MR JUSTICE NICKLIN Approved Judgment
MBR Acres Ltd -v- Curtin
above. In order to ensure that I am not recognised I have to carry my hat, snood and glasses with me everywhere I go in case I have to go outside. I also wear these, just to get to the car park in case I am filmed walking to my vehicle. I have seen footage of myself taken by the drones online. The footage shows me moving the animals around site. I believe I saw the footage posted on the Facebook page of Camp Beagle. I recognised myself from the hat I was wearing in the footage and for the activity that I was involved in.” Employee I stated, by way of hearsay evidence: “I remember drones first started appearing over the Wyton Site sometime in 2021, around the time the protests started increasing in intensity in June. Sometimes the drones come as low as the height of our buildings (which are only one storey high), and one time I remember a drone looking through our tea room window . If we are doing something outside, like moving dogs, the drones seem to come lower. The presence of the drones makes me feel like I am constantly being watched, so that the protestors can find more ammunition against us. I can usually hear the drones when I am working outside. They make me feel on edge, and I second guess everything I am doing. The lower the drone is, the more I second guess myself, and whether anything I am doing could be captured by the drone and the footage used by the protestors in a negative light. When the drone is higher, I do not feel as stressed, as it does not feel like the drone is focusing on me as much. Because of the drones, when I am working outside I wear a facemask, a jumper, and I tie my hair up in a bun, to avoid being identified. Photos taken of me by the drones moving animals have been shared on social media but, because of my disguise, I cannot be identified from those photographs.” Employee P stated, by way of hearsay evidence: “The protestors fly drones over the Wyton Site and film staff working or moving on site. When I was first filmed by a drone, I was moving dogs around the Wyton Site. Given the use of the drones, we had started moving the dogs by van to prevent footage of the dogs being captured but, on this occasion, the Production Manager asked me to carry a small number of dogs between buildings. I was carrying a dog across the field when the drone came overhead. I could hear the buzz of the drone. I was wearing a facemask and sunglasses to protect my identity while carrying the dog. After the incident I saw the footage of me on the Camp Beagle Facebook page, being followed by the drone. Being filmed by the drone was really invasive. It made me feel scared and anxious. The drones have become more common and they are spotted almost every day. I do not normally leave the buildings unless I have to because of the drones. If I do leave the buildings, I always wear a face mask.”
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