The Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR) recently published a notice in relation to the Luxembourg national identification numbers (LNIN) of individuals that need to be registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies...more
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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Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Luxembourg ,
Member State ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform
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
/ Business Entities ,
Companies Act ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Luxembourg ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Shareholders
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
/ Appeals ,
Business Formation ,
BVI Business Companies ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Dissolution ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
EU ,
Liquidation ,
Luxembourg ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Shareholders
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
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
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
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
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
On 1 June 2016 the act dated 27 May 2016 overhauling the Luxembourg legal publications’ regime applicable to companies and associations entered into force. The reform reduces the administrative burden and costs applicable to...more