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Luxembourg regulator refines captive and reinsurance licensing processes

Luxembourg continues to consolidate its position as one of Europe’s premier hubs for captive insurance and reinsurance. With nearly 200 reinsurance undertakings, the Grand Duchy re…

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ABILWAYS Luxembourg devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Luxembourg annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à…

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Arendt appoints new CIO

Arendt is pleased to announce that Olivier Ramlot has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of 15 October 2025. With extensive experience, notably as CIO of BIL, Ol…

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03/12/25
Parliament’s finance committee passes amendments to the carr…

On 17 November 2025, the Luxembourg parliament published amendments to the …

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03/12/25
Are your crypto assets taxable in Luxembourg?

Crypto currencies and other crypto assets are increasingly being adopted by…

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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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New double tax treaty between France and Luxembourg: substantial impact on real estate investors

On 20 March 2018, the governments of France and Luxembourg signed a new double tax treaty (“New Treaty”) replacing the current treaty dated 1 April 19…

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EU Commission publishes proposals on digital economy taxation

On 21 March 2018, the European Commission (EU Commission) proposed two Council Directives addressing the taxation of the digital economy. The int…

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Cross-border distribution of investment funds: a proposal for harmonisation

Reducing barriers for cross-border distribution of investment funds within the EU, thus reducing the costs of going cross-border, while deepening the …

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EU legislative proposals to facilitate the cross-border distribution of investment funds

On 12 March 2018, in the context of the Capital Markets Union Action Plan and further to consultations conducted by the European Commission with natio…

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CSSF warnings on ICOs, tokens and cryptocurrencies

Fintech leads the way in the rapidly changing world of financial services, and the industry is keen to position Luxembourg as an innovation hub. Among…

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Crocs killed its own design through public disclosure

The General Court of the EU confirmed the cancellation of the registration for the famous design of Crocs clogs on the ground that it was disclosed to…

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Luxembourg based ICO's: new guideline from the CSSF

Initial coin offering (the “ICO”) and, more generally speaking, crypto-currencies related topics are at the heart of the current discussions in the Gr…

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CSSF warning notice on Initial Coin Offering

In a precedent newsflash dated November 16th 2017, we informed you about a press release issued by the Luxembourg Commission de Su…

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No, Employee Hard Drive Labelled "Personal Data" Is Not Private

For various reasons, employers may wish or need to check files on an employee's desktop or laptop. From a legal point of view, this is often tricky as…

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New EU Mandatory Disclosure Rules for intermediaries applying to cross-border tax advice and circumvention of …

On 13 March 2018, the Council of the European Union reached political agreement on a Council Directive (“Directive”) introducing mandatory disclosure …

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Requalification du CDD en CDI et conséquences juridiques

En effet, un employeur qui méconnait, comme en l’espèce, plusieurs dispositions du code du travail en remettant à son salarié seulement un an après le…

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The European Company (SE) in Luxembourg: an Interesting Tool for International Growth or European Hub - an Opp…

The triggering of Article 50 in March 2017 has set into motion the formal process for the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU). Unless…

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Additional flexibility with respect to the minimum requirements for depositaries of part II-funds

Funds subject to part II of the law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment (Part II-Funds respectively the 2010 Law) …

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MiFID II and the Luxembourg Market

As of today(23.02.2018), the Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments as …

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Outsourcing made easier: professional secrecy in the financial and insurance sector softened

Through the law of 27 February 2018 implementing the EU regulation (UE) 2015/751 on interchange commissions for card based payments, which amends vari…

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New law on commercial leases

On 17  January, the Parliament adopted the Law on commercial leases (the “Law”) which modifies significantly the regime applicable to commercial …

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La conformité au Réglement Général sur la Protection des Données : un nouveau défi pour les entreprises

La protection des données personnelles est devenue, avec l'essor de l'utilisation des nouvelles technologies et le nombre croissant de données personn…

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Anti-money laundering: Amendments to legislation

Significant changes have been brought recently to the Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") legislation. The Luxembourg Law of 13 February 2018 (“Amending La…

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GDPR: relying on consent for processing personal data

As announced in our previous publications, all entities processing personal data should be prepared for the application of the General Data Protection…

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Entrée en vigueur de la nouvelle loi sur le bail commercial

La loi du 3 février 2018 portant sur le bail commercial et modifiant certaines dispositions du Code civil (ci-après, la « Nouvelle Loi&…

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