Day 038 - 19 Oct 94 - Page 32


     
     1   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  That is wrong, is it?
     2
     3   MR. RAMPTON:  That is correct.  I say both in relation to
     4        Professor Crawford and Mr. Cannon, we conveyed this message
     5        to your Lordship's clerk.  If they should come back, then
     6        it may be that I will ask one or two questions; I think it
     7        unlikely.
     8
     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  The Plaintiffs can consider their position
    10         -- the Defendants can consider their position with regard
    11        to Mr. Cannon after we have dealt with the question of the
    12        amendment and any argument which arises from that as
    13        well.
    14
    15   MR. RAMPTON:  I was going to ask your Lordship before the
    16        adjournment, because we have administrative arrangements to
    17        make, if Mr. Cannon is not coming back (at least not
    18        tomorrow) what your Lordship's intentions were.
    19
    20   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I have raised that now because the question
    21        I was going to ask is can Dr. Millstone come tomorrow?  Can
    22        you come tomorrow, Dr. Millstone?
    23
    24   THE WITNESS:  I do not think I can.  I have commitments which
    25        I do not think -- well -----
    26
    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I would very much like you to come, if you
    28        possibly can.  Everyone has commitments, some are more
    29        important than others.  It would be much more desirable
    30        that we went straight on if we could if there is not
    31        another witness at present organised for tomorrow.  That is
    32        why I have raised it now rather than at five to four, when
    33        it might be more difficult to change arrangements.
    34
    35   MS. STEEL:   In fairness to Dr. Millstone, he was shifted around
    36        because the Plaintiffs wanted to call Professor Ashworth.
    37        He has been moved around quite a lot.
    38
    39   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What is the position, Dr. Millstone?
    40
    41   THE WITNESS:  If I can I will make some phone calls.
    42
    43   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It is much easier to run straight on than
    44        have breaks.
    45
    46   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, can I say this?  It may help.  Thus far
    47         -- I make that emphatic reservation -- thus far, if
    48        Dr. Millstone's evidence in chief were all but or nearly
    49        finished today, I do not think I am going to detain him for
    50        very long tomorrow morning.  So if that helps him make his 
    51        arrangements or readjust them, let us say an hour at the 
    52        most, as matters presently stand. 
    53
    54   THE WITNESS:  My position is simply that I was hoping to take
    55        responsibility for my one year-old child tomorrow because
    56        my wife is too ill to do so.  I need to find somebody else
    57        to do that.
    58
    59   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I would like you to do your best to do that
    60        if you can.  As I hope is apparent, I am not unsympathetic

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