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Jul 18, 2025General Court confirms Commission’s review of non-notifiable Luxembourg merger
In its judgment dated 2 July 2025 in case T-289/24 Brasserie Nationale and Munhowen SA vs. Commission, the General Court of the European Union (EU) (the “ Court”) upheld the decision of the European Commission (the “ Commission”) to examine a merger project involving two Luxembourg-based entities
Jul 18, 2025Toward a paperless state: Electronic signatures supporting Luxembourg’s digital transformation
Luxembourg is taking a significant step toward a fully digital government and legal system with three new key legal instruments: the Law of 4 June 2025 on electronic signatures of acts in administrative matters, the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 4 July 2025 regulating the electronic communication of
Jul 18, 2025ESAP & rating ESG | What are the implications of the Draft Law 8567
Background On 27 June 2025, the Luxembourg Parliament introduced Draft Law No. 8567, which aims to transpose and implement a set of recent EU directives and regulations that collectively establish and regulate the European Single Access Point (ESAP) — a centralised digital platform designed to
Jul 18, 2025ECJ Case law I VAT treatment of success fees charged by lawyer
On 8 May 2025, Advocate General Kokott (AG Kokott) handed down her Opinion in the case C‑744/23, Т.P.T. v Financial Bulgaria’ EOOD on the Value-Added Tax (VAT) treatment of a contingency fee, paid in the event of a successful legal case. In the case at hand, a one-person law firm provided legal
Jul 16, 2025AIFM Law | CSSF FAQ update
On 20 May 2025, the CSSF published Version 24 of its FAQ on the law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment fund managers (“ AIFM Law”). This document provides updated guidance on the interpretation and application of various provisions of the AIFM Law, including revised definitions, clarification
Jul 16, 2025Luxembourg Case Law I Characteristics to be retained for the purposes of the determination of the rental value of an accommodation
Key takeaways On 13 May 2025, the Luxembourg Higher Administrative Court ( Cour Administrative ) handed down a decision, within the context of an ex officio taxation (i.e. procédure de taxation d’office ), on the relevant characteristics that shall be retained for the purposes of the determination
Latest Brochures
Feb 12, 2024ELTIF in a nutshell
The ELTIF was created by Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on European Long-term Investment Funds of 19 May 2015 (and effective from 9 December 2015) (the “ ELTIF 1 Regulation”). The European Long-Term Investment Fund (“ ELTIF”) is a type of collective investment framework allowing investors to invest money
Jun 01, 2023BSP General 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
Mar 31, 2023Dispute Resolution Brochure
BSP’s dispute resolution practice assists domestic and international clients in a wide range of complex and high-stake and/or international disputes (litigation and/ or arbitration proceedings) in all major substantive areas of the law. Our dispute resolution team can be involved at every stage of
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.
Latest Articles & Books
Jul 02, 2025International Gambling Laws & Regulations Review 2025-26
The Regulation of Gambling in Luxembourg Definition of Gambling under Luxembourg Law The legal framework of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg adopts an implicit functional approach to the definition of gambling, without providing a single codified definition. The principal legislative source is the Law
Jul 02, 2025Luxembourg has room to grow in crypto
Paperjam Article and Video Luxembourg’s strong fund ecosystem positions it well for future growth in crypto and tokenisation. Despite this growth potential and regulations supporting this space, certain challenges persist. BSP partner and head of its Investment Management department Evelyn Maher
Jun 20, 2025LIR Luxembourg | Commentary on Article 10 of the New Insolvency Law of 2023
In the June 2025 edition of Legal Industry Reviews (LIR) Luxembourg, our Partner Fabio Trevisan and Carolina Vasselli examine Article 10 of the New Insolvency Law of 2023 through the lens of the District Court’s decision in TAL-2023-10225. Case study: District Court’s decision in TAL-2023-10225
May 30, 2025Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Arbitration procedures and practice in Luxembourg: overview
A Q&A guide to arbitration law and practice in the Luxembourg. The country-specific Q&A guide provides a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning arbitration in this jurisdiction, including any mandatory provisions and default rules applicable under local law, confidentiality
Mar 27, 2025Thomson 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 and the general rules of civil and criminal litigation. To
Mar 10, 2025Lexology | Litigation Funding 2025
Our experts have contributed to the publication of a Q&A paper about Litigation Funding in Luxembourg together with Nivalion AG. The guide offers a side-by-side comparison of local insights, including regulation and regulators, funders’ rights, conditional and contingency fee agreements, and recent
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