Rulings and Fines
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![Ruling [DEU] ¦ When Sanctions Meet Insolvency: German Court Confirms Broad Freezing of Trust‑Based Assets](/assets/images/posts/pexels-markus-winkler-1430818-5198206_1024.webp)
Ruling [DEU] ¦ When Sanctions Meet Insolvency: German Court Confirms Broad Freezing of Trust‑Based Assets
A dispute at the intersection of banking, insolvency, and sanctions law A recent judgment from...
![Ruling [CJEU] ¦ MAR: When Insider Lists Become Inside Information](/assets/images/posts/pexels-mart-production-8450476_1024.webp)
Ruling [CJEU] ¦ MAR: When Insider Lists Become Inside Information
Lessons from the Court of Justice on Market Abuse The Court of Justice’s recent ruling...
![Ruling [ECJ] ¦ Judicial Oversight Reinforced: Supervisory Communications Not Immune](/assets/images/posts/pexels-cup-of-couple-8015674_1024.webp)
Ruling [ECJ] ¦ Judicial Oversight Reinforced: Supervisory Communications Not Immune
ECB Supervisory Opinion on Deferred Tax Assets: Why a Bank Challenged a Non‑Binding Communication In...
![Ruling [CJEU] ¦ Freezing Rights: How EU Asset Freezing Measures Silence Shareholder Influence in Cross-Border Corporate Structures](/assets/images/posts/pexels-devansh-shah-741447-36006777_1024.webp)
Ruling [CJEU] ¦ Freezing Rights: How EU Asset Freezing Measures Silence Shareholder Influence in Cross-Border Corporate Structures
How the C‑465/24 ruling changes shareholder voting for sanctioned investors The Court of Justice of...
![Ruling [CJEU] ¦ When 50% Is Enough: EU Sanctions, Corporate Control and Frozen Bank Accounts](/assets/images/posts/pexels-michael-wright-2160641032-37099872_1024.webp)
Ruling [CJEU] ¦ When 50% Is Enough: EU Sanctions, Corporate Control and Frozen Bank Accounts
Note You can find an article on Advocate General Ćapeta’s Opinion, delivered on July 3,...
![Ruling [CJEU] ¦ Importing a Russian Car into the EU Can Still Be Illegal, Even If It Is Already There](/assets/images/posts/pexels-jose-franco-2157655172-35029657_1024.webp)
Ruling [CJEU] ¦ Importing a Russian Car into the EU Can Still Be Illegal, Even If It Is Already There
A new judgment with clear consequences for sanctions enforcement On 5 February 2026, the Court...
![Ruling [CJEU] ¦ EU Court Limits Member States’ Ability to Tie Corporate AML Penalties to Individual Guilt](/assets/images/posts/pexels-ashamplifies-404153_1024.webp)
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,...
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...
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Company Fined €35,000 for Aggravated Tax Fraud and Related Laundering](/assets/images/posts/pexels-mikhail-nilov-7821360_1024.webp)
Ruling [LUX] ¦ Company Fined €35,000 for Aggravated Tax Fraud and Related Laundering
How undeclared securities led to aggravated tax fraud and a corporate fine On 18 December...
CJEU (AG) ¦ Beneficial Ownership, Trusts and “Similar Legal Arrangements”
What the Across Fiduciaria Opinion Means for AML Practice The fight against money laundering in...
