Dawn Raids: ECJ Clarifies Rules For Email Seizures

On 16 July 2026, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) delivered its judgment in Joined Cases C-258/23 to C-260/23 (IMI and Others v Autoridade da Concorrência). The judgment confirms that Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Charter) do not, in principle, preclude the seizure of business emails during inspections by competition law regulators at professional or business premises without prior authorisation by a court,... By: Ashurst Perkins Coie