Day 143 - 27 Jun 95 - Page 38


     
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     2        I do not want to say more about that because otherwise
     3        I would be telling you how to give your evidence, but you
     4        must think a bit about that before you go into the witness
     5        box.
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     7        I will say now that normally a witness does not go into the
     8        witness box with their statement, although in this case
     9        witnesses have looked at their statements or notes of what
    10        they are going to say, subject to anything Mr. Rampton
    11        wishes to say on the matter, I will allow you and Ms. Steel
    12        if you give evidence to take with you into the witness box
    13        notes which as an aide memoir what you want to deal with
    14        next and what is the next document you want to refer to.
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    16   MR. MORRIS:  Can I just ask one question?  Is it the case that
    17        Ms. Steel will question me, examine me in-chief first?
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    19   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  The first person who will be given an
    20        opportunity to give evidence is Ms. Steel because she is
    21        the first Defendant.
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    23   MR. MORRIS:  But I will examine her first?
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    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  She will say what she wants to say from the
    26        witness box.  You then have an opportunity to ask her
    27        questions.  You go before Mr. Rampton cross examines her.
    28        Parties on the same side, having given their own evidence,
    29        are always questioned by the party or the counsel of the
    30        party who is on the same side, as it were, before the
    31        cross-examination comes.
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    33   MR. MORRIS:  So we will question each other before -----
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    35   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  If you want to, you have the opportunity to
    36        do so.
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    38   MR. MORRIS:  In turn and then Mr. Rampton will question.
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    40   MR. RAMPTON:  That is not what I understand.  They will go in
    41        turn and the cross-examination of each will precede the
    42        evidence-in-chief of the next.
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    44   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What will happen is this:  When Mr. Rampton
    45        closes his case on behalf of the Plaintiffs, I will say to
    46        Ms. Steel:  "Do you wish to give evidence?"  If she does,
    47        she will go into the witness box.  She will say what she
    48        wants to say.  When she has completed that, I will say:
    49          "Mr. Morris, do you want to ask Ms. Steel any
    50        questions?"  You will go then, if you wish, to ask 
    51        Ms. Steel questions. 
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    53        Then Mr. Rampton will have the opportunity to
    54        cross-examine.  When he has completed his
    55        cross-examination, I will say to Ms. Steel:  "Is there
    56        anything you wish to say further of your own accord?" which
    57        would be the equivalent of re-examination.
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    59        When Ms. Steel leaves the witness box I will say to
    60        Ms. Steel:  "Are there any witnesses you wish to call in

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