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24/10/24

CSSF supervisory expectations and filing procedure - ESMA ESG fund names guidelines

The CSSF has published its long-awaited guidance on the implementation of ESMA’s ESG fund names guidelines. In today’s communiqué the regulator announ…

22/10/24

CSSF announces priority processing procedure for name changes and disclosure updates in light of adopted Guide…

The CSSF has informed market participants of the publication of Circular CSSF 24/863, thus implementing the ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names into the L…

18/10/24

The Council adopts the Listing Act

On 8 October 2024, the Council of the European Union (the Council) adopted the package of measures known as the “Listing Act” (the Act), following the…

11/10/24

Registration of the Luxembourg national identification number for natural persons registered with the RCS

As of November 12, 2024, with the implementation of new forms in HTML format that may be completed directly online (which will replace the current app…

10/10/24

New RCS formalities

The LBR (Luxembourg Business Register) is implementing a new requirement for all Luxembourg entities and specifically regarding the natural persons re…

08/10/24

Boundaries of attorney-client confidentiality in Luxembourg

07/10/24

Need To Review The Employment Contract Templates

The Law of 24 July 2024 aimed at transposing the EU Directive No 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions came into force on 4 Augu…

07/10/24

Collective Labour Agreements, What's New In Luxembourg?

04/10/24

CJEU judgment on Article 22 referrals: predictability and legal certainty restored?

A wave of relief swept through businesses within the competition law landscape as the Court of Justice invalidated the Commission’s merger review poli…

03/10/24

Luxembourg: Trade and companies register — updates to the filing process and registration of individuals

From 12 November 2024, the Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR) will introduce several changes to the filing procedures with the Luxembourg trade and c…

03/10/24

Remote working: can employers backpedal?

Once a pandemic necessity, remote working in Luxembourg is now being reconsidered. With some companies urging a full return to the office, important l…

27/09/24

Markets in crypto-assets regulation (MiCA): The scope is in the details

Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets (“MiCA”) entered into force on 29 J…

24/09/24

Law of 24 july 2024 on transparent and predictable working conditions

Directive n°2019/1152 voted by the European Parliament on 20 June 2019 (the “Directive”) is part of the European Parliament’s desire to require employ…

23/09/24

What are the upcoming changes to Luxembourg’s minimum wage?

Directive (EU) 2022/2041 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (Directive) entered into force on 14 November 2022 (see our Newsflash of 1 De…

20/09/24

Navigating the aftermath of the Illumina/Grail decision: Luxembourg’s perspective

In a landmark decision in joined Cases C-611/22 P and C-625/22 P, the Court of Justice of the EU overturned the General Court’s ruling and annulled th…

18/09/24

ESG Matters: M&A interactions with CSRD reporting

CSRD reporting has quickly become an important element of transparency requirements across the EU. Currently, only the largest listed companies are co…

17/09/24

Parliament approves long-awaited amendments to Luxembourg Labour Code

On 24 July 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament voted to approve the Act amending the Luxembourg Labour Code in accordance with the European Directive 2019…

13/09/24

CJEU judgment on Article 22 referrals: predictability and legal certainty restored?

A wave of relief swept through businesses within the competition law landscape as the Court of Justice invalidated the Commission’s merger review poli…

10/09/24

CJEU rules against Apple in landmark State aid case

On 10 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) sided with the European Commission and ruled that two Irish subsidiaries of th…

09/09/24

Partial transfer of preliminary reference procedures to the General Court of the EU

As of 1 October 2024, following a recent amendment to Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU, preliminary reference procedures…