Day 255 - 23 May 96 - Page 53
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2 Q. OK. Thank you.
3 A. Incidentally, I have never seen this before.
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5 Q. Have you not?
6 A. No.
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8 Q. OK.
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10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just pause a moment. By the time
11 Mr. Nicholson comes back, you should have had an
12 opportunity to see any more documentation which you have
13 not had an opportunity to see and you should have got your
14 supplemental statements on publication and counterclaim, if
15 there are any on counterclaim, out. So, you will be able
16 to complete your cross-examination of Mr. Nicholson, and,
17 as I said just before the break, I would like you to come
18 back and unless you say to me, "Well, we will finish Mr.
19 Nicholson in an hour or two when he comes back", I want you
20 to be able to tell me just what you have to cover so I can
21 think about a time limit. I do not say that in terrorem,
22 but I think I really ought to know if you are going to take
23 more than literally an hour or so.
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25 This is your opportunity, if you need it -- I am quite
26 happy to break off now -- but this is your opportunity
27 before you go away to ask Mr. Nicholson anything which you
28 think you need to know before you get out those statements
29 and before you look at the remainder of those documents.
30 So, whatever else you have in mind to ask him in
31 cross-examination, if there is information which is
32 relevant, not covered by privilege which you think
33 Mr. Nicholson may be able to give you which will help you
34 in the tasks you have to complete over the vacation, this
35 is the opportunity to ask.
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37 MS. STEEL: Right.
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39 MR. MORRIS: I think the best thing is to leave the questioning
40 over until -----
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42 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, very well.
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44 MS. STEEL: Before we -- not before Mr. Nicholson leaves the
45 witness box, but there was something I wanted to bring up.
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Thank you, Mr. Nicholson.
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49 (The witness withdrew)
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51 MS. STEEL: It was to ask about the cases on privilege, just so
52 that if we have them now it means we can ---
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54 MR. RAMPTON: I am sorry, I know your Lordship has one.
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56 MS. STEEL: -- see them over the break and maybe get advice, if
57 it is appropriate.
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59 MR. RAMPTON: Your Lordship, I think, has one.
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