Luxembourg: Court Procedure

The Court of Appeal in Luxembourg addresses critical procedural questions regarding the suspension of first-instance proceedings during appeals of preliminary objection rejections under the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The decision examines whether exceptional circumstances warrant staying proceedings and clarifies the court's authority to conditionally add interveners as parties to ensure counterclaim admissibility.

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...