Day 064 - 08 Dec 94 - Page 67
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2 Q. So he is one the four Heads of Department underneath
3 yourself?
4 A. Right.
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6 Q. You know the leaflet that was issued by McDonald's
7 criticising the Defendants? I believe 300,000 were issued
8 by McDonald's?
9 A. Yes.
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11 Q. You know that leaflet?
12 A. Yes, I do.
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14 Q. You saw it at the time, did you?
15 A. I did.
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17 Q. Did you approve it?
18 A. Did I approve it? It went out -- yes, I did.
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20 Q. You did. Did you check the facts in it?
21 A. Yes, I am aware of what is in it.
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23 Q. No, but did you check the facts in it?
24 A. What are you referring to?
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26 Q. Did you check before you issued a national leaflet to
27 300,000 customers, did you check the facts that were in
28 it?
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30 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Which facts?
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32 MR. MORRIS: The statements.
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34 THE WITNESS: Which one?
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36 MR. MORRIS: You know the leaflet, do you not? When you
37 approved it, did you say: "Yes, that is fine; get on with
38 it" or did you say: "We had better check this out",
39 whatever it was, "the facts are correct"?
40 A. No. What went out I thought was OK, yes.
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42 Q. You thought was OK. I will give you an example, for
43 example -----
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45 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, again, no, I am sorry, this is a
46 McDonald's document. The Defendants are going to ask
47 detailed questions about statements made in a document
48 which is the subject of the counterclaim for which this
49 witness is to be held responsible. He must be allowed to
50 see a copy of the document. Apart from anything else, as
51 your Lordship knows, I am highly suspicious of selective
52 reading.
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I appreciate you are trying to save time.
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56 MR. MORRIS: It is the last point we are making. How can we get
57 a copy of this leaflet to the witness? I do not know
58 whether the counterclaim file is -----
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60 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I have to say my counterclaim files are at
