being vidoed in private garden party

[bubbles35]

can someone have the right to vidoe you when you are in a neighbours garden and apparenty had made degoraty comments concerin the guy filming you, then he passed the information to housing tennancy and they will not let me view the tape ,i ask for the tape to be analized and was told that the tennancy officer was quite prapred to stand in court and say it was me,they said that it belongs to the neibour and he will only let it be viewed if goes to court what are my rights concering this vidoe and auto taping as i also disscussed personal things and to think this guy gets a kick out of this, long story

[Joe_the_Lion]

You are not having a good time of it lately are you?

Basically there is no offence in filming you in private as the video source came from either a nother private place or a public sphere. If he was encroaching physically on your property then ther is a civil tresspass, which is not a criminal act, but a civil offence (that is the Police are helpless.

However, if you were doing a private act (uusally sexual or toilet acts in private) highly unlikely at a party, then he could be a voyeur which is a criminal offence. He must get sexual gratification from the filming though and as said normal actiities albeit in private will quash the offence.

If his behaviour is harassing, then it can be deemed harassment under The Protection from Harassment Act, but as his findings have been handed to some authority a simple defence will and can be used.

Furher, as in a private place there is not even public order offences re derogatory remarks.

The law is an ass.

My advice, film him back. Havea polaroid ready and when you see him filming photograph his actions with a great big flash. Your defence to causing him harassment, obtaining evidence for your own harassment.

[johnny37]

Its not clear what the probelm is. Why should it be of any interest to the housing officer that you made a derogatory remark about your neighbour? Unless there is some wider dispute going on and this is just more evidence. Were you being slanderous? .

[Joe_the_Lion]

Second part of you question.

If this goes to court, which sounds unlikely, you will be interviewed in some guise or another beforehand. The video will be showed to you then.

Alternatively, ALL evidence, except certain stuff which is highly sensitive (details of addresses etc in terrorist cases), is disclosed prior to court.

The housing officer is talking pants and so is your neighbor.

[saintpeter48]

move on or you'll never get any sleep, we're all too sensitive i think.

[JimT]

Sorry but I don't actually understand what the question is and what's supposed to have happened here. What sort of thing did you say and why is he showing it to a tenancy officer?