Day 169 - 04 Oct 95 - Page 37


     
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     2   MR. MORRIS:  The reason I think it should be read out is because
     3        I think that on a matter of principle -- it is not a
     4        question of whether I have checked it or not -- it is a
     5        matter, legal principle, that a statement is read out when
     6        it is averred.
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     8   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I am going to stop you there because that
     9        flies completely in the teeth of what the Lord Chief
    10        Justice himself said in January of this year.  I am not
    11        going to accept that his practice direction was contrary to
    12        legal principle.  Sit down, please, Mr. Morris.
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    14   MR. MORRIS:  The second point then is that if it is not read
    15        out, the statement should be annexed to the transcripts so
    16        it is available as a public record, that what has been
    17        averred is part of the public record.
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    19   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  At the moment it is averred, it is a public
    20        document, you have got copies, there is no heed to annex it
    21        to the transcript.
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    23   MS. STEEL:   We do not know whether we have the same copies that
    24        are being averred.
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    26   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Carry on, please, Mr. Atkinson.
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    28                          ROSE FRENCH, sworn
    29                       Examined by Mr. Atkinson
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    31   MR. ATKINSON:   Mrs. French, give your name as Rose French and
    32        you give the address as being McDonald's Head Office, East
    33        Finchley; is that correct?
    34        A.  Correct.
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    36   Q.   I have only got three questions:  The first is before you
    37        came to work for McDonald's what sort of jobs had you done
    38        before that?
    39        A.  I worked as a secretary for a couple of years.
    40        I worked in a bookie office and I was a waitress before
    41        that.
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    43   Q.   You worked as a waitress?
    44        A.  Yes.
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    46   Q.   Can you keep your voice up a bit?  Second question:  When
    47        you did start working at McDonald's were you intending to
    48        stay long term?
    49        A.  No, it was only a short-term initially.
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    51   Q.   What attracted you to McDonald's? 
    52        A.  I enjoyed what I was doing, I enjoyed working with the 
    53        people, and it gave me an opportunity that I probably would
    54        not have gained elsewhere.
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    56   Q.   Lastly, have you read your statement recently?
    57        A.  Yes.
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    59   Q.   Do you stand by that as your evidence-in-chief?
    60        A.  Yes, I do.

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