Companies Should Act On Luxembourg Corporate Law Reforms Before Deadline

With less than a fortnight before the New Companies Act comes into force, companies should be urgently considering changes to articles of association or face being stuck under the constraints of the old regime, says Ogier partner Bertrand Geradin.

Bertrand, a partner in Ogier's Luxembourg team, has been advising companies - including both private liability companies (SAs) and public limited companies (Sarls) on the implications of the reforms which take effect from 22 August.

The reforms affect voting rights, share issuance to employees and directors, requirements for AGMs and meetings by email and videoconferencing.

Bertrand said: "The company law reforms present certain opportunities in respect of dividends, share issuance and voting, and we have been advising many boards and directors on how to take advantage of those opportunities.

"In large part it has been more effective to adopt entirely new articles - not just in respect of the amendments, but also to avoid confusion over which iteration of the law to apply to the areas which are...