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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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Le licenciement pour motifs économiques

Le chef de l’entreprise est seul responsable du risque assumé, il bénéficie corrélativement du pouvoir de direction. Il décide donc seul de la politiq…

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Entry into force of the 1 Euro Company - S.à r.l.-S

On 16 January, 2017 the law of 23 July, 2016 introducing the simplified private limited liability company (S.à r.l.-S) entered into force. The new ent…

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2017 changes for VAT on immovable services

A new EU regulation introducing new VAT rules (the Regulation) entered into force on 1 January 2017 with respect to the place of supply of services co…

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Entry into force of the law of 23 July 2016 creating the S.à r.l.-S

This Law creates a new vehicle aimed at fostering entrepreneurial drive more effectively as well as boost productivity and innovation.

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Securities Financing Transactions Regulation

Less than six months remain to comply with the transparency requirements for undertakings for collective investment in pre-contractual documents Arti…

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New Data Protection Obligations

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

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Simplified form of the société à responsabilité limitée

The law introducing a new ready-to-go / simplified form of private limited liability company ("S.à r.l.-S") will enter into force on 16 January 2017. …

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The European Account Preservation Order: A Further Erosion of Bank Secrecy?

On 18 January 2017, Regulation (EU) No 655/2014 (the "Regulation") will become fully applicable. It will henceforth be possible to obtain in…

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CSSF - New notifications forms to be used in the case of a breach

On 27 November 2002, the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), issued Circular 02/77…

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Country by country reporting (“ CbCR ”)

Luxembourg adopted on 23 December 2016 the law on country by country reporting (the “CbCR Law”), implementing the Council Directive (EU) 2016/881 of 2…

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Revisit of the transfer pricing framework

Luxembourg seized the opportunity of the 2017 budget law adopted on 23 December 2016 to introduce a new Article 56bis in the income tax law (“ITL”), t…

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The RAIF – Luxembourg’s new unregulated investment vehicle

The RAIF Law of 23 July 2016 has seen the creation of a new unregulated investment vehicle in Luxembourg, the reserved alternative investment fund (“R…

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Luxembourg introduces new rules applicable to intra-group financing companies

The Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued on 27 December 2016 new guidelines by means of the issuance of Circular L.I.R. no. 56/1 – 56bis/1 (herein…

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The 2017 Tax Reform

The Luxembourg Parliament adopted the Tax Reform Law on 14 December 2016, aiming at increasing companies’ competitiveness and bringing more stability …

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Country-by-country reporting (CBCR) implementation in Luxembourg

The CBCR Law was published on 27 December 2016 together with an FAQ by the Luxembourg tax administration and will enter into force as of 1 January 201…

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Mise à pied en période de protection

L’employeur qui a, en l’espèce mis à pied son salarié en date du 16 mai 2013, prétend, en raisonnant par analogie avec l’article L.121-6 (4) alinéa 2 …

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Back to 2016 -Forward to 2017

To better counter the financing of terrorism and increase transparency, a proposal for a directive amending Directive 2015/849 has been adopted. This …

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Augmentation du salaire social minimum et indexation des salaires au 1er Janvier 2017

Tous les deux ans, le Gouvernement doit soumettre à la Chambre des Députés, sur base de l’article L.222-2 du Code du Travail, un rapport sur l'évoluti…

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New rules for intra-group financing

On December 27th 2016, the head of the Luxembourg tax authorities issued circular L.I.R. n° 56/1 – 56bis/1 relating to the tax treatment and more…

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Luxembourg Transfer Pricing Rules Adjusted to a Post-BEPS Environment

On 27 December 2016, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued new guidelines by way of Circular LIR n° 56/1 – 56bis/1 (the Circular) regarding the…

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