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.

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.

At Joint Defense Team we were honored to participate in the LEAP Annual Conference 2025 in Milan.