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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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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Country-by-Country Report

On August 2nd 2016, draft law 7031 introducing country-by-country reporting (the “Draft Law”) was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament with the aim …

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Can you resell your software back-up copy? CJEU provides further guidance after Oracle/UsedSoft

On 12 October 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered another decision regarding the sale of used software within the EU/EEA…

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PRIIPS Regulation - Update

On September 14th 2016, the European Parliament rejected the regulatory technical standards approved by the European Commission in June 2016 on the pr…

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Luxembourg Green Exchange: The Wolrd's Leading Exchange for Green Securities

On September 29, 2016, Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) introduced the world’s first exchange that will trade nothing but green securities, the Luxem…

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CSSF FAQ on UCI Law

On August 24th 2016, the CSSF published the second version of its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) concerning the Luxembourg Law of December 17th 2…

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The employer’s right to access employees’ e-mails on their professional mailboxes is not absolute

In a recently published decision of 28 April 2015, the Court of Appeal addressed the issue of the employer’s right to access employee’s e-mails when s…

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Luxembourg 2017 budget presented: main tax-related provisions

On 12 October 2016 the Luxembourg Finance Minister presented the budget law for 2017 to the Parliament (Chambre des Députés). The main tax-related pro…

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European Data Protection Reform : Key points

After 4 years of negotiations, the final “Data Protection Package”, which sets out new European rules on privacy in the digital age, was formally adop…

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Transitory period further to the reform of the Luxembourg company law

As you may know from our a previous newsflash on the subject dated July 2016, company law matters are regulated by the Luxembourg law of August 10th 1…

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Quand les banques belges et luxembourgeoises procureront des munitions à Poutine…

Le secret bancaire s’effrite. Les échanges d’informations, portant sur un éventail fort large de données financières, vont s’intensifier considérablem…

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More rules impacting the UCITS depositary industry

Luxembourg’s UCITS depositaries, management companies and self-managed UCITS will have to deal with a revised set of complementary rules, issued throu…

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2017 Tax Reform – Draft Law

As announced in February, the draft law n° 7020 regarding the 2017 Tax Reform proposed by the Government was filed with the Luxembourg Parliament on J…

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