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Luxembourg regulator refines captive and reinsurance licensing processes

Luxembourg continues to consolidate its position as one of Europe’s premier hubs for captive insurance and reinsurance. With nearly 200 reinsurance undertakings, the Grand Duchy re…

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ABILWAYS Luxembourg devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Luxembourg annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à…

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Arendt appoints new CIO

Arendt is pleased to announce that Olivier Ramlot has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of 15 October 2025. With extensive experience, notably as CIO of BIL, Ol…

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Parliament’s finance committee passes amendments to the carr…

On 17 November 2025, the Luxembourg parliament published amendments to the …

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Are your crypto assets taxable in Luxembourg?

Crypto currencies and other crypto assets are increasingly being adopted by…

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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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Entrepreneurs and trade secrets in 5 points

Far from the controversy raised by the Luxleaks and Panama Papers scandals and the acquisition of confidential information, the key to success for ent…

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The mortgage Credit Directive : Bill 7025 submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament

Following the entry into force of the Mortgage Credit Directive (“MCD”)1 on 21 March 20142, bill 7025 transposing the MCD and amending the Luxemb…

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Les périls qui guettent les paiements substantiels faits par des sociétés belges vers le Luxembourg et Hong Ko…

Verser des fonds à un partenaire établi dans un paradis fiscal est suspect aux yeux du fisc. Depuis 2010, les sociétés belges doivent déclarer leurs p…

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New rules applicable to the market abuse framework

On 3 July 2016, Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (the “Market Abuse Regulation”) became directly applicable in Luxembourg.…

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Draft law to facilitate external and intra-group outsourcing in the financial sector

One of the key principles of Luxembourg financial regulation is the obligation of professional secrecy (often referred to as the bank secrecy, the "Pr…

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New EU State aid investigation opened into Engie’s tax treatment in Luxembourg

The European Commission (Commission) announced the opening of a formal investigation into advance tax rulings (ATRs) granted by Luxembourg to companie…

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The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…

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Prorogation Clauses Of Jurisdiction: Validity And Enforceability

In a recent ruling (Judgment C-366/13 of 20 April 2016) the CJEU, on questions for preliminary ruling submitted by the Court of Milan, gave some …

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Bill n°7020 – Luxembourg Tax Reform

The Luxembourg bill N°7020 (the “Bill”) presented and filed on 26 July 2016 by the Luxembourg Minister of Finance with the Luxembourg Parliament fores…

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Luxembourg competition authority defines criteria and opens its leniency programme for illegal resale price ma…

On 26 July 2016, the Luxembourg Competition Council ("Conseil de la Concurrence") issued a decision in which it stressed that a resale price main…

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New Capital Markets Transparency Legislation

The Luxembourg Law of 10 May 2016 (“Amending Law”) implementing amendments to the Luxembourg transparency law for issuers of securities ente…

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PRIIPs KID: ECON rejects the delegated regulation proposed by the Commission

ECON (the EU Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted (on 1rst September) to reject the delegated regulation (PRIIPs RTS) a…

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Mitigated sentences in the LuxLeaks trial: suspended prison sentences after a guilty verdict

On 29 June 2016, the 12th chamber of the Criminal Court of Luxembourg found two former employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”), Antoine Deltour an…

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Internal Digital Market: New European Framework

The adoption of the Regulation (EU) 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal mar…

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Transparency law update – 10 May 2016

The Luxembourg transparency law was recently amended: its scope has been widened, new requirements have been added and existing rules have been revise…

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Ex-Post-Merger Control: Competence Of The Competition Council

On 17 June 2016, the Luxembourg Competition Council adopted a decision in which it asserts, on the basis of Article 5 of the Law of 23 …

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GDPR - (New) rights of the data subject

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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Le « step-up » fiscal luxembourgeois coulé dans une loi: problèmes particuliers d’application pour les résiden…

Le projet de loi du 14 octobre 2015 - dont nous avons déjà fait écho dans notre blog du 22 octobre - s'est concrétisé depuis lors à travers l'insertio…

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La fiscalité des droits intellectuels au Luxembourg: évolutions récentes et perspectives d’avenir

Les sociétés luxembourgeoises sont en principe soumises à l’impôt sur le revenu des collectivités (ci-après « IRC ») de 21 % majoré par une contributi…

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Money Market Funds - Update

On June 17th 2016 the European Council agreed the text of the draft regulation on Money Market Funds (the “MMF Regulation”).

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