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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…

04/09/24

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Update

While the transposition process of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 as regards corporate sustainability reporting (“CSRD”) is still ongoing in Luxembourg, the…

07/08/24

The ESAs the provide additional clarifications under SFDR

On 26 July 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published an updated version of the consolidated questions and answers (the “Q&…

06/08/24

New Luxembourg law on transparent and predictable working conditions: What does it mean for you ?

The law dated 24 July 2024 amending among others the Labour Code and implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

06/08/24

ESMA’s long-term vision on the functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework

A few weeks after the publication of the European Supervisory Authorities’ (the “ESAs”) joint opinion on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation…

02/08/24

New ESAs Joint Q&A on the practical application of the SFDR and ESMA Opinion on the Sustainable Finance Re…

31/07/24

Bill of law - Blockchain law IV aiming at facilitating the use of distributed ledger technology in demateriali…

On 24 July 2024, bill of law 8425 (the “Bill of Law”) was filed with Luxembourg Parliament.

31/07/24

The management of ESG risks by credit institutions pursuant to CRD VI

CRD VI Directive sets out further requirements regarding credit institutions’ practices for managing ESG risks.