Following the recent ECJ judgment striking down public registers of beneficial ownership, Partner Filippo Noseda explores the implications for the ongoing FATCA and CRS litigation in a new article for Trusts and Trustees.
Commenting on the landmark decision, Filippo says: "the recent CJEU judgment sends a clear message to governments: data protection is a fundamental right and is here to stay".
For over six years, Mishcon de Reya has been raising awareness on the data protection implications of systems of automatic exchange of information and public registers of beneficial ownership, representing clients in the UK and Europe.
Our correspondence with the EU and the OECD is available here.