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25/02/19

(Some) clarifications regarding the Register of BOs

(Some) clarifications regarding the Register of BOs: publication of the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 15 February 2019 on the modalities for registration,…

22/02/19

Luxembourg ratifies the Multilateral Instrument

On 14 February 2019, the Luxembourg parliament approved the bill of law to ratify the Multilateral Instrument (“MLI”) and introduce it into domestic l…

21/02/19

Contrat de travail – contrat apparent – contrat fictif – charge de la preuve de son existence

Les juridictions du travail sont des juridictions d’exception qui ne peuvent connaître que des affaires qui leur sont réservées par la loi et plus par…

18/02/19

Luxembourg’s confirmation that securities can be held through DLT-like technologies, including blockchains!

Bill of Law 7363 was approved on 14 February 2019 – Luxembourg’s confirmation that securities can be held through DLT-like technologies, including blo…

18/02/19

Luxembourg Parliament adopts MLI ratification law

On 14 February 2019, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the law ratifying the OECD Multilateral Convention to implement tax treaty related measure…

14/02/19

Le département des ressources humaines face au RGPD

Le Règlement (UE) 2016/679 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 27 avril 2016 relatif à la protection des personnes physiques à l'égard du traitemen…

12/02/19

Surveillance du salarié sur le lieu de travail – licéité de la preuve (oui) – secret de la correspondance

L’appelante, se référant à l’article 7 du contrat de travail qui stipule que le matériel informatique mis à disposition du salarié doit fait l’objet d…

10/02/19

Court of Appeal confirms strong position of pledgee under collateral Law

The strong protection of secured parties under pledge agreements governed by the Luxembourg law of August 5th 2005 on financial collateral arrangement…

08/02/19

La technologie Blockchain à l’aune du RGPD

Lors d’un panel qui s’est récemment tenu à Luxembourg sur le thème de l’art et de la finance, il a été l’occasion de revenir sur les mesures qui doive…

07/02/19

Transitional measures for the Luxembourg financial sector in relation to a hard Brexit The Bill of Law (7401)

On 31 January 2019, the Ministry of Finance has submitted a bill of law to the Luxembourg Parliament (the Bill 7401) as regards the measures to …

07/02/19

Eba guidelines on reporting obligations under the PSD 2 in Luxembourg

The CSSF has adopted on December 17th 2018 the guidelines of the European Banking Authority on the notification of major operational or security …

05/02/19

Transaction – définition – concessions réciproques (non).

Aux termes de l’article 2044 du code civil, « la transaction est un contrat par lequel les parties terminent une contestation née, ou préviennent une …

04/02/19

The Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners

On 15 January 2019, the law establishing a Luxembourg register of beneficial owners (the "REBECO Act"), transposing Article 30 of the 4th AML Directiv…

04/02/19

Happy World Privacy Day 2019!

The CNPD (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des données, or “CNPD”) has, until now, adopted a cooperative approach with the entities requesting …

03/02/19

Draft Law to transpose EU Directive on long-term shareholder engagement into Luxembourg national Law

On January 11th 2019, the Council of the Government (Le Conseil de gouvernement) discussed a draft law (the “Draft Law”) which has as its purpose the …

01/02/19

New draft law aiming at mitigating Brexit effects and safeguarding the interests of the Luxembourg financial a…

Today, a draft law was released which aims at ensuring that even in case of a hard Brexit, UK entities of the financial and insurance sectors with Lux…

31/01/19

Consequences of a no-deal Brexit on personal data transfers to the UK

On 15 January 2019, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom voted against the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK government and the Eur…

30/01/19

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg implements the Register of Beneficial Owners Law

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has fulfilled its European obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by transposi…

30/01/19

Sales practices: geo-blocking and territorial segmentation of the market becoming more difficult in Luxembourg…

Since 3 December 2018, EU Regulation 2018/302 on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality…

25/01/19

VAT Circular on transactions between related parties

On 18 January 2019, the Luxembourg VAT authorities published a new Circular (N°790), which clarifies the provisions of article 28, §3, of the VAT Law …

11/02/26

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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

29/01/26

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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25/02/19

(Some) clarifications regarding the Register of BOs

22/02/19

Luxembourg ratifies the Multilateral Instrument

21/02/19

Contrat de travail – contrat apparent – contrat fictif – charge de la preuve de son existence

18/02/19

Luxembourg’s confirmation that securities can be held through DLT-like technologies, including blockchains!

18/02/19

Luxembourg Parliament adopts MLI ratification law

14/02/19

Le département des ressources humaines face au RGPD

12/02/19

Surveillance du salarié sur le lieu de travail – licéité de la preuve (oui) – secret de la correspondance

10/02/19

Court of Appeal confirms strong position of pledgee under collateral Law

08/02/19

La technologie Blockchain à l’aune du RGPD

07/02/19

Transitional measures for the Luxembourg financial sector in relation to a hard Brexit The Bill of Law (7401)

07/02/19

Eba guidelines on reporting obligations under the PSD 2 in Luxembourg

05/02/19

Transaction – définition – concessions réciproques (non).

04/02/19

The Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners

04/02/19

Happy World Privacy Day 2019!

03/02/19

Draft Law to transpose EU Directive on long-term shareholder engagement into Luxembourg national Law

01/02/19

New draft law aiming at mitigating Brexit effects and safeguarding the interests of the Luxembourg financial a…

31/01/19

Consequences of a no-deal Brexit on personal data transfers to the UK

30/01/19

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg implements the Register of Beneficial Owners Law

30/01/19

Sales practices: geo-blocking and territorial segmentation of the market becoming more difficult in Luxembourg…

25/01/19

VAT Circular on transactions between related parties