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1 one now. Only subject to availability, because I do
2 heartily endorse your Lordship's suggestion that the 18th,
3 given that there is likely now, from what Mr. Morris has
4 said, to be a long gap, is perhaps leaving it a bit late.
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6 MR. MORRIS: The only problem is that the person who is going to
7 do it has another case on Monday and Tuesday. He thinks it
8 might go over to next Wednesday, but it may not. In which
9 case he could possibly do it on the Wednesday. So, I mean,
10 I can get back to him, because we were expecting to
11 continue until that date.
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13 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, is there any difficulty in keeping the
14 Wednesday free Mr. Rampton?
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16 MR. RAMPTON: Not as far as we are concerned, my Lord, no.
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We will hear it on Wednesday and Thursday,
19 there is only a day difference. If it can be the Wednesday
20 rather than the Thursday, that is tidier in my view.
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22 MR. MORRIS: Yes, okay. So what is the plan for tomorrow
23 morning then?
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25 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The plan for tomorrow morning is that we
26 start again at 10.30. I will ask you whether you are going
27 to give evidence. I do not want you to say any more about
28 that now. I want you to come back in the morning with your
29 decision. If you decide to give evidence, on we go. If
30 you decide not to give evidence, can you say now what the
31 matters are you would like to discuss?
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33 MR. MORRIS: That was one of them, this application. But
34 obviously I will not be able to do that tomorrow. But
35 there is any out standing Civil Evidence Act statements to
36 be read out, that is Mr. Rampton's favourite part I hear.
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think we should deal with Dr. Barnard if we
39 possibly can.
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41 MR. RAMPTON: I can say now that I object to the admission of
42 Dr. Barnard's recent statement, simply on the grounds that
43 it is far too late. So Mr. Morris can deal with that in
44 the morning, he is on notice.
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46 MR. MORRIS: Yes, we also have a statement from Professor
47 Susannah Hex. I do not know if I explained that it
48 actually was e-mailed to me about five days ago and got
49 lost in the system. I did indicate that we were getting a
50 statement from her in relation to Senor Mulgante's further
51 statements, which she had not seen when he wrote her
52 original statement. I am hoping that will be completed
53 tonight. If so, I shall fax it to the plaintiff's as soon
54 as I get it. Then, if that is acceptable, we would like to
55 read that out or to do that next week if the plaintiff's
56 wish to have time to consider it.
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58 I don't know, there was the US video sections that
59 were relevant. I can not remember which other Civil
60 Evidence Act notice matters are still outstanding. I don't
