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13/08/26
13/08/26
Luxembourg: can sickness absences justify dismissal?

In a judgment dated 12 June 2026, the Luxembourg Labour Court reiterated the circumstances in which sickness absences can justify dismissal with notice.

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11/08/26
11/08/26
Luxembourg housing package: enhanced real estate tax incentives, VEFA projects and affordable h…

Luxembourg's new housing package introduces various real estate tax measures, including a higher Bëllegen Akt tax credit for individual buyers, VEFA registration duty relief, affor…

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04/08/26
04/08/26
Luxembourg to boost protection of participants in funded sub-participation agreements

New bill of law 8813 (submitted to Parliament on 30 July 2026) aims to shield participants in funded sub-participation agreements from the adverse effects of lender insolvency.

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06/08/26
EU Forced Labour Regulation: key aspects and practical impli…

The EU Forced Labour Regulation entered into force on 13 December 2024 and …

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27/07/26
CRD VI in Luxembourg: Grandfathering has ended

What third-country banks need to do before January 2027. The grandfathering…

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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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24/10/16
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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21/10/16
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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21/10/16
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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20/10/16
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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18/10/16
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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17/10/16
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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17/10/16
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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17/10/16
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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14/10/16
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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14/10/16
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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14/10/16
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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13/10/16
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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13/10/16
The Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties Network

Situated at the crossroad of Europe, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is based on a dynamic and open economy which actively promotes the development of c…

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12/10/16
Market abuse - Luxembourg Stock Exchange FAQs

In August 2016, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (“LuxSE”) published frequently asked questions (the “FAQs”) in light of the entry into force of Regulati…

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12/10/16
Luxembourg anticipates the GDPR - Abolition of authorisation for several critical data processing activities …

On 31 August 2016 a law proposal was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament in order to abolish several authorisation regimes that are currently fores…

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10/10/16
Case Law: Tax Treatment of Transactions Involving Own Shares

In 2009, two of the three shareholders of a Luxembourg resident corporation (hereafter “LuxCo”) agreed to buy-out, at fair market value, the third sha…

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10/10/16
GDPR Series: Part 2 - The GDPR's main players

Can the GDPR's Main Players still fulfil their Roles Effectively in an Era Characterised by Developments such as the Blockchain and the Internet of Th…

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07/10/16
Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) Code

On 28 September 2016, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange as operator of the Luxembourg officially appointed mechanism (“OAM”) announced that from 1 January…

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06/10/16
New details on the Director fees subject to Luxembourg VAT

The Luxembourg VAT Authorities published, on 30 September 2016, a long-awaited clarification regarding the Luxembourg VAT treatment of director fees. …

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05/10/16
European Commission files new proposal for amending fourth anti-money laundering directive

On 5 July 2016, the European Commission adopted a proposal for amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system f…

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