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1 really. We hoped that two and a half days would be enough
2 for Sue Dibb, anyway. But now that might be out of----
3 (Pause)
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5 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think the answer to that may be that,
6 although, from the witnesses' point of view, the sooner the
7 better, but one had better wait and see how you progress
8 with your cross-examination of Mr. Green.
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10 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, if Mr. Green were to finish by the end of
11 Thursday or early Friday morning, we have not actually
12 stood Mr. Miles down for Friday; we have merely warned him.
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14 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If Mr. Green were to finish tomorrow
15 afternoon, it would be possible to proceed with Mr. Miles
16 on Friday and Monday, come back to Mr. Hawkes perhaps on
17 Tuesday 8th, and then there would be, hopefully, the rest
18 of the week. If Mr. Hawkes were finished on Tuesday 8th,
19 or not too far into Wednesday 9th, we could have Miss
20 Gallatley and Miss Dibb during the remainder of that week.
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22 MR. RAMPTON: That would be the best of all possible worlds. We
23 have told Mr. Hawkes that he may be required next week.
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25 MS. STEEL: We would want to finish Mr. Hawkes before starting
26 our witnesses, obviously.
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28 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think that would be advisable. I think he
29 really must do his very best to have made such enquiries as
30 he wants to by the beginning of next week. If they are not
31 complete, that may just be too bad, if he has progressed
32 some way with them.
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34 MR. RAMPTON: He knows that.
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36 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If the position was that we had, therefore,
37 finished advertising by the end of next week, by
38 Friday 11th, my proposal would be that there is a break
39 between Monday 14th and Friday 18th, for preparation for
40 the remainder of recycling and waste and the argument on
41 the proposed amendments, and that we come back to the
42 argument concerning proposed amendments on Monday 21st, and
43 then go straight on from that to the recycling and waste
44 witnesses. What do you say about that?
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46 MS. STEEL: That sounds okay, but I wanted to ask about the
47 skeleton argument the Plaintiffs were preparing. They were
48 going to do it last week. Obviously, if we can have it
49 before the week break, that gives us the chance to get
50 advice.
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52 MR. RAMPTON: I hope it is going to be served. It is just now
53 having some amendments retyped, and I hope it will be
54 served today.
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The purpose of the week break would be to
57 prepare yourself on both aspects: the application to amend
58 and the remainder of the recycling and waste witnesses.
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60 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, that leaves only Professor Crawford as a
