Publications

In recent years, Luxembourg has developed into the ultimate sustainable finance centre in Europe. Several initiatives have been launched over the years by the government, the private sector, various non-profit institutions, agencies and other authorities, all of them aimed at enhancing and further consolidating the edge that Luxembourg’s financial participants possess on ESG matters. This guide aims to examine how Luxembourg legally address ESG, impact investing and purpose-driven companies and how it compares to other jurisdictions across the globe. In doing so, the publication also aims to create the basis for understanding what is common to each jurisdiction in these fields, what are the regulatory trends and upcoming developments.

Luxembourg is closely monitoring emerging trends and topics related to Virtual Assets and blockchain with a view to creating a favourable environment for such innovations. Non-fungible tokens and decentralised finance are hot topics. Security tokens are also gaining momentum, with major players willing to launch their first pilot projects, particularly if they can rely on native tokens (ie, dematerialised securities issued directly on the blockchain). As it stands, the Luxembourg legal and regulatory framework does not govern Virtual Assets as such but rather those that provide services as a business in relation thereto. Read the chapter written by our Virtual Assets team in Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Cryptoassets & blockchain  to learn more about the key features as well as legal and regulatory requirements underpinning the Luxembourg regime.  Chapters General Legal & Regulatory Frame­work­Cryptoassets for investment and Fin­an­cingCryptoasset Trad­ingCryptoassets used for pay­mentsCrypto­cur­rency MiningBlockchain and other distributed ledger tech­no­lo­giesUp­date and Trends

On 16 July 2020, almost five years after the Safe Harbour Agreement between the European Union and United States was ruled invalid, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment on...

Back to main page Welcome to our International Disputes Digest, a new bi-annual publication featuring analysis and commentary on the key trends currently shaping the global dispute resolution market...

Doing business across Europe, Asia and Latin America is complex and can be confusing. Laws, languages and cultures mean that local jurisdictions vary widely. And in the case of employment legislation...

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CMS Employment Practice Area Group is pleased to share with you the 2019 edition of the Guides to DismissalsThe CMS Guides to Dismissals are intended to help employers anticipate the possible courses...