Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 38: Pierre Hurt, Lutgen & Associés | Luxembourg
The implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD’s) Pillar II rules in Europe, and in the Luxembourg law on 22 December 2023 (the Pillar II Law) in particular, has been a major...more
Against the backdrop of reinforced European and international anti-money-laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements, the Administration de l’enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED) has...more
On 13 December 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published the first FAQ to assist professionals in the investment sector supervised, authorised, or registered by the CSSF in complying with...more
Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands are two of the world’s leading fund formation jurisdictions, and account for a large portion of the private equity funds domicile market. Most private equity fund structures are comprised of...more
The decision concerns the time of filing and admissibility of a revocation action at the Central Division when a parallel infringement action is filed at a local division (Art. 33(4) UPCA). Art 33(4) UPCA states that...more
The past six months have seen difficult economic times in much of Europe, with governments and central banks seeking to respond to both the increases in costs of living and the need to curb inflation. Notwithstanding the...more
Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more
Amazon’s financial records have revealed that the Luxembourg data protection supervisory authority, the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (“CNPD”), is fining the retailer’s European arm (Amazon Europe Core...more
Many managers identify and assess the key legal and commercial costs and benefits of AIFMD passports as well as the short- and long-term regulatory and operational implications of the management of the fund by an EU-based...more
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Autumn's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter. Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities - Joint study by the...more
Last year, investment fund managers (IFMs) were caught by surprise with the immediate application of Circular 17/654 on IT outsourcing relying on a cloud computing infrastructure (the Cloud Circular), but every cloud has a...more
After numerous years in treaty limbo, the US Senate recently provided its advice and consent for ratification of four protocols with Luxembourg, Switzerland, Japan and Spain, setting the stage for the protocols to enter into...more
The Luxembourg Government has, on 4 August 2017, submitted a bill1 to Parliament for the reintroduction of a regime of taxation of intellectual property (IP) rights in Luxembourg. The new regime is intended to replace the...more
Bitstamp, the third largest Bitcoin exchange in the world and located in Luxembourg, announced on April 25, 2016, that it has obtained a payment institution license from Luxembourg, which means it is the first nationally...more