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Judge Imposes Fine with Suspended Execution After Serious AML Failures at Money-Transfer Shops](/assets/images/posts/pexels-cottonbro-3943731_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Approves Plea Deal in Aggravated Tax Fraud Case involving Concealed Distributions](/assets/images/posts/pexels-tara-winstead-7111611_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ RBE Misdeclaration Leads to Criminal Sanction in Cross‑Border Tax Probe](/assets/images/posts/pexels-marianamontrazi-6757343_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ AML Failures and Mail Handling Led to Criminal Sanction for Centre Operator](/assets/images/posts/pexels-tatiana-fet-420381-1105766_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Approves Settlement with Accounting Firm over AML Failings](/assets/images/posts/pexels-marco-bianchetti-113476780-14606305_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ Scope of the European Union’s Russia Sanctions Regulation](/assets/images/posts/pexels-tomas-anunziata-129267-412076_1024.webp)
![Fine [POL] ¦ GDPR: Bank fined PLN 18.4 Million for unjustified Scanning of Customer IDs](/assets/images/posts/pexels-joaojesusdesign-925743_1024.webp)
![Ruling [USA] ¦ Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA): Ashley, III v. Deutsche Bank AG](/assets/images/posts/pexels-cottonbro-7319082_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ BGH Rewrites the Playbook: Partly Dirty Money Is Enough to Lose the Whole Asset](/assets/images/posts/pexels-christopher-welsch-leveroni-2150186467-33821913_1024_1.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ From Luxembourg to Spain: Tracing the Path of a €61 Million Fraudulent Money Flow](/assets/images/posts/pexels-nullxtract-3047470_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Legal Dispute Over Fund Transfers Highlights Challenges in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance](/assets/images/posts/pexels-joerg-mangelsen-337913024-33284819_1_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ KYC Obligations Can’t Trump Equal Treatment](/assets/images/posts/pexels-charlotte-may-5824829_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ German Court Upholds Public Naming in Money Laundering Enforcement](/assets/images/posts/pexels-ann-h-45017-20875707_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Acquits Company in Beneficial Ownership Registry Case Due to Lack of Intent](/assets/images/posts/pexels-phil-s-964389-16170189_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ Bank’s Address Requirement for Guardians Upheld](/assets/images/posts/pexels-sarah-chai-7267019_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ When AML Duties Override Business Continuity: A German Court Upholds Immediate Account Termination](/assets/images/posts/pexels-3d-render-1058120333-33539235_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Imposes Fine for Failure to Register Beneficial Owners](/assets/images/posts/unsplash_adrien-olichon-ilVYjf0J378-unsplash_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Highlights Bank’s Due Diligence Duties in Money Laundering Case](/assets/images/posts/pexels-kenzero14-5727614_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ non bis in idem in AML/CFT Proceedings](/assets/images/posts/pexels-rok-romih-1746122-5520710_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ No Liability on the Part of the Bank for Legal Fees Incurred as a Result of Reporting Suspected Money Laundering](/assets/images/posts/pexels-irfanwindows-623147_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ Contamination Share Decides: BGH Sets Standards for Forfeiture in Mixed‑Funding Cases](/assets/images/posts/pexels-fez-brook-1587707-5619064_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Notary Convicted for Serious Failures in Anti-Money Laundering Compliance in Luxembourg](/assets/images/posts/pexels-n-voitkevich-4450318_1_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Exploiting Vulnerability: Luxembourg Court Convicts in High-Profile Abuse of Weakness and Money Laundering Case](/assets/images/posts/pexels-crina-doltu-490924-1287365_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Electronic Money Institutions and the Limits of Fund Blocking: Insights from a Luxembourg Court Decision](/assets/images/posts/pexels-leon-aschemann-734730704-21974054_1_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Imposes Fine on SOCIETE1 S.A. for Money Laundering Compliance Failures](/assets/images/posts/pexels-enfantnocta-2106065-3785186_2_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ German Court Upholds Bank Account Termination Over AML Risk Concerns](/assets/images/posts/pexels-jorgeural-9169924_1024.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Confirms Liability of Lawyer for Money Laundering Compliance Failures](/assets/images/posts/pexels-fallskornmedia-32812532_2_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ When a Public Bank Must Say Yes: German Court Orders Sparkasse to Open an Account](/assets/images/posts/pexels-wolfgang-weiser-467045605-31847277_edit.webp)
![Ruling [LUX] ¦ Luxembourg Court Upholds Convictions in Major Corporate Fraud and Money Laundering Case](/assets/images/posts/pexels-laurachouette-21008952_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ Federal Court Orders Retrial in Large-Scale Tax Evasion Case](/assets/images/posts/pexels-alexapopovich-9302128_1024.webp)
![Ruling [USA] ¦ Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA): Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh](/assets/images/posts/pexels-ensaio-da-cegueira-321162394-14202251_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ Money laundering: Fulfillment of the Qualifying Criteria Only by Obliged Parties; Order for Confiscation Permissible Under New Law](/assets/images/posts/pexels-danielabsi-952670_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ Anti-Money Laundering: Requirements for Identity Verification of an Estate Administrator Acting on Behalf of Unknown Heirs](/assets/images/posts/pexels-jaspereology-3199036_1024_1.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ BVerfG Limits Home Searches: Concrete Predicate Offence Needed for Money‑Laundering Warrants](/assets/images/posts/pexels-bulent-ozgoc-3798228-33746729_1024.webp)
![Proceedings [DEU] ¦ AML: Blacklist of an Online Bank](/assets/images/posts/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4814061_1024_1.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ When “Unverzüglich” Means Immediately: A German Court Sharpens the Duties of Money Laundering Officers](/assets/images/posts/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668473_1024.webp)
![Ruling [CJEU] ¦ Sanctions, Courts, and Compliance: What the Rosneft Judgment Means for Financial Crime Risk](/assets/images/posts/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5668882_1024.webp)
![Ruling [DEU] ¦ Munich Court Enforces Active Board Supervision of Compliance](/assets/images/posts/pexels-joao-fernandes-333885982-13921128_1024.webp)
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