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     1        Meat Packers.  Jarrets do not appear on the list for the
     2        reason which I have given before.  I am -- I can develop
     3        it, if your Lordship would wish it, in view of certain
     4        information which was brought to my attention recently --
     5        very anxious indeed to keep the names of the suppliers so
     6        far as possible indisclosed.
     7
     8        What I am proposing is that, at any rate, as a first step
     9        (and one hopes it might be the last) that Mrs. Brinley-Codd
    10        will go and make -- sorry, Mr. Riley is going to do it --
    11        blanked out copies for distribution during the course of
    12        this afternoon.
    13
    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  How many other suppliers are there, do you
    15        know?
    16
    17   MR. RAMPTON:  I have not counted them up, but it is quite a lot
    18        on this list.  Obviously, this is not the whole of the
    19        suppliers because, as I say, for example, Jarrets does not
    20        appear on it.  This is just the suppliers on one day, 32.
    21
    22   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What I suggest is that you do that.  If it
    23        can be done, it should be done -- I am sure it can be if
    24        Mr. Riley helps -- by the close of play.  Mr. Morris and
    25        Ms. Steel can take away overnight and then I will hear any
    26        argument about it in the morning when they have had time to
    27        look at it.
    28
    29   MR. RAMPTON:  That is what I would like to do, yes.
    30
    31   MR. MORRIS:  I want to oppose the suggestion for blanking out
    32        parts of the document.  As far as I understand the
    33        situation, the Plaintiffs are compelled to disclose any
    34        relevant document and any relevant parts of documents.  The
    35        names of the suppliers -----
    36
    37   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You have not even looked at it yet.
    38
    39   MR. MORRIS:  I understand that, but Mr. Rampton is already
    40        saying that he is going to blank out certain parts of it.
    41        The names of the suppliers are relevant, but it has been
    42        said that it is up to us to make our own enquiries if we
    43        want to track down all of McDonald's suppliers; it is not
    44        the Plaintiffs' business to give us that information if
    45        they do not have to give us that information.  The point
    46        is, if the document is relevant, and the names of suppliers
    47        are relevant because they are relevant who supplies
    48        McKey's ----
    49
    50   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I cannot judge that until we have looked at 
    51        the document.  Blank it out.  Let Mr. Morris and Ms. Steel 
    52        take it away.  When they have looked at it and I can see 
    53        it, I can hear any argument on the relevance or otherwise,
    54        and I may have to go into chambers and actually hear
    55        evidence if there is any concern about what may happen with
    56        the information.  I may have to be addressed on what
    57        powers, if any, I have to have partial disclosure of
    58        documents if they are relevant.  That is a different
    59        consideration to documents which have parts blocked out
    60        because the disclosing parties says those parts are not

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