Day 086 - 09 Feb 95 - Page 39
1 that searing process, now gone to the clamshell grill which
2 does the searing for us and maintains that sear.
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4 MS. STEEL: Right. Perhaps that would be a convenient moment?
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. 2 o'clock.
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8 (Luncheon Adjournment)
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10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes?
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12 MR. MORRIS: Mr. Atherton, you know of the existence of the
13 Public Health Laboratory Service, do you?
14 A. Yes, I have heard of it.
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16 Q. In investigating food poisoning incidents?
17 A. I do not know in great detail about the Public Health
18 Laboratory.
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20 Q. Do you know they did an investigation after the Preston
21 food poisoning incident?
22 A. I did not know it was they that did the investigation.
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24 Q. You do not know that?
25 A. No.
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27 Q. If you look at the document -----
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29 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord -----
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31 MR. MORRIS: I am well aware that the same things apply.
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33 MR. RAMPTON: No, Mr. Morris has already trespassed because he
34 has described the document which he is not allowed to do.
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36 MR. MORRIS: Look at the unnamed document in the -----
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38 MR. RAMPTON: No, my Lord. That is not the right way of doing
39 it. Mr. Morris is playing to the gallery.
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41 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just pause a minute, Mr. Morris. Take your
42 objection, Mr. Rampton.
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44 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, Mr. Morris knows by now the procedure.
45 He must ask a question about a fact about which the witness
46 may or may not have knowledge. If Mr. Morris wishes to
47 contradict the answer then he may show him an unnamed
48 document which he is not permitted to describe, show it to
49 him, ask him to look at it without saying a word about the
50 document and ask him if he wishes to adhere to his answer.
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52 MR. MORRIS: Can we just go to the document and we will do what
53 we did last time?
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Have a look at the document. Have you got it
56 there?
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58 MR. MORRIS: Yes. It is the second Supplementary List, is it
59 not? 23 or 25. The Defendants' Supplementary List
60 No. 23. Do not read the front cover because you might be
