Antitrust raids can take business emails without prior approval, EU’s top court says
( July 16, 2026, 08:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Business emails can be seized by antitrust enforcers during a raid without the need for prior authorization by a judge, according to the EU's top court. But it said that such an approach must be subject to a clear set of rules and reviewable by a court. The European Court of Justice was ruling on questions from a Portuguese court hearing appeals against raids by companies including Imagens Médicas Integradas and Synlabhealth.The press release and the judgment are attached. The case reference is joined cases C-258/23, Imagens Médicas Integradas, C-259/23, Synlabhealth II and C-260/23, SIBS – Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais and Others....
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