ECHR Grand Chamber upholds transfer of intercepted data between Netherlands authorities as lawful

ECHR Grand Chamber upholds transfer of intercepted data between Netherlands authorities as lawful

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber ruled on Monday that the Consumer and Market Authority (CMA) in the Netherlands did not act unlawfully in receiving phone-tap data obtained by another law enforcement authority. In particular, the ruling held that the Competition Authority did not act in a way that was incompatible with Articles 8 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights, clarifying the position on the transfer of …