Day 142 - 26 Jun 95 - Page 62


     
     1        period prior to the opening of the restaurant.
     2
     3   Q.   We will leave Australia there.
     4
     5   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  See if you can deal with another topic this
     6        evening.
     7
     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.
    17
    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.
    26
    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 -----
    30
    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.
    34
    35                        (The witness withdrew)
    36
    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?
    40
    41   MR. RAMPTON:  I would rather think they will, I am afraid, yes.
    42
    43   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you give a more precise estimate now,
    44        Mr. Morris, as to cross-examination?
    45
    46   MR. RAMPTON:  Sorry, cross-examination?
    47
    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.
    55
    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

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