European Free Trade Association (EFTA): Lawsuit on scope of access to beneficial ownership information under anti-money laundering rules under European Economic Are agreement (Combined Cases E-1/24 and E-7/24)
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European Free Trade Association Court issues opinion on the scope of access to beneficial ownership information under anti-money laundering rules within the EEA agreement (Cases E-1/24 and E-7/24)
On 7 May 2025, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court delivered an advisory opinion in joined Cases E-1/24 and E-7/24 concerning access to beneficial ownership information under anti-money laundering law in the context of the European Econ…
SourceLiechstenstein Administrative Court referred case on scope of access to beneficial ownership information under anti-money laundering rules to the European Free Trade Association Court (No. VGH 2023/112)
On 15 March 2024, the Administrative Court of Liechtenstein submitted a request for an advisory opinion to the European Free Trade Association Court, addressing the threshold for access to beneficial ownership data under Directive (EU) 2015/849 on t…
SourceLiechstenstein Administrative Court referred case on compatibility of legal entity identification requirement with EEA rules on access to beneficial ownership information (VGH 2023/110)
On 20 December 2023, the Administrative Court of Liechtenstein referred a case (VGH 2023/110) to the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States, requesting clarification on whether Liechtenstein’s requirement for applicant…
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