In the case of a phone conversation, you are obliged to ask the other party if they agree to the recording. I'd imagine the same would apply to any other recording scenarios...Hi,
is it legal or not to record somebody without them knowing about it and use it in court to prove something ?
Thank you
Can't the Gardaí record your conversations surreptitiously and use it as evidence with an appropriate warrant?I'd imagine the same would apply to any other recording scenarios...
Sure, i'd assume the same. Was assuming the OP wasn't involving the gardai.Can't the Gardaí record your conversations surreptitiously and use it as evidence with an appropriate warrant?
Hi,
is it legal or not to record somebody without them knowing about it and use it in court to prove something ?
Thank you
There is no law preventing you from putting a recording device on your own phone and recording all your own phonecalls so long as you do not interfere with or damage property (i.e. phone lines) belonging to the phone company e.g. eircom. You do not need to tell callers that they are being recorded (call centres only do so to be polite and as a preventative measure to put off abusive callers).
There does not appear to be any law against covert CCTV which is installed in many shops & which is more invasive than just voice recording.
The general gist seems to be that its ok to record/video stuff on your own property if you are not interfering or damaging other peoples property.
What is illegal is recording or tapping conversations where NONE of the parties involved have permitted the recording and where communication systems not owned by the recorder are interfered with (which I believe is done by some dodgy private investigation companies).
Any lawyers and details of precedents?
I remember hearing that it was legal for the bill payer to record phone conversations. If this is the case why would something that is legal to do be inadmissible in court?In court proceedings it is inadmissible.
but no for general recordings without prior consent for general cases