France's highest court affirms that collecting digital evidence across EU borders requires Article 31 notification (Directive 2014/41/EU), impacting major transnational criminal cases.

EncroChat and SkyECC legal defence update 2025 – Joint Defense Team

On 3 June 2025, the Cour de cassation refused to refer to the Conseil constitutionnel a question on the constitutionality of French law which, as currently drafted, denies the possibility of an effective remedy to persons prosecuted in criminal proceedings abroad, but on the basis of SkyECC evidence gathered in French proceedings.

Growing risks for operators of encrypted messaging systems using the example of SkyECC and EncroChat