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19/06/18

Certificat médical (présomption simple) – avis contraire (oui) – troisième avis pour départager (non)

Contrairement aux conclusions de A, il ne résulte pas de la lettre de licenciement que le lieu d’habitation du salarié eût été le motif justifiant son…

15/06/18

CJEU rules that Louboutin's red sole trade mark is not a shape trade mark

On 12 June 2018, the Court of Justice of the EU rendered its much-awaited judgement in the case about Louboutin’s red sole trade mark, ruling that thi…

14/06/18

Competition law and algorithms: the Luxembourg Competition Council exempts a booking platform in the taxi sect…

Algorithms is the hot topic in competition law. In June 2017, the OECD published a paper on the risk of collusion in the use of algorithms. This issue…

13/06/18

MiFID 2 and its distinctive Luxembourg features

On 31 May 2018, the law on markets in financial instruments (the “2018 Law”) as well as the grand-ducal regulation relating to safeguarding of financi…

12/06/18

EU Court of Justice rules on the limits of anti-abuse rules

On 20 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided on two cases involving German anti-abuse legislation that denies a (par…

11/06/18

Focusing on Funds | Double Trouble - France and Luxembourg double tax treaty

This Focusing on Funds update looks at a specific hot tax topic affecting how and where funds are structured. In addition to the increased general foc…

11/06/18

Convocation à l’entretien préalable – formalité substantielle au licenciement – notion d’unité économique et s…

« La juridiction du travail qui conclut à l’irrégularité formelle du licenciement en raison de la violation d’une formalité qu’elle juge substantielle…

08/06/18

The fifth anti-money laundering and terrorist financing directive (AML 5) - Key aspects and changes

The new directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorism financing (2016/0208/COD) (th…

08/06/18

Les monnaies virtuelles, le jeu en vaut-il la chandelle ?

A l’aune où de plus en plus de start-ups technologiques mettant en place des systèmes de paiement sont constituées à Luxembourg, un outil pouvant les …

07/06/18

Banking Secrecy and The Law of 27 February 2018: A Shrinking Concept

Further to the passing of draft law No 7024 on 6 February 2018 by the Chamber of Deputies, the law of 27 February 2018 on interchange fees and amendin…

05/06/18

What You Need to Know About Luxembourg's MiFID II Legislation

The new act on markets in financial instruments (the “MiFID Act”), transposing Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (“MiFID II”) a…

04/06/18

Fair taxation of the digital economy: a new tax challenge

On 21 March 2018, the EU Commission issued two directive proposals aiming to ensure that tax laws “fairly” tax digital business activities. The first …

04/06/18

Contrat de travail – caractère fictif – charge de la preuve

C’est à bon droit que les juges de première instance ont retenu qu’il appartient à celui qui se prévaut de l’existence d’un contrat de travail, d’en r…

01/06/18

Main contractual clauses restricting the free transferability of shares in S.A. and S.A R.L. companies

Under the influence of common law, we have been assisting for many years in the exponential development of extra-statutory agreements under Luxembourg…

31/05/18

Additional transparency obligations for Luxembourg taxpayers: defensive measures in relation to the EU list of…

On 7 May, 2018, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued a new circular “Circular LG – A n.64 relating to the defensive measures in relation to the EU li…

30/05/18

Political agreement reached on EU proposal setting new transparency rules for intermediaries

On 13 March 2018, the EU Finance Ministers reached a political agreement on the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU as rega…

29/05/18

New Luxembourg intellectual property regime in force

Luxembourg new tax regime designed to increase intellectual property (“IP”) developments has entered into force in April 2018 and is effective as of 1…

28/05/18

Licenciement avec effet immédiat justifié – remboursement des indemnités de chômage versées par provision (oui…

La base légale de la condamnation prononcée à l’encontre de A.), comme conséquence de son licenciement justifié, est l’article L. 521-4 (6) du Code du…

25/05/18

Le RGPD entre en vigueur aujourd’hui : Conseils pratiques et étapes à suivre dans le cadre de votre projet de …

Le nouveau règlement général 2016/679 relatif à la protection des données à caractère personnel (« RGPD ») est officiellement applicable dès…

24/05/18

Focusing on Funds: GDPR – Are you ready?

The GDPR will replace much of the existing privacy legislation across the EU (including in the UK, the Data Protection Act 1998). As an EU Regulation …

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Luxembourg: can sickness absences justify dismissal?

11/08/26

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Luxembourg housing package: enhanced real estate tax incentives, VEFA projects and affordable h…

04/08/26

04/08/26

Luxembourg to boost protection of participants in funded sub-participation agreements

06/08/26

EU Forced Labour Regulation: key aspects and practical impli…

27/07/26

CRD VI in Luxembourg: Grandfathering has ended

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19/06/18

Certificat médical (présomption simple) – avis contraire (oui) – troisième avis pour départager (non)

15/06/18

CJEU rules that Louboutin's red sole trade mark is not a shape trade mark

14/06/18

Competition law and algorithms: the Luxembourg Competition Council exempts a booking platform in the taxi sect…

13/06/18

MiFID 2 and its distinctive Luxembourg features

12/06/18

EU Court of Justice rules on the limits of anti-abuse rules

11/06/18

Focusing on Funds | Double Trouble - France and Luxembourg double tax treaty

11/06/18

Convocation à l’entretien préalable – formalité substantielle au licenciement – notion d’unité économique et s…

08/06/18

The fifth anti-money laundering and terrorist financing directive (AML 5) - Key aspects and changes

08/06/18

Les monnaies virtuelles, le jeu en vaut-il la chandelle ?

07/06/18

Banking Secrecy and The Law of 27 February 2018: A Shrinking Concept

05/06/18

What You Need to Know About Luxembourg's MiFID II Legislation

04/06/18

Fair taxation of the digital economy: a new tax challenge

04/06/18

Contrat de travail – caractère fictif – charge de la preuve

01/06/18

Main contractual clauses restricting the free transferability of shares in S.A. and S.A R.L. companies

31/05/18

Additional transparency obligations for Luxembourg taxpayers: defensive measures in relation to the EU list of…

30/05/18

Political agreement reached on EU proposal setting new transparency rules for intermediaries

29/05/18

New Luxembourg intellectual property regime in force

28/05/18

Licenciement avec effet immédiat justifié – remboursement des indemnités de chômage versées par provision (oui…

25/05/18

Le RGPD entre en vigueur aujourd’hui : Conseils pratiques et étapes à suivre dans le cadre de votre projet de …

24/05/18

Focusing on Funds: GDPR – Are you ready?

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