Day 242 - 29 Apr 96 - Page 55


     
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     2   MR. ATKINSON:  -- the more recent one -----
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     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You changed and you just put further
     5        voluntary particulars of the Plaintiff's' case.  Is there
     6        anything else to deal with this afternoon because otherwise
     7        we will go on to Miss Link on Thursday.
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     9   MR. RAMPTON:  Only this, and I know it is tiresome for
    10        everybody, but we have to have an eye on trying as best we
    11        can to meet your Lordship's provisional, I do not know if
    12        it is a deadline but wish to end the evidence around the
    13        end of June.  I notice, looking at my calendar sheet, that
    14        we have a series of what look like maximum three day weeks
    15        between now and the end of June.
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    17        I am wondering if your Lordship is going to prompt me to
    18        try to fill some of those gaps.  I am now running out of
    19        witnesses, of course.  After the possibility of Naismith
    20        and the certainty of Fairgrieve, a possibility of Arnott,
    21        the certainty of Pearce, I am left only with five
    22        publication witnesses.  Obviously, I will try to put in
    23        people other than publication witnesses before the break at
    24        the end of May, or whenever it is, but, if driven to it and
    25        held by your Lordship, I will find publication witnesses,
    26        if I can, before then.
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    28   MS. STEEL:  I am a bit confused by what Mr. Rampton has just
    29        said.  He said something about a three day week to the end
    30        of June.
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    32   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What we have got ------
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    34   MS. STEEL:  As far as I am aware, the only witness scheduled in
    35        June is Colin Campbell at the moment.
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    37   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No, what I think Mr. Rampton means is that
    38        this week is a three day week, next week only ever could
    39        have been a four day week because of the Public Holiday on
    40        the Monday, but it is a three day week because we have not
    41        got anyone on the Wednesday.  I do not see any need, nor do
    42        I think it is a good idea, to insert someone on Wednesday,
    43        8th ---
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    45   MR. RAMPTON:  No, I agree with that;  I accept that.
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    47   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  -- with Mr. Preston being recalled; that
    48        would just be a distraction to everyone.  If Mr. Preston
    49        can come on the Monday, if he is required, we still only
    50        have Wednesday and Thursday of that week, so that is a 
    51        three day week.  We have got no-one on Tuesday, 14th, and 
    52        no-one on Friday, 17th.  Then we have got no-one for 
    53        Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 20th, 21st and 22nd before
    54        Mr. Morris's other trial on the 23rd and 24th.  So even on
    55        the basis that those days are filled, it is only three days
    56        from our -----
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    58   MR. RAMPTON:  That is what I meant.
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    60   MR. MORRIS:  Mr. Olive is hoping to come on the 14th or the

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