In 2025, Luxembourg saw major arbitration developments. The Luxembourg Arbitration Center (“LAC”) updated its rules effective 1 October 2025. Courts addressed issues including applicable law for arbitration agreements, asset freezes during annulment proceedings, and whether foreign arbitral awards after company liquidation count as administrative debts (dettes de la masse). These actions show Luxembourg courts’ ongoing support for arbitration. The LAC updated its rules effective 1 October 2025 The updated LAC Arbitration Rules (“Rules”) took effect…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1. No new legislative amendments to the New Code of Civil…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1. The arbitration reform has come into force On 25 April 2023,…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Luxembourg is modernizing its arbitration statutory law International arbitration in Luxembourg continues to be governed by the provisions of the New Code of Civil Procedure, Book III (articles 1224 to 1251), to which there have been no legislative amendments, yet. However, we expect a change in the Luxembourg statutory law on arbitration within the next coming months since an arbitration bill (Bill No. 7671) was filed on 15…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation While international arbitration in Luxembourg continues to be governed by the provisions…
On April 22, 2021 the Advocate General issued its opinion in the proceedings before the Court of Justice…
LUXEMBOURG Annie Elfassi, Sabrina Salvador and Eve Tullio A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Luxembourg continues to be governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, Title I. “Of the arbitrations”, issued from the Law of 24 February 2012. However, a new draft law number 7671 (“Draft Law”) for amending the arbitration procedure under the New Code of civil procedure has been deposited on 15 September 2020 and is currently under discussion at…