Posted by Laurence Payne on 07/11/06 17:58

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:39:49 -0500, "Nigel Brooks" <nbrooks@msn.com>
wrote:

>The whole point of my post is that the legality of a covert consensual
>recording depends entirely on the jurisdiction you are in and there is no
>blanket authorization or prohibition.

If it's consensual, how is it covert?

Anyway, this has gone on long enough. I just 'phoned my father, a
lawyer. Covert audio/video is admissible in English courts. Given
opportunity, the defence may well challenge its authenticity. But in
principle it's admissible, and it's often used.

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