The Luxembourg Parliament recently enacted a law reforming the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) and the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE) laws.
This reform is a direct response to the decision of the Court of Justice of...more
2/10/2025
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The EU Mobility Directive establishes a new legal framework for cross- border conversions and divisions, harmonising the existing rules for cross-border mergers (the Cross-Border Operations). It aims to enhance company...more
2/10/2025
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As of November 12, 2024, all individuals registered or to be registered within a file of an entity itself registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (RCS) will be required to communicate or request a...more
We are very pleased to present the third edition of our Luxembourg corporate law-focused case law briefing.
In this edition, we are focusing on the 2022 calendar year rulings we identified to be the most relevant for...more
10/18/2023
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The Luxembourg Parliament passed on 20 July 2023 a law that reforms the right of establishment in Luxembourg, aiming to adapt the existing law to the changing environment and to enhance the professional integrity of...more
The Luxembourg parliament has adopted an act on business continuity, restructuring and the modernisation of the bankruptcy regime (the Insolvency Modernisation Act or IMA)....more
Do you plan to invest in a Luxembourg entity that operates critical activities, such as energy, transport, health or communications in Luxembourg? If yes, you may need to get approval from the Ministry of Economy first. Here...more
By a decision rendered on 22 November 2022, the European Court of Justice (the Court) invalidates the provision of the anti-money laundering directive (AMLD) whereby the information on the beneficial owners of corporate and...more
The Luxembourg legislator has introduced a new procedure to wind up commercial companies: administrative dissolution without liquidation. The aim of this new procedure is to eliminate empty shell companies swiftly, i.e....more
We are very pleased to present our second Luxembourg corporate law focused case law briefing. -
In this second edition, we have focused on those decisions published in 2020 and 2021 which we have identified as the...more
Mergers and acquisitions are becoming more common in Luxembourg and boards need to learn what’s best practice in international markets. That was a key message from the Allen & Overy M&A Forum on 16 June 2022, the first of its...more
A new bill of law n°7885 introduces a mandatory notification and pre-approval requirement for certain foreign direct investments made by non-European investors in a Luxembourg entity operating in a critical sector in the...more
According to a public notice recently issued by the Luxembourg Business Register, all individuals registered with the Luxembourg RCS in whatever capacity (board member, shareholder, etc.) and whether residing in Luxembourg or...more
To position itself as an attractive listing venue for the booming European market for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has created a framework to provide sponsors with...more
The Luxembourg legislator has just eliminated almost five years of uncertainty by clarifying that the financial assistance regime provided for by the Luxembourg Companies Act does not apply to private limited liability...more
In the context of the implementation of the second shareholder rights directive (SRD II), the Luxembourg legislator has amended the law of 24 May 2011 relating to the exercise of certain shareholder rights at general meetings...more
1. What’s happening?
The law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (the Companies Act) has been amended by the law of 10 August 2016 (the Reform Law), introducing major changes aimed at modernising the corporate legal...more
Luxembourg sets out to become a global hub for the utilization of space resources -
“Art.1. Space resources are capable of being owned.”
By recognising this legal principle through the adoption on 20 July 2017 of the...more