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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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18/07/17
PRIIPs KID: The final pieces of the puzzle

The pieces of the puzzle are finally falling into place. The long- awaited level 3 and 4 measures have been published earlier this week, half a year b…

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17/07/17
The CSSF updates its UCITS and AIFMD FAQs

The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), issued on 6 July 2017 the fourth version of its freq…

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14/07/17
Le pouvoir de direction à l'épreuve des heures supplémentaires

Au 21ème siècle, tout le monde s’accorde pour dire, que le contrat de travail, qui se caractérise principalement par la présence d’un lien de subo…

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13/07/17
MiFID II: Further guidance on product governance requirements

Amongst the numerous topics covered by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ES…

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12/07/17
EuVECA-Update

Alongside the adoption of the Directive 2011/61/UE on Alternative Investment Fund Manager (“AIFM”), European legislators adopted Regulation (EU) no 34…

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10/07/17
GDPR Series: Part 14 - Data Protection Impact Assessment

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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07/07/17
Aid schemes for research, development and innovation – Reform entered into force

On 2nd June, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg published the new law on the renewal of aid schemes for research, development and innovation (hereafter, th…

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06/07/17
Publication of the New Prospectus Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered …

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05/07/17
Introduction of UBO-registers in Benelux running late

On 26 June 2017 the deadline has passed for the implementation of the European directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the …

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03/07/17
Posted workers and immigration: What’s new in Luxembourg?

The law of 8 March 2017 transposing the directive 2014/66/UE related to the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals (the “Immigration …

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03/07/17
Final report on the sector inquiry on electronic commerce

On 10 May 2017 the European Commission published its final report on the sectoral survey on electronic commerce in consumer goods and digita…

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29/06/17
The EU Commission publishes proposal to develop an EU Single market for personal pension products

How tackling in one go both the funding gap of the existing pension provisions, which has become a challenge due to the ageing populations in Europe a…

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29/06/17
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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26/06/17
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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22/06/17
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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20/06/17
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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19/06/17
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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19/06/17
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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19/06/17
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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19/06/17
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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