Court Seeks ECJ Ruling on Scope of Money-Laundering Directive

On a July 13 decision (case 126/2005, not yet published), Belgium's Court of Arbitration has asked the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling concerning the compatibility of the extension of the EU money-laundering directive to lawyers with the fundamental right to a fair trial.

Court Seeks ECJ Ruling on Scope of Money-Laundering Directive, Tax Notes International, 25 July 2005, p. 304
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