Day 214 - 01 02 96 - Page 28

 
 

                                                                  DAY 214
 
                                                 DAVID ROBERTS, Examined:
 
 
 
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     2   MR. RAMPTON:  I found that in the Lynne Mead documents.
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     4   MS. STEEL:  But I meant for Mr. Beech.
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     6   MR. RAMPTON:  Somebody told me.
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     8   MR. MORRIS:  Bit of a leading question, then, is it not?
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    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Well, it is.  It is evidence.
    11        (To the witness)  Do you know what his leaving code was?
    12        A.  Yes, I do.  It was 7.
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    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:   That is secondary evidence, is it not, if it
    15        has gone on a form?
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    17   MR. RAMPTON:  Secondary -- without the form?
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    19   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
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    21   MR. RAMPTON:  It may be secondary evidence.  If I can find the
    22        form with it on -----
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    24   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  In fact, it does not add anything, because it
    25        clearly was mutually agreed.
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    27   MR. RAMPTON:  I think so, yes.
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    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  There is more detail.
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    31   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes.
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    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I only say it because I am terribly
    34        apprehensive, with all the fuss we have had about discovery
    35        in this case, that information comes in without the
    36        document.  But there we are.
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    38   MR. MORRIS:  If we can just comment on that?  There has been an
    39        enormous amount of evidence, or supposed evidence, based
    40        upon or that could be verified or checked with the clock
    41        cards from the store; and we have not actually made an
    42        application for the clock cards at this stage.  But -----
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    44   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Try and forbear from doing it where we have
    45        got quite a lot of oral evidence on each side.  You
    46        obviously have done so far.
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    48   MR. MORRIS:  It is just that it should really have been
    49        disclosed, or at least some relevant samples or something.
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    51   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Now, has anything occurred this morning, for 
    52        instance, like the schedule Mr. Rampton used -- I am not 
    53        suggesting you check that through now -- which you must
    54        take instructions on before the midday adjournment?
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    56   MR. MORRIS:  I do not think so.
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    58   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Fair enough.
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