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Supplementary Pension: A Strategic Issue for Self-Employed Lawyers

In Luxembourg, lawyers practising independently are subject to a statutory pension scheme whose benefits are, by nature, less protective than those applicable to salaried employees…

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Index adjusted on 1 June 2026

From 1 June 2026 the Luxembourg salary index is automatically raised from 968.04 to 992.24, triggering a mandatory 2.5% increase of gross salaries paid under employment contracts s…

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Dentons Luxembourg invests in its talent and strengthens its banking, finance and corporate law…

Dentons Luxembourg announces the promotion of Olivier Lesage to Partner and David Paiva to Managing Counsel, marking a new milestone in the international law firm’s development i…

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Restrictive and post-contractual clauses under Luxembourg La…

Restrictive and post-contractual clauses are common features of employment …

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Luxembourg Pillar Two FAQ updated: LTA provides further guid…

On 4 June 2026, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities ("LTA") updated their…

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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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Law on market abuse

By a Law dated 23 December 2016 , the Luxembourg legislator adopted Bill of law 7022 (a) implementing (i) Directive 2014/57/EU on criminal s…

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A clear reinforcement of the rights of defence of the citizens in relation to procedures of exchange of inform…

In the Berlioz Investment Fund SA v. Director of Administration of Direct Contribution decision dated 16 May 2017, the Court of Justice of the EU…

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Berlioz case: rule of law supersedes the exchange of information

With the development of the European Union (“EU”) and its four freedoms (i.e. capital, goods, services, and labour) cross-border movements have become…

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ECJ Rules Against Pro-Sugar Health Claims

Yesterday (on 13 June 2017), the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Dextro Energy’s appeal against the General Court's decision upholdin…

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Licenciement : Le Juge Ne Peut Négliger La Présence D’attestations Testimoniales

Tout un chacun connaît l’importance du motif évoqué par l’employeur pour justifier le licenciement d’un salarié. Celui-ci doit reposer sur une cause r…

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Tax Flash: Update Swiss Tax Proposal 17 (TP 17): the major changes

On 9 June 2017, the Swiss government confirmed the main parameters of a revised Swiss corporate tax reform package, the Tax Proposal 17 (TP 17). The m…

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Strengthened procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings

Since the Napoleonic era the procedure in correctional matters has been governed by theCode d’instruction criminelle. Under the influence of the Europ…

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Commitment decision in public procurement context

By Decision 2017-E-01 dated 8 March 2017, the Luxembourg Competition Council has accepted commitments offered by two companies operating in the passen…

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GDPR Series: Part 13 - Recordkeeping Obligation

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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GDPR - Sanctions for non-compliance

One of the most discussed topics relating to the entering into force of the GDPR, are the administrative fines that may be imposed by a supervisory au…

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Notion de temps de travail effectif

Temps de travail effectif : en s’en remettant exclusivement à l’interprétation des juges du fond, la Cour de cassation laisse passer une occasion de c…

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Signature of the Multilateral instrument – reservations made by Luxembourg

On 7 June 2017, the official ceremony for the signing of the multilateral instrument (“MLI”) took place bringing to a close a process initiated last y…

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The Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties Network

Situated at the crossroad of Europe, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is based on a dynamic and open economy which actively promotes the development of c…

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Anti-Tax Avoidance: ATAD II

Further to the adoption of the Anti-Tax Avoidance Package including the first Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (EU) 2016/1164 of 12 July 2016 (“ATAD”), th…

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Distance selling of non-prescription medicines

On April 27, 2017, the Chamber of Deputies passed a law allowing the sale of medicines not subject to prescription via the internet. This text can be …

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Faute grave et délai de prescription

En vertu des dispositions de l’article L. 124-10 alinéa 6 du code du travail, « le ou les faits ou fautes susceptibles de justifier une résiliation po…

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Tax Flash: Signing of multilateral instrument to implement BEPS measures

On 7 June 2017, the OECD BEPS project reached its next milestone with the signing of the multilateral instrument (“MLI”) by 68 jurisdictions during a …

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ESMA Updates its Q&As (Again!) on the UCITS and AIFM Directives

On 24 May 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Q&As on the application of the UCITS Directive (UCITS Q&A) an…

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What remains of the Omnibus Bill of Law?

Announced as a pioneering bill of law when it was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament on 16 July 2014, the so-called Omnibus law ("Omnibu…

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NEWSFLASH GDPR N°9 - New Data Protection Obligations

Following the adoption of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 27 April 2016, most organisations began to re-examine their internal…

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