Day 140 - 22 Jun 95 - Page 05
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2 Q. I am asking a question.
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4 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It was meant to be a question. Although it
5 sounds like a statement, the tone of voice was that
6 Mr. Morris is asking whether that was so.
7 A. I have stated exactly, to the best of my recollection,
8 what took place. I think my Lordship can reach his
9 conclusions from what the facts are.
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11 MR. MORRIS: What disciplinary action did you take against the
12 manager?
13 A. It was not a manager.
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15 Q. Sorry, the joint venture partner?
16 A. There was no need to take -- I took no action. There
17 was no need to take action. When I got there and I sat
18 down with him and we had our discussion, he agreed and we
19 moved on.
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21 Q. When you have a joint venture partner, do you take a
22 percentage of the profits or a percentage of the sales, or
23 what; how does it work?
24 A. The joint venture has whatever profits enure to the
25 joint venture and we are entitled to a percentage of
26 whatever that percentage is in the joint venture.
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28 Q. Is that the same with licensees?
29 A. No. Licensees -- whatever profit enures goes to the
30 licensee.
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32 Q. The licensees, what do they pay, then, to the McDonald's
33 Corporation?
34 A. It depends upon who owns the building and who does not
35 own the building; and they also pay a service fee of
36 anywhere from three to four per cent.
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38 Q. Of?
39 A. Of sales.
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41 Q. Right.
42 A. That -- let me make sure -- can vary, but I am giving
43 you a general principle.
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45 Q. The stores in Spain, did you visit many stores at that time
46 when you went to Madrid for a few days?
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48 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I do not know what this has to do with
49 the case.
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51 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What are you going on to now, Mr. Morris?
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53 MR. MORRIS: If he saw the conditions in the stores in Madrid.
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55 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, we are on another fishing expedition.
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57 MR. MORRIS: It is not a fishing expedition.
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Tell me what it relates to?
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