As {News-2016-06-24/A/4- previously reported}, the French trust register became accessible to the public from 30 June 2016. However, just a month after being opened, the register has been closed to the public due to a 22 July decision from a judge of the Conseil d'État. The decision concerned a challenge from a French resident beneficiary that claimed the public access to the register violated privacy rights guaranteed under the French Constitution. In particular, the judge found that the pot…