(1) CP & anr (appellants) v National Crime Agency (respondent) (2) KSS (appellant) v National Crime Agency (respondent) (3) UB (appellant) v National Crime Agency (respondent) (4) NA (appellant) v National Crime Agency (respondent) (5) SF & ors v National Crime Agency (respondent)
Tuesday 16 July 2024
These are applications for permission to appeal the decision of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal dated 11 May 2023, dismissing their claims concerning breaches by the National Crime Agency, Defendants below, of ss9-10 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and that the targeted equipment interference (TEI) warrant was issued for a purpose outside the lawful scope for issuing such a warrant.
Issue whether the NCA had requisite lawful authority for its role in the interception of communications on the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform.