembourg government introduces draft bill to modernise and enhance arbitration in the Grand Duchy

On 15 September 2020, the Luxembourg government published its draft bill no. 7671 to modernise the Luxembourg arbitration rules.

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29/09/20
Holding meetings in companies

While the coronavirus pandemic situation continues to have an impact on the sound governance of companies and other legal entities, the bill of law 76…

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28/09/20
Réglement « Platform to Business » : nouvelles obligations pour les plateformes en ligne visant à la protecti…

Le 12 juillet 2020 est entré en vigueur le Règlement P2B (Règlement UE 2019/1150), fixant des règles visant à garantir l’équité et la transparence dan…

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25/09/20
COVID-19 - Virtual shareholder and board meetings allowed until 31 December 2020

Virtual shareholder and board meetings allowed until 31 December 2020

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24/09/20
Companies still permitted to hold meetings without physical attendance until 31 December 2020

The Luxembourg Parliament has adopted on 22 September a bill of law containing measures governing how companies and other legal entities are permitted…

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23/09/20
COVID-19: The possibility to hold general meetings and other meetings of corporate bodies of entities remotely…

On 22 September 2020, the draft law n°7673 providing measures concerning the holding of meetings of companies and other legal entities was voted by th…

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23/09/20
On ne badine pas avec le registre des bénéficiaires effectifs…

Le Tribunal d’arrondissement de Diekirch, siégeant en matière correctionnelle, a rendu le jeudi 16 juillet 2020 un jugement à l’encontre d’une société…

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21/09/20
Luxembourg becomes first European country to launch a sustainability bond framework

The Luxembourg Ministry of Finance announced on 2 September 2020 that the country had become the first European country to adopt a reference framework…

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17/09/20
Bill of Law – Residential Leases

A new Bill of law amending the Law of 21 September 2006 on residential leases, as amended, and amending certain provisions of the Civil Code (the “Bil…

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16/09/20
Consumer Class Action Law: Draft Legislation Gathering Pace in Luxembourg

On 14 August 2020, the Luxembourg Minister for Consumer Protection presented Parliament with bill n°7650 concerning the introduction of consumer class…

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14/09/20
New controller-processor guidelines: beware of impact on data processing agreements

Armed with useful flowcharts to help organisations determine their role, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published new guidelines on the…

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11/09/20
New CAA AML/CTF regulation

The aim of the New Regulation is to replace and repeal the amended CAA Regulation No. 13/01 of 23 December 2013 on the fight against money l…

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10/09/20
5G: Opportunities and Legal Challenges

This article is the first of a series of following publications, which will focus on more specific 5G topics.

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28/08/20
New /Amended AML-CTF regulations for Luxembourg's insurance, financial and asset management sectors

On 20 August 2020, two important texts from an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (“AML-CTF”) perspective were published:

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27/08/20
CSSF prohibition of loan investments for UCITS

On 7 August 2020, the Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector, the CSSF, updated its frequently asked questions (the FAQ) on the Lux…

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17/08/20
"No-deal" Brexit scenario: overview and implications for UK AIFMs operating in Luxembourg

Many UK firms currently carry on cross-border services in Luxembourg in reliance on an EU financial services passport (e.g. under the Alternative Inve…

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14/08/20
Benelux Regulators to Apply EIOPA Guidelines on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers by Insurance and Reinsu…

On 24 April 2020, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) issued new guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers (…

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12/08/20
UCITS can no longer invest in loans

The CSSF, Luxembourg’s supervisory authority for the financial sector, has announced that Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS may no longer invest in loans

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