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     1   MR. MORRIS:  I cannot remember his name, but he seemed to know
     2        of you.  He is aware of you.
     3
     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I probably know him, not that I think it
     5        proper to make any direct approach to him, unless I am
     6        asked by a party in this case, without opposition from the
     7        other, to do so.
     8
     9   MR. MORRIS:  I honestly do not remember his name.  I do not
    10        think I even heard his name.
    11
    12   MR. RAMPTON:  Can I tell you there, I would not only just resist
    13        it, but I would actively encourage your Lordship, if it
    14        would help, to say to the County Court Judge,  we in this
    15        court, the parties in this court much prefer August, since
    16        it does not impact on the conduct of this case.
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  Do you have any objection to me
    19        contacting the judge?  Of course, the London Borough of
    20        Harringay may.
    21
    22   MR. MORRIS:  I think the way it was put -- I do not have any
    23        objection -- but the way it was put in the case was that
    24        the judge did not have any authority to even direct -- it
    25        was very much an informal thing.  He was hoping I would
    26        bring it up and I said I would.
    27
    28   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I have little doubt, he hopes that it can
    29        just be sorted out.
    30
    31   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.
    32
    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Did the London Borough of Harringay's counsel
    34        or solicitor say anything about the date?
    35
    36   MR. MORRIS:  No.
    37
    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Were they objecting to the 8th and 9th
    39        August.
    40
    41   MR. MORRIS:  No.  It was a question of afterwards getting a
    42        couple of dates from the listing office really.  It was all
    43        after the case had, the hearing had closed.
    44
    45   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I might ask Mr. Glen to telephone your
    46        solicitor to find out who the judge was and when Mr. Glen
    47        has done that, I either may write to the Central London
    48        County Court, to the judge or the listing officer there, or
    49        ask Mr. Glen to do so and, subject to anything Mr. Glen is
    50        told by your solicitor about dates, I will not ask him to 
    51        enquire about those.  But subject to her volunteering 
    52        anything which changes my mind, I will express the hope 
    53        that the London County Court can resume on the 8th and 9th
    54        August, rather than before the end of this term.  You
    55        appreciate that there is no way I either can, nor indeed
    56        would wish, to give any kind of direction which would
    57        affect the Central London County Court's case.  It is
    58        entirely a matter for that court.
    59
    60   MR. MORRIS:  I think it is called the Central London Trial
 
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