Entry Into Force Of The Reform Of Arbitration In Luxembourg

On 23 March 2023, Luxembourg adopted Bill 7671 on the reform of arbitration, which completely recasts the provisions of the New Code of Civil Procedure relating to arbitration, which had remained virtually unchanged since 1806, apart from a limited update in 1981.

This text was published in the Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on 21 April 2023, and entered into force today, on 25 April 2023.

The new law will govern :

• arbitration agreements concluded as from that date;
• constitutions of arbitral tribunals commenced on or after that date;
• appeals against awards made on or after that date.

The old law shall continue to apply to situations prior to that date.