Day 263 - 14 Jun 96 - Page 37


     
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     2   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  That is entirely for me.
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     4   MR. RAMPTON:  A judge can do what he wants.  My Lord, the only
     5        other thing I should mention is that, so far as I am aware,
     6        the only documents that I have emanating from witnesses
     7        other than the ones that I have called or will call, are
     8        reports; they are not notes.
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    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I am going to deal with how much of those
    11        reports has actually been waived, anyway.  I will have to
    12        do that.  It has not mattered to the Defendants whether
    13        they were notes or reports.  In fact, Mr. Morris
    14        cross-examined on the report rather than the notes.
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    16   MR. RAMPTON:  What I do know from the reports and the notes
    17        I have got is that in every case the terms of the report
    18        are virtually identical, not always, with the notes.  So
    19        one can be fairly confident, if one discloses a report,
    20        that it is going to reflect what the notes would have shown
    21        if one had them.
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    23   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  Thank you.  The only other thing I want
    24        to ask before I rise, I gather someone is coming at two
    25        o'clock today?
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    27   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, it is Mr. George Leggett from Brick Court
    28        Chambers.
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    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Mr. Leggett will make his own application,
    31        whatever it is.  But do you know exactly what it was?
    32        I was told it was something in relation to the return date
    33        of the subpoena.
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    35   MR. RAMPTON:  I believe it is.  Mr. Leggett had the courtesy to
    36        tell me that he was coming to court today at two o'clock.
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    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you know about this?
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    40   MS. STEEL:   We do know that -- well, Mr. Glen told us yesterday
    41        that the solicitors for Lord Vestey had said that they
    42        would be coming to court today to get the date put aside.
    43        I actually phoned the solicitors who took out the subpoena
    44        on our behalf this morning and asked them to contact them
    45        and say that we were quite happy for him not to come on the
    46        Tuesday anyway, but obviously we wanted another date when
    47        he was prepared to come.  Otherwise, you know, we have got
    48        to sort something out on that field.  I have not spoken to
    49        the solicitors since then, so I do not know -----
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    51   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What I suggest you do, I will resume at 10 
    52        past two, but I will ask Mr. Glen to phone Mr. Leggett's 
    53        chambers and say we are resuming at 10 past two rather than
    54        two o'clock, but I suggest you get here around two or just
    55        after and speak to Mr. Leggett himself and find out exactly
    56        what he is here to ask for.  I am sure he will be perfectly
    57        willing to talk to you; and, indeed, he may welcome it.
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    59                         (Luncheon Adjournment)
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