Dark screen for transparency: public access to ultimate ownership data abolished by European Court of Justice

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Maria Maggiore
Maria Maggiore
Laure Brillaud
Laure Brillaud
1 December 2022
Public access to company ownership registers is disappearing rapidly across Europe after a court decided to let EU nations close their databases amid privacy concerns.
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