Day 137 - 19 Jun 95 - Page 45


     
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     2   Q.   Just turn over the page, please, to the next page.  This is
     3        entitled: "Current Employees by Length of Service for the
     4        Company".
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     6   MR. MORRIS:  We will have to have a copy of that as well.
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     8   MR. RAMPTON:  What do you mean you will have to have a copy?
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    10   MR. MORRIS:  You do not have to give us one if you do not want
    11        to but then we will not be able to look at it.
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    13   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Why did you not bring it to court today?
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    15   MR. MORRIS:  Because we cannot bring every document.
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    17   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do not raise your voice.  Just give a civil
    18        answer.  Stand up and give a civil answer.
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    20   MS. STEEL:  I think the problem is we have said before that if
    21        we have not got two copies it makes it difficult because we
    22        do not have a spare one in court.  We have to take them
    23        home and copy them.  Because they are UK documents we have
    24        not -- we did not bring them today because we did not think
    25        they would be used.
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    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  If that is so you could show a bit of
    28        courtesy by saying: "I am sorry, by some omission we have
    29        not brought them to court today, could someone please lend
    30        me a copy?"
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    32   MR. MORRIS:  I did say that but Mr. Rampton was making
    33        disparaging comments.
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    35   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It did not come across to me quite like at
    36        that.
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    38   MR. MORRIS:  Could we please have a copy?  We are sorry we did
    39        not bring them.
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    41   MR. RAMPTON:  Again, Mr. Stein, you will see that this contains
    42        a breakdown both in numbers and percentages of the
    43        workforce ----
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    45   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can I just say something while I have
    46        something on my mind?  Some barristers have their own
    47        system of what they call "core bundles" or "core documents"
    48        in relation to any particular topic which a witness may be
    49        dealing with.  It is quite useful.  It is not fail-safe in
    50        that if you make a core bundle the first question which 
    51        will be asked the following morning will be on a document 
    52        you have not put in the core bundle.  But it is something 
    53        to think about and then you may get the documents which you
    54        think are most important which you have not necessarily got
    55        there in one fairly thin ring binder.
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    57   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, this is an example.
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    59   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I am only mentioning it now because what has
    60        happened has prompted me to think about it.  When we

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