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UK: The European Court of Justice has agreed to expedite the hearing of the Davis-Watson mass surveillance case

10 February 2015

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"it is clear that national legislation that permits the retention of all electronic communications data and subsequent access to that data is liable to cause serious interference with the fundamental rights laid down in Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter (see judgment in Digital Rights Ireland and Others, C.293/12 and C.594/12, EU:C:2014:238, paragraph 37)....

Accordingly, it is appropriate to order that Case C.698/15 be determined pursuant to the expedited procedure."

See the full text: CJEU Order (pdf)

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