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BSP’s lawyers regularly share their knowledge through regular legal updates, newsletters and professional publications.
Latest Newsletters & Newsflashes
Mar 20, 2023Newsflash | Law on Distributed Ledger Technology Adopted
On 20 March 2023, the Luxembourg law (draft law No. 8055) on distributed ledger technology (the "DLT Law") amending (i) the law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector (the "Financial Sector Law"), (ii) the law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral law (the "Financial Collateral Law") and (iii)
Mar 15, 2023Newsflash | The third tripartite agreement
In March 2022, the government and social partners of Luxembourg met and reached an agreement which aimed at mitigating the negative impact of the energy crisis on both the economy and households. Because of the market’s volatility, this agreement already planned that a new meeting of the Tripartite
Mar 02, 2023Video | Transmission of business
Watch the video with Alain Steichen and Pol Mellina: Transmission within the family: civil law and tax aspects The transmission of a business within the family generally occurs without the children having to pay their parents for being able to continue the family business. This is the main
Mar 02, 2023Annual online AML survey
Background On 15 February 2023, the CSSF started the annual online survey for the year 2022 (the “Survey”). The Survey remains mostly unchanged compared to previous years. However, some questions have been removed, added or amended. Purpose The purpose of the Survey remains the same and consists in
Feb 21, 2023Newsflash | ESG obligations for companies other than financial market participants in Luxembourg
What is ESG and why is it a hot topic? ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. These are the criteria used to establish how sustainable a company’s business model is. ESG is now in the spotlight as a result of a shift in societal norms towards increased protection
Feb 20, 2023Newsflash | The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have adopted, in first reading, the ELTIF 2.0 Proposal
On the 15th February 2023, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have adopted, in first reading, the proposal amending Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on European long-term investment funds (the “ELTIF 2.0 Proposal”). The ELTIF 2.0 Proposal aims at amending the scope of eligible
Latest Brochures
Jul 28, 2022BSP Brochure
In this brochure you will find the description of all the activity that we can put in place for you. BSP is an independent full-service law firm based in Luxembourg, committed to providing the very best legal services to our domestic and international clients in all aspects of Luxembourg business
Jul 28, 2022RAIF | Reserved Alternative Investment Funds
This leaflet presents a focus on the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF), a new and flexible alternative investment vehicle approved by the Law of 23 July 2016, which entered into force on 31 August 2016 (the RAIF Law). The RAIF Law creates a new type of unregulated fund which has many of
Jul 27, 2022Banking & Finance Brochure
BSP’s banking and finance team assists local and international market players on all regulatory and transactional aspects of Luxembourg banking and financial matters. Our lawyers are reputed for their extensive experience in bank lending, debt capital markets and structured finance, in particular
Jul 27, 2022Tax Brochure
Our Tax practice brochure gives an overview of the services our team of lawyers provides to domestic and internatonal clients in all Luxembourg tax related matters.
Jul 27, 2022Employment, Compensations & Benefits Brochure
Our Employment, Compensations & Benefits practice brochure gives an overview of the services our team of lawyers provides to in all Luxembourg related matters.
Jul 27, 2022Investment Management Brochure
Our new Investment Management practice brochure includes our expertise in this market and all the specificities of investment vehicles in Luxembourg. Our team has a strong and well-established expertise in all areas of investment funds law. At a time of increasing and changing regulation, we ensure
Latest Articles & Books
Feb 14, 2023Chambers | Investment Funds 2023 Guide
The Investment Funds 2023 guide covers 15 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest information on alternative investment funds and retail funds, including fund formation, restrictions on investors, the regulatory environment, operational requirements and the tax regime. Law and Practice 1
Dec 22, 2022Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Regulation of the legal profession in Luxembourg: overview
A Q&A guide to the regulation of the legal profession in Luxembourg. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including required qualifications for both domestic and foreign legal professionals working in a jurisdiction; common legal professional structures; national
Dec 22, 2022Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Legal systems in Luxembourg: overview
The Q&A gives a high level overview of the key legal concepts including the constitution, system of governance and the general legislative process; the main sources of law; the court structure and hierarchy; the judiciary and its appointment; the general rules of civil and criminal litigation
Nov 30, 2022Lexology | Litigation Funding in Luxembourg
Our experts have contributed to the publication of a Q&A paper about Litigation Funding in Luxembourg together with Nivalion AG. Have a look at the chapters below, which are fully investigated in the pdf. REGULATION Overview Restrictions on funding fees Specific rules for litigation funding Legal
Nov 04, 2022Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Outsourcing: Luxembourg Overview
A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Luxembourg. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; formalities required for transferring or leasing assets; data protection issues; supply
Oct 27, 2022Chambers T&D | Alternative Funds 2022
Amendments to the ELTIF Regulation: A New Attractiveness for ELTIFs? The European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) was created by Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds (the “Regulation”), which has been