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Ruling [CJEU] ¦ EU Court Limits Member States’ Ability to Tie Corporate AML Penalties to Individual Guilt

A landmark ruling on legal person liability under the AML framework On 29 January 2026,...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 29 Jan 2026

CJEU (AG) ¦ EU Advocate General Questions Blanket Shareholder Disclosure

Public Shareholders, Privacy, and Financial Crime Control: What Advocate General Norkus’s Opinion Means On 18...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 18 Dec 2025

CJEU (AG) ¦ Beneficial Ownership, Trusts and “Similar Legal Arrangements”

What the Across Fiduciaria Opinion Means for AML Practice The fight against money laundering in...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 11 Dec 2025

Ruling [LUX] ¦ AML Failures and Mail Handling Led to Criminal Sanction for Centre Operator

Judgment confirms risks of clandestine domiciliation – Luxembourg case signals tougher scrutiny for business centers...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 13 Nov 2025

Ruling [LUX] ¦ RBE Misdeclaration Leads to Criminal Sanction in Cross‑Border Tax Probe

Luxembourg Court Confirms Plea Deal – Lawyer and Domiciliation Company Fined €50,000 Each for False...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 13 Nov 2025

CJEU (AG) ¦ Compliance with the Right to the Protection of Personal Data Does Not Require Prior Authorisation by a Judicial Authority

Advocate General Says Competition Authorities May Seize Business Emails Without Prior Judicial Authorisation — But...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 23 Oct 2025

CJEU (AG) ¦ Bank Accounts vs. Foreign Sanctions Lists: When Can Banks Refuse a Basic Payment Account?

Rights to bank accounts and anti-money laundering rules The recent Advocate General’s opinion in Case...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 04 Sep 2025

Fine [POL] ¦ GDPR: Bank fined PLN 18.4 Million for unjustified Scanning of Customer IDs

Bank Penalized for Skipping Risk Analysis, Unjustified ID Scans Trigger PLN 18.4M Fine Poland’s Personal...

By Bastian Schwind-Wagner, on 26 Aug 2025

Rulings and Fines

Ruling [CJEU] ¦ EU Court Limits Member States’ Ability to Tie Corporate AML Penalties to Individual Guilt

CJEU (AG) ¦ EU Advocate General Questions Blanket Shareholder Disclosure

CJEU (AG) ¦ Beneficial Ownership, Trusts and “Similar Legal Arrangements”

Ruling [LUX] ¦ AML Failures and Mail Handling Led to Criminal Sanction for Centre Operator

Ruling [LUX] ¦ RBE Misdeclaration Leads to Criminal Sanction in Cross‑Border Tax Probe

CJEU (AG) ¦ Compliance with the Right to the Protection of Personal Data Does Not Require Prior Authorisation by a Judicial Authority

CJEU (AG) ¦ Bank Accounts vs. Foreign Sanctions Lists: When Can Banks Refuse a Basic Payment Account?

Fine [POL] ¦ GDPR: Bank fined PLN 18.4 Million for unjustified Scanning of Customer IDs

CJEU (AG) ¦ When Does a Shareholder Trigger EU Sanctions on Company Assets?

Ruling [USA] ¦ Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA): Ashley, III v. Deutsche Bank AG

Ruling [DEU] ¦ BGH Rewrites the Playbook: Partly Dirty Money Is Enough to Lose the Whole Asset

Ruling [LUX] ¦ From Luxembourg to Spain: Tracing the Path of a €61 Million Fraudulent Money Flow

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Legal Dispute Over Fund Transfers Highlights Challenges in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

CJEU (AG) ¦ EU Law allows linking Sanctions on Legal Persons to Responsible Individuals

Ruling [DEU] ¦ KYC obligations can’t trump equal treatment

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Acquits Company in Beneficial Ownership Registry Case Due to Lack of Intent

Ruling [DEU] ¦ Bank’s Address Requirement for Guardians Upheld

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Imposes Fine for Failure to Register Beneficial Owners

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Highlights Bank’s Due Diligence Duties in Money Laundering Case

Ruling [LUX] ¦ non bis in idem in AML/CFT Proceedings

Ruling [DEU] ¦ No liability on the part of the bank for legal fees incurred as a result of reporting suspected money laundering

Ruling [DEU] ¦ Contamination Share Decides: BGH Sets Standards for Forfeiture in Mixed‑Funding Cases

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Notary Convicted for Serious Failures in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance in Luxembourg

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Exploiting Vulnerability: Luxembourg Court Convicts in High-Profile Abuse of Weakness and Money Laundering Case

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Electronic Money Institutions and the Limits of Fund Blocking: Insights from a Luxembourg Court Decision

EGC ¦ Ownership Stakes and Tax Significance: How the EU Targets Russian Business Activity

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Imposes Fine on SOCIETE1 S.A. for Money Laundering Compliance Failures

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Confirms Liability of Lawyer for Money Laundering Compliance Failures

CJEU ¦ Notaries and Interpreters Are Not Covered by Sanctions’ Ban on “Legal Advisory Services”

Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Upholds Convictions in Major Corporate Fraud and Money Laundering Case

CJEU ¦ Leasing Property is not enough: A narrowing Line in the EU’s AML Framework

Ruling [USA] ¦ Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA): Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh

CJEU ¦ WM et al. v. Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR)

Ruling [DEU] ¦ Money laundering: fulfillment of the qualifying criteria only by obliged parties; order for confiscation permissible under new law

Ruling [DEU] ¦ Anti-Money Laundering: Requirements for Identity Verification of an Estate Administrator acting on behalf of Unknown Heirs

Ruling [DEU] ¦ BVerfG Limits Home Searches: Concrete Predicate Offence Needed for Money‑Laundering Warrants

Proceedings [DEU] ¦ AML: Blacklist of an Online Bank

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