Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

PNR decision Court of Justice of the European Union | surveillance

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on 21 June 2022 decided that respect for fundamental rights requires that the powers provided for by the PNR Directive be limited to what is strictly necessary, read the press release. … Lees verder

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New GDPR judgment ECJ on transparency of personal data in the context of combating crime and on indirect disclosure of sensitive data | GDPR, AML, CFT

On 1 August 2022 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) handed down a judgment in case C-184/20 (ECLI:EU:C:2022:601) that shows that the transparency doctrine of the crime fighters has gone too far. Publication of personal data … Lees verder

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Open finance and PSD2: Europe and the member states are not ready for data sharing and third party access in the financial sector

The European Commission has held internetconsultations on open finance and PSD2. On 2 August I have posted my comment in the consultation ‘Open finance framework – enabling data sharing and third party access in the financial sector’: It is too … Lees verder

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Responsible private funding of litigation

In March 2021 the think tank of the European Parliament published a study on third party litigation funding (‘TPLF’). In June of the same year a draft report for the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) with recommendations to the Commission … Lees verder

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The report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of lawyers | CCBE

The independence of judges and lawyers is threatened, also in the western world. CCBE in its latest newsletter reports on participating in the 50th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva where the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges … Lees verder

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OECD and lawyers as ‘enablers’ of crime | CCBE

The Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is one of the organisations that claims that all lawyers are ‘enablers’ of crime. The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) in it’s July July newsletter wrote it was invited to … Lees verder

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CCBE newsletter with Ukraine focus

In July the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) published a newsletter with focus on Ukraine. The newsletter covers themes like supporting the legal professionals in the country (special webpage), the European measures (e.g. the Task Force … Lees verder

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FATCA-letter of the French ministry of foreign affairs

Today the French association of Accidental Americans published the FATCA-letter of 20 July it received from the French ministry of foreign affairs, read the LinkedIn post by chairman Lehagre. The post: 📬 Réponse de la Ministre de l’Europe et des … Lees verder

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Letter by a member of U.S. congress on FATCA-damage to Accidental Americans

The French association of Accidental Americans wrote on twitter that a member of congress wrote a letter on the damage done by FATCA to decent people outside the U.S.:   𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 😃 🇺🇸 Congressman cares about accidental Americans, Great … Lees verder

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U.S. attention to the damage caused by FATCA?

According to a post of the Frenchh Accidental American Association, FATCA-induced problems on accidental Americans are finally beginning to be documented by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), read the briefing: CRS reports can be found through this page. The main … Lees verder

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