In Michaud v France, which became final
on 6 March 2013, the Court was asked to assess the compatibility
of an obligation pursuant to EU
Money Laundering Directive requiring lawyers to report reasonable suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing with the right to privacy protected by Article 8
Money Laundering Directive requiring lawyers to report reasonable suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing with the right to privacy protected by Artic
Laundering Directive requiring lawyers to report reasonable
suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing with the right to privacy protected by Article 8
money laundering or terrorist financing with the right to privacy protected by Artic
laundering or terrorist financing with the right to privacy protected by Article 8 ECHR.
In circumstances in which knowledge or
suspicion of involvement / complicity in
money laundering on the part
of intermediary businesses may be extremely difficult to establish, then a regulatory route will often be the most appropriate, especially given that penalties can be severe.