Specialist review · EncroChat / Anom / Sky ECC
EncroChat, Anom and Sky ECC cases — reviewed by senior counsel.
Encrypted-platform prosecutions turn on attribution, admissibility and the quality of the specific messages the Crown relies on. A senior lawyer with EncroChat trial and appeal experience reads the schedules, the attribution material and the summing-up, and tells you honestly where the arguable ground is — on conviction, on role, or on the POCA that usually follows.
Charges we review
- Conspiracy to supply Class A / B drugs — s1 Criminal Law Act 1977 / MDA 1971
- Being concerned in the supply — s4(3)(b) MDA 1971
- Importation of controlled drugs — s170 CEMA 1979
- Money laundering — ss327–329 POCA 2002
- Conspiracy to possess firearms with intent — Firearms Act 1968 / CLA 1977
- Encouraging or assisting offences — ss44–46 Serious Crime Act 2007
- Confiscation on criminal lifestyle basis — s6 POCA 2002
- Anom / Sky ECC prosecutions — Operation Venetic and linked EIO material
What the lawyer reviews
- The attribution package — habitual-user evidence, cell-site, seizures, self-portraits, admissions
- The specific messages / EncroChat schedules the Crown relies on for each count
- How the material was obtained (EIO, JIT, French / Dutch route) and any disclosure gap
- s78 PACE and abuse of process arguments open on your facts post- A, B, D and C v R
- Joint enterprise / Jogee directions where you are said to be a conspirator
- Role assessment under the drug supply guideline — leading / significant / lesser
- Sentence: guideline category, credit for plea, totality with any co-defendants
- POCA benefit figure, criminal-lifestyle assumptions and the available amount
Common grounds we identify
Anonymised examples
EncroChat conspiracy — 18-year starting point
Attribution rested on a single self-portrait and habitual-user inference. Review identified attribution weaknesses and a role miscategorisation.
Outcome: Advice: arguable role / sentence ground
Anom — importation count
Client convicted after co-defendants pleaded. Review identified a Jogee direction issue and a disclosure gap on the acquisition route.
Outcome: Advice: arguable conviction ground
EncroChat POCA — £2.1m benefit
Benefit figure built on kilo-to-cash conversions at retail value. Review benchmarked against wholesale authorities.
Outcome: Confiscation benefit reduced on appeal
Examples are anonymised, based on real case types we have reviewed. Every case is different and outcomes cannot be guaranteed.
What clients say
"Everyone told us EncroChat was closed after A, B, D and C. Case Review UK found the attribution point that actually mattered on my brother's case and set it out in a way counsel could use."
"The POCA benefit figure the Crown wanted was over £2 million. The written review pulled it apart line by line. It paid for itself many times over."
Testimonials are from verified clients, redacted for confidentiality.
Important
This is an independent case review by a senior UK criminal lawyer. It is not a substitute for instructing a solicitor or barrister to represent you at court. Outcomes depend on the specific facts, evidence, judge and tribunal, and cannot be guaranteed. All papers are treated in strict confidence.
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Send a short summary of the charge and stage. A senior reviewer will tell you honestly whether this specialist review, a Full Case Assessment, or an urgent triage fits best.
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- • Over 50 years of combined experience
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