CJEU Invalidates Public Anti-Money Laundering Registers on Privacy Grounds

Covington & Burling – On November 22, 2022, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in joint cases C‑37/20 and C‑601/20, holding that provisions of an EU anti-money laundering directive relating to the publication of beneficial ownership registers was incompatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (“CFR”).