Capt Notarious
Q.1 No. And besides which, what privacy laws? Ain't really any such things in the UK.
Q.2 No. Although sometimes there are reporting restrictions imposed by the contempt of court act, these relate largely to comment or prejudicial reporting. If you think about it, why are all those videos shown on crimewatch in an attempt to identify suspects if their showing would prevent a subsequent prosecution?
Q.3 Don't know.
Q.4. They might but to what end? Do you mean could they sue the pilot? Unlikely because negligent or not it's difficult to see what their loss or damage would be. On the other hand, subject to the precise details, the CAA might well have a case for prosecuting for negligently or recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft.
Q. 5 See jumpseater's post above
Last edited by Legalapproach; 7th July 2002 at 17:53.