08 September 2017
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"Investigatory powers tribunal says need for European court of justice clarification is ‘obvious’ in surveillance powers case...
In a politically charged judgment on Friday, the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) ruled that the European court of justice (ECJ) should decide whether the UK’s bulk collection of communications data, tracking personal use of the web, email, texts and calls, was legal."
See: UK: Tribunal says EU judges should rule on legality of snooper's charter (Guardian, link)
And: Full-text of judgment (pdf)
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