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ANOM before the Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad): A Misled Lithuanian Judge and the Limits of Mutual Trust
The Dutch Supreme Court (Hoge Raad) has an ANOM case before it in which the foreign court order behind the evidence was obtained by misleading a judge in Vilnius. What the Lithuanian documents mean for the interstate principle of trust, Article 6 ECHR and ANOM defendants across Europe.

Joint Defense Team
Oct 237 min read


Digital Evidence Cannot Stand Above National Law: EncroChat, SkyECC and ANOM Before European Courts
Seven Joint Defense Team lawyers on EncroChat, SkyECC and ANOM: why mutual trust cannot replace judicial review of cross-border digital evidence in Europe.

Joint Defense Team
Aug 316 min read


Project Trojan Shield: How the ANOM Operation Deceived the Courts That Authorised It
Verified documents from the FBI's Project Trojan Shield show that the courts asked to authorise the ANOM data collection were deliberately deceived about the platform's true origin and operator, a finding that affects ANOM prosecutions across numerous countries.

Joint Defense Team
Jul 84 min read


SkyECC, EncroChat & ANOM: The Global Legal Reckoning
A cross-jurisdictional analysis of the rapidly evolving case law on SkyECC, EncroChat and ANOM evidence. Courts across Europe and beyond are increasingly scrutinising mass interception, evidentiary integrity and fair trial guarantees. With key proceedings pending before the ECtHR and CJEU, the legal foundations of encrypted evidence are facing a decisive global reckoning.

Joint Defense Team
Jun 47 min read


SkyECC Before the ECtHR: Norway Cases Expand the European Challenge to Encrypted Evidence
The ECtHR has communicated new SkyECC cases from Norway, raising fundamental questions on fair trial rights under Article 6 ECHR. Together with Silgir v Germany (EncroChat) and ongoing ANOM proceedings, the Court is shaping a European framework for the use of encrypted communication evidence in cross-border criminal cases.

Joint Defense Team
May 255 min read


ANOM Leaks: When Justice Becomes a Victim of Deception
Christian Lödden reveals the ANOM leaks: How FBI and Lithuanian police misled judges – hundreds of convictions in Germany and Europe now at risk.

Joint Defense Team
Sep 28, 20253 min read


When Secrecy Trumps Justice: The ANOM Operation Under Scrutiny
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published a report about ANOM and the revelations of our member Christian Lödden.

Christian Lödden, LL.M.
Mar 5, 20253 min read
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