{"id":1811,"date":"2023-02-22T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbylegal.dk\/the-european-court-of-justice-overturns-amendment-to-eus-anti-money-laundering-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T07:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:48:41","slug":"the-european-court-of-justice-overturns-amendment-to-eus-anti-money-laundering-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbylegal.dk\/en\/the-european-court-of-justice-overturns-amendment-to-eus-anti-money-laundering-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Court of Justice overturns amendment to EU&#8217;s anti-money laundering rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information on company ownership may be kept confidential. This is according to a new ruling from the European Court of Justice. It is thus unlawful to grant the public general access to information on the beneficial owners of companies. 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