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21/11/16

New rights for minority shareholders

The Luxembourg law of 10 August 2016 modernising the law concerning commercial companies of 10 August 1915 (the “Company Law”) and modifying the Civil…

18/11/16

Outsourcing contracts under the General Data Protection Regulation: more revolution than evolution

The General Data Protection Regulation, which will replace the current Directive 95/46/EC as from 25 May 2018, will profoundly modify the contractual …

17/11/16

UBER in Luxembourg: are taxi services "über-reguliert"?

The Grand-Duchy is one of the last European countries in which UBER does not offer its services. It will however probably not be the case for much lon…

17/11/16

ESMA Updates on AIFMD and UCITS

On 19 July 2016 and 6 October 2016 respectively, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) updated its Questions and Answers with regard …

15/11/16

Le point sur le projet de loi n° 6864 sur le bail commercial

Le projet de loi n°6864 portant sur le bail commercial et modifiant certaines dispositions du Code civil a été déposé en date du 3 septembre 2015. Si …

15/11/16

Bill of law on the exploration and use of space resources

On Friday 11 November 2016, the Luxembourg Government revealed the preliminary legal and regulatory framework for space resources utilisation activiti…

15/11/16

World’s first Green Exchange launched in Luxembourg by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

On 27 September 2016, the newly introduced Luxembourg Green Exchange went live with its unique platform (the “LGX”) with 114 listed green bonds in 19 …

10/11/16

PRIIPs KID: the European Commission announces a 12 month-delay in implementation

In the interests of ensuring a smooth implementation and to ensure legal certainty for the industry, the European Commission has proposed today to pos…

07/11/16

Reform of parental leave

On 11 October 2016, draft law no. 6935 concerning the reform of parental leave was voted by the Parliament. The Law concerning the reform of parenta…

31/10/16

European Commission publishes Corporate Tax Reform Package, relaunching its proposal for a Common Consolidated…

As part of a Corporate Tax Reform Package, the EC has published four proposals for Council Directives. 1. Proposals to relaunch the Co…

31/10/16

RAIF Registration - Circular RCSL 16/02

Following the entry into force of the law of July 23rd 2016 on Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (“RAIF Law”), the Luxembourg Register of Commerce…

31/10/16

The European Commission publishes proposals on the common corporate tax base directive, the common consolidate…

On 25 October 2016 the European Commission presented 3 new proposals for Council directives. The first proposal amends the anti-tax avoidance directiv…

28/10/16

European Commission proposes to tackle hybrid mismatches between EU and non-EU countries and to improve disput…

On 25 October 2016, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive to neutralise hybrid mismatch structures involving third (non-EU) cou…

28/10/16

Personal Data: What can you expect?

Following the recent adoption of the EU data protection reform, companies handling personal data will need to focus on their privacy policies and inte…

27/10/16

Modernisation of Luxembourg Company Law: Redemption of shares

The Act of 10 August 2016 (the "Act"), modernising the Luxembourg Companies Act of 10 August 1915 as amended, introduces a formal legal basis for both…

27/10/16

Deduction of Input VAT by Branch

On June 21st 2016, the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) issued a ruling (C-393/15) on the possibility for a branch established in Poland to deduc…

27/10/16

GDPR – Processing of sensitive personal data

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

26/10/16

European Commission publishes proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals

‘25 October 2016; the European Commission published proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals under which the Member States’ auton…

25/10/16

Dynamic IP Addresses Deemed Personal Data

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Dir…

25/10/16

New Law on parental leave approved by Luxembourg's Parliament

On 11 October 2016, Luxembourg’s Parliament (Chambre des députés) approved the draft law n° 6935 on the reform of parental leave (Projet de loi p…

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Luxembourg: can sickness absences justify dismissal?

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Luxembourg housing package: enhanced real estate tax incentives, VEFA projects and affordable h…

04/08/26

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Luxembourg to boost protection of participants in funded sub-participation agreements

06/08/26

EU Forced Labour Regulation: key aspects and practical impli…

27/07/26

CRD VI in Luxembourg: Grandfathering has ended

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21/11/16

New rights for minority shareholders

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Outsourcing contracts under the General Data Protection Regulation: more revolution than evolution

17/11/16

UBER in Luxembourg: are taxi services "über-reguliert"?

17/11/16

ESMA Updates on AIFMD and UCITS

15/11/16

Le point sur le projet de loi n° 6864 sur le bail commercial

15/11/16

Bill of law on the exploration and use of space resources

15/11/16

World’s first Green Exchange launched in Luxembourg by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

10/11/16

PRIIPs KID: the European Commission announces a 12 month-delay in implementation

07/11/16

Reform of parental leave

31/10/16

European Commission publishes Corporate Tax Reform Package, relaunching its proposal for a Common Consolidated…

31/10/16

RAIF Registration - Circular RCSL 16/02

31/10/16

The European Commission publishes proposals on the common corporate tax base directive, the common consolidate…

28/10/16

European Commission proposes to tackle hybrid mismatches between EU and non-EU countries and to improve disput…

28/10/16

Personal Data: What can you expect?

27/10/16

Modernisation of Luxembourg Company Law: Redemption of shares

27/10/16

Deduction of Input VAT by Branch

27/10/16

GDPR – Processing of sensitive personal data

26/10/16

European Commission publishes proposals for an EU corporation tax system for multinationals

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Dynamic IP Addresses Deemed Personal Data

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New Law on parental leave approved by Luxembourg's Parliament

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