Day 079 - 27 Jan 95 - Page 50
1 McKey's?
2 A. I did not want him to see our documents.
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4 Q. Is that because he may be critical of certain practices?
5 A. No, not at all, not at all. In the context of this
6 case and the fact I am standing here today and with my lack
7 of experience of court because I have never stood in a
8 court before -- well, that is not true, I have stood in a
9 court once before -- I looked upon Mr. North as "the other
10 side" and that is a human reaction. I showed him
11 everything. I showed him all our procedures. I told him
12 about all our quality control. I think that is rather
13 proved my doubt on Mr. North by his statement of the type
14 of meat I had in the plant which was not correct at all.
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16 Q. Have you anything to hide in the documents that you have
17 got at McKey's?
18 A. Not a thing.
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20 Q. So what is the problem with Mr. North seeing them?
21 A. I have just told you.
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23 Q. Mr. North can be subject to cross-examination by the
24 learned QC?
25 A. I am a meat man; I am not a legal man.
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27 Q. I am going to look at your statement. I do not know if we
28 want to break?
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30 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you have that tab 9 again, please,
31 Mr. Walker?
32 A. Yes, sir.
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34 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I am not sure whether that was a
35 suggestion for a five-minute break?
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We were not going to have a break unless
38 Miss Foot asked for it.
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40 MR. RAMPTON: I thought that may be that is what Mr. Morris was
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43 MR. MORRIS: No, I was sort of basically indicating that I did
44 not mind carrying on.
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46 MR. RAMPTON: I am only standing up now because I thought that
47 is what he did mean. I am wrong about that. I do not
48 mind. There is something that I shall need to mention to
49 your Lordship at some stage before close of business today
50 concerning the evidence of Mr. Walker who, I guess, will
51 have to come back on Monday. I can tell your Lordship that
52 he is free do so.
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: How are we doing, so far as time is
55 concerned? What is your candid view?
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57 MR. MORRIS: I really cannot see us finishing today.
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No. Let us keep going now anyway.
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