Day 006 - 05 Jul 94 - Page 43


     
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         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Now I would like some indication of time
     2        just so that we can see what the schedule is like for the
              days ahead. All I want you do now is give an indication
     3        you if you can on how much longer you you will be
              cross-examining Mr. Preston, I would then like you to -
     4        then we might close this afternoon (I do not want to ask
              any about that) we might close this afternoon by just
     5        looking at the schedule a little, but that is only if it
              would be helpful to do so.
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         MR. MORRIS:  As you can see, we are going through the major
     7        issues, touching on certain examples of things and I do
              not know -- there are 3 or 4, maybe just 2 or 3 main
     8        issues to go through, then obviously an overview over the
              whole case.  So, we should finish Mr. Preston today.  Are
     9        we talk being 4 o'clock.
 
    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It has been pointed out to me that if we at
              the end of the day have any discussion about procedure and
    11        we go on until half past 4 or even later, because of
              amount of documentation in the court and the machines it
    12        is getting rather late by the time the court is locked up,
              so if there are matters which need to be discussed I would
    13        like them you to tell me by 4 o'clock so we can start
              talking about them.
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         MR. MORRIS:  I do not think we have any specific matter today-
    15        they were dealt with yesterday.
 
    16   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We will resume at 2 o'clock.
 
    17                       (Short Adjournment)
                                                      2.00 p.m.
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         MR. MORRIS:  We had a talk at lunch time and we do not feel we
    19        would be finished by 4.00.  We thought it would be better
              to tell the court that now.  We are not going to go on
    20        that much longer, but we thought it would be better to say
              that.
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         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, thank you.  Have you finished with
    22        employment?
 
    23   MR. MORRIS:  Apart from one matter, yes.  We thought we would
              not really raise the issues about the counterclaim today
    24        or tomorrow because we could deal with that later.
 
    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No, I understand.  I merely bear in mind you
              asked or it may have been me asked Mr. Beavers about 
    26        whether any employees in the States were members of a 
              union. 
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         MR. MORRIS:  Yes.
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         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Since I have raised it, I may as well ask
    29        you, are any members or any employees of McDonald's in
              this country members of a union at all?
    30        A.  They may very well be.  I do not know.  It is their
              right to join one if they so choose.

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