Day 142 - 26 Jun 95 - Page 62
1 period prior to the opening of the restaurant.
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3 Q. We will leave Australia there.
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5 MR. JUSTICE BELL: See if you can deal with another topic this
6 evening.
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8 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, there is an alternative. I am being
9 shown by Mrs. Brinley-Codd (who keeps an eye on these
10 things) something your Lordship said on Friday 23rd which
11 was that the Defendants should for the time being continue
12 with their cross-examination, but that if somebody reminded
13 your Lordship sometime on Monday afternoon -- your Lordship
14 said the middle, but it is past that now -- we might take
15 10 minutes to consider the interlocutory matters which are
16 outstanding. It is entirely up to your Lordship.
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I am grateful for you saying that. What
19 I had in mind was that the matter arose because you asked
20 if we might give a bit of thought as to when we might come
21 to the interlocutory matters. I said that perhaps someone
22 would remind me to ask on Monday afternoon how we were
23 going on the cross-examination, but, in fact, I asked it
24 first thing this morning. I did not have more than that in
25 mind.
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27 MR. RAMPTON: It is only that if there were going to be any time
28 for those things later in the week, we would still waiting
29 for the Defendants' list of -----
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What I have in mind is let us just --
32 Mr. Stein, go and sit down, please. There will be no more
33 cross-examination for you this afternoon.
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35 (The witness withdrew)
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37 The way I see it at the moment is that it is anticipated
38 that the interlocutory matters will take two to three days
39 to argue, is it not?
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41 MR. RAMPTON: I would rather think they will, I am afraid, yes.
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43 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can you give a more precise estimate now,
44 Mr. Morris, as to cross-examination?
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46 MR. RAMPTON: Sorry, cross-examination?
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48 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. That is the first thing; secondly,
49 whether you are able to go straight on to the interlocutory
50 matters when Mr. Stein's evidence is completed?
51 Mr. Rampton wants to raise interlocutory matters for his
52 own purposes anyway, but the ball is in your court on the
53 interlocutory matters where you want to seek either an
54 order from me or some guidance as to what should happen.
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56 MR. MORRIS: Our best estimate of cross-examination is still
57 sometime on Thursday to complete it. We are drawing up a
58 list of issues. In fact, me and Helen have both done
59 lists. We have to sort of bring them together. That could
60 be done within 24 hours, I should think -- tomorrow evening
