29 October 2025
AG Opinion in Imagens Medicas – is prior judicial authorisation required to access personal data in business emails accessed via a competition dawn raid?
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In October 2024, the CJEU (Grand Chamber) ruled that prior judicial or independent authorisation is required to access personal data contained in mobile phones for the purpose of criminal investigations, save in exceptional circumstances: C-548/21 Landeck.
In October 2024, the CJEU (Grand Chamber) ruled that prior judicial or independent authorisation is required to access personal data contained in mobile phones for the purpose of criminal investigations, save in exceptional circumstances: C-548/21 Landeck.
To what extent could this prior authorisation requirement apply to personal data contained in work emails, accessed in the course of a competition dawn raid?
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