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.

A former UDEF chief alleges that Spanish police systematically concealed the true origin of encrypted communications evidence from ANOM and SkyECC by using “parallel construction”. The article explores the implications for fair trial rights, judicial scrutiny and the admissibility of digital evidence across Europe.

Recent revelations about Europol’s alleged shadow data repository raise serious concerns about the lawful collection and use of evidence in cross-border investigations. Against the backdrop of Sky ECC, EncroChat and ANOM cases, the article highlights the urgent need for transparency and independent judicial scrutiny to safeguard fair trial rights and the integrity of criminal proceedings.

A report from Petersberger Tage 2026 on international criminal defence and the growing importance of cross-border cooperation in cases involving EncroChat, SkyECC, jurisdiction, forum shopping and strategic defence practice across Europe.

Analysing the Dutch Supreme Court ruling on EU law primacy. Critical implications for EncroChat, SkyECC, and ANOM cases regarding the admissibility of evidence.

CJEU judgment on preliminary references and EU law in domestic criminal defence As European criminal defence lawyers, we have witnessed in recent years the significant influence of EU law on criminal trials at national level. The Court of Justice of the European Union is increasingly ruling on matters within the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, while EU legislation has already been introducing new rules, including in the field of criminal law. A Decision That Changes th

CJEU Grand Chamber, 17 March 2026 — Case C‑8/24 We are seeing a sharp increase in cross-border asset freezing and confiscation requests reaching our clients across Europe. Foreign confiscation orders — transmitted under Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 — are being enforced faster, broader, and with less scrutiny than ever before. Clients are waking up to find their bank accounts frozen, their shares blocked, their businesses paralysed — on the basis of proceedings conducted in anot

STS 47/2026 and the International Definition of Cannabis as a Defence Argument

What was discussed at the Fair Trials conference in Athens? The conference addressed prison overcrowding, refugee criminalisation, the use of AI in criminal justice, threats to judicial independence and cross-border defence challenges, with JDT contributing its expertise, including on the SkyECC case before the ECJ.

Joint Defense Team (JDT) 2025 Year in Review. European criminal defence lawyers coordinate strategies for complex, multi-country investigations. Expert insights on SkyECC, EncroChat, ANOM, and digital evidence legality.

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.

EUROPOL: Mass Surveillance & AI Mining? How defence lawyers champion fundamental rights. Read now!

The Nimbus case highlights Spain’s strict stance on crypto fraud. Discover how the Joint Defense Team provides expert international criminal defense.

Expert international criminal defence for cryptocurrency and money laundering cases. Blockchain analysis, digital forensics, fair trial advocacy.

Cross-border investigations are no longer a rarity but have become a daily occurrence for law enforcement agencies. Whether it's cyber fraud, ransomware attacks, money laundering using cryptocurrencies, or complex network intrusions – perpetrators operate globally, and authorities are following suit. The internationalisation of crime and the increasingly close cooperation among law enforcement agencies demand a corresponding response from criminal defence lawyers.

Our member Justus Reisinger talked about the lessons to be learned from SkyECC, as “a case study” at the CPDP.ai conference 2025.

Documents from various international criminal cases have once again revealed a different picture of international cooperation in the SkyECC investigation. However, it now appears that France provided another European country (Norway) with the decrypted communications and claims that France (spontaneously) received them from the Netherlands.

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

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published a report about ANOM and the revelations of our member Christian Lödden.

Our co-founder Justus Reisinger gave a rousing presentation on the legal challenges associated with EncroChat and SkyECC.