Fallout from Dwyer ruling could affect outcome of five other appeals
The CJEU confirmed that EU law precluded national legislation measures which provided for the indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data as a preventative measure in the fight against serious crime
There are five other appeals which have been on hold pending the long-awaited decision from Europe in the case taken by Graham Dwyer, according to figures from the Courts Service.
Six cases, which are all at Court of Appeal level and include Dwyer’s challenge, were awaiting the recent decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on mobile phone metadata.
It is unclear what the five appeals relate to, but legal experts ...
