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29/03/2024
The Trusts law introduces a new arsenal of criminal sanctions
One of the many objectives of Law 1.559 of 29 February 2024, adapting the legislative provisions on the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass...
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14/03/2024
Towards the admissibility of unfair evidence in civil matters?
The plenary session of the French Court of Cassation recently handed down an important decision on the admissibility of unfair evidence in civil cases1. In a reversal of its case law, the Court judged...
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11/03/2024
Reminder of the taxation applicable to Law 214 Trusts and foreign Trusts
The trust, legal instrument of English origin, is often used as a sustainable estate planning and assets protection tool. Although the trust system is common in Commonwealth countries, Monaco recognized...
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11/03/2024
Monaco: the Anglo-Saxon style marriage contract
Marriage is an act of love, but it is also a legal commitment that can have major consequences in the event of separation. That is why it is essential to draw up a marriage contract, a key tool in wealth...
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05/03/2024
Trusts in Monaco - Recent changes in reporting obligations
On 29 February 2024, Law no. 1.5591 amending in particular Law no. 214 of 27 February 1936 revising Law no. 207 of 12 July 1935 on trusts, Arrêté Ministériel no. 2024-1202 and the Ordonnance Souveraine...
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26/02/2024
Cohabitation under Monegasque law
Definition Cohabitation is a de facto union, characterised by a stable and continuous life together, between two people living as a couple. Although it is a form of free union, cohabitation is not protected...
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19/02/2024
The will: how to draft it?
Estate planning is often postponed. Indeed, in addition to constraints of time and availability, it is not uncommon for people to be simply reluctant to plan the aspects of their own demise. However...
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13/02/2024
The violation of the secrecy of correspondence necessary for the rights...
Article 341 of the Penal Code states peremptorily that the secrecy of correspondence is inviolable. In the following article, it defines violation of the secrecy of correspondence as the fact of becoming...
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12/02/2024
Grandparents' visiting rights
What are the rights of grandparents regarding their grandchildren? Paragraph 4 of article 300 of the Civil Code states that: "The child's personal relations with their ascendants may not be obstructed...
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06/02/2024
Gift of shares of a Monegasque SCI owning a real estate in France: risk...
The Monegasque civil company (SCI) is an excellent asset and wealth management tool, commonly used to facilitate the management and transfer of a real estate property in France. In this respect, the gift...
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22/01/2024
The compensation guarantee for victims of personal injury offences
With the promulgation of Law No. 1.555 of 14 December 2023 on compensation for victims of sexual offences, crimes and offences against children, domestic violence and other offences against individuals...
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15/01/2024
Taxation of works of art in Monaco
The Principality of Monaco is renowned for its high level of security for people and property, and is proving to be a very attractive country for high-net-worth individuals looking for security and lenient...
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