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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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30/11/18
The clauses relating to the exercise of power within the company

In our previous « MNKS booklet » dedicated to shareholders’ agreements[1], we briefly described the main contractual and statutory clauses t…

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30/11/18
Qualité de cadre supérieur, critères (oui) – paiement des heures supplémentaires (non)

Aux termes des articles L. 162-8(3) et L.211-27(5) du code du travail, « Sont considérés comme cadres supérieurs « les salariés disposant d’un salaire…

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26/11/18
Brexit relocations: The view from CMS Luxembourg

Luxembourg’s well-established reputation as a leading financial centre makes it a natural candidate for financial companies weighing their Brexit relo…

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23/11/18
The Luxembourg registers of beneficial owners (“BOs”) expected soon, so get ready!

The enactment on 30 May 2018 of EU Directive 2018/843 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or ter…

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22/11/18
Only one month left to reduce 2018 net wealth tax liability

Luxembourg corporate taxpayers can, upon request and under certain conditions, benefit from a reduction of the Luxembourg net wealth tax (NWT). One of…

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21/11/18
Interesting changes in relation to applicable cooperation requirements with the Luxembourg Financial Intellige…

Professionals subject to the law of 12 November 2004 relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, as amended (the AML …

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21/11/18
LuxSE Securities Official List (SOL)

Since 12 January 2018, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has allowed the admission of securities, as defined by the LuxSE rulebook (the Ruleb…

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21/11/18
Insubordination – ton déplacé – faute – licenciement avec préavis abusif (non)

La Cour constate qu’il résulte de l’avenant au contrat de travail du 14 juin 2010 que si jusqu’à cette date, A était employé « à raison de 16h/semaine…

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19/11/18
Luxembourg and France launch the ratification procedure of their new tax treaty – Will the new treaty become a…

Luxembourg and France have started the ratification process of the new double tax treaty (“DTT”)they signed on 20March 2018. For the new&nbs…

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16/11/18
Transposition into Luxembourg Law of the European Directive on insurance distribution: what are the changes?

The law of 10 August 2018[1] has transposed the Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 20 Janua…

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15/11/18
CJEU: Open door for VAT recovery on transaction costs in case of share disposal

On 8 November 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) released its decision in the C&D Foods Acquisition ApS case (C-502/17) con…

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14/11/18
CJEU doesn't like the taste of copyright

Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") decided that the taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection.

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13/11/18
CDD requalifié en CDI – licenciement oral (oui)

L’article L.121-2 du Code du travail pose le principe général, selon lequel le recours au contrat à durée indéterminée est le principe en droit du tra…

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12/11/18
CJEU: VAT on share disposal costs recoverable in certain cases

VAT on costs incurred in connection with an envisaged share disposal is in principle not recoverable. However, if the reason for the disposal lies in …

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05/11/18
Business Licence Reform in Luxembourg: What's New?

On 30 July 2018, the law of 18 July 2018 (the “Law of 2018”) amending the law of 2 September 2011 regulating access to the craftsman, tradesman, indus…

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05/11/18
Capital Call Facilities – LPA and side letter review

"Capital call" facilities (also known as "subscription line" facilities) are facilities made available to funds (often on a revolving credit basis and…

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30/10/18
GDPR in Luxembourg : the date protection act

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) took direct effect in Luxembourg on 25 May 2018, but since it allows EU Member States latitude in spec…

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30/10/18
Licenciements successifs – arrangement entre parties – arrangement equivoque

Si un employeur qui a résilié le contrat ne peut plus revenir unilatéralement sur sa décision, il est néanmoins admis que les parties peuvent d’un com…

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26/10/18
Useful details concerning competition law inquiries

A request for information, issued by the Designated Advisor to the Competition Council in the context of an investigation of anti-competitive practice…

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25/10/18
Focusing on Funds - AIFMD pre-marketing proposals

This Focusing on Funds update looks at the hot topic of funds marketing and proposals for a pre-marketing regime for alternative investment funds.&nbs…

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