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     1        answer, unless you think you have particular ground to
     2        make, leave it there because it is then a matter of
     3        argument as to whether I accept Mr. Preston's answers, or
     4        whether I accept the contrary view you would put.
     5
     6   MS. STEEL:   OK.
     7
     8   MR. MORRIS:  You are aware there were 28 pre-trial hearings, are
     9        you, Mr. Preston -- or approximately?
    10        A.  I know there were many, I never counted them.
    11
    12   Q.   Right, and you would accept the right of people's comment
    13        on the result of those pretrial hearings and the rulings
    14        made in those hearings?
    15        A.  I think things that are public are subject to certain
    16        rules and regulations just the same way as closed hearings
    17        are.  I would have to take counsel on that one.  I do not
    18        know what all 28 were, sir.  I do not know what was
    19        discussed.  I do not know what restrictions may or may not
    20        have been given or said, I just do not know.
    21
    22   Q.   There was no restriction on the press reporting any result
    23        of any pre-trial hearing that I know of?
    24        A.  Fair enough.
    25
    26   Q.   OK.
    27
    28   MS. STEEL:   Scope Communications, they would not be involved in
    29        anything other than matters of publicity, would they?
    30        A.  Yes, many, many, many more things.
    31
    32   Q.   They would?
    33        A.  They help me write speeches, they arrange interviews,
    34        occasionally, with magazines.  They have been involved in
    35        major promotional activities with the Company, there are
    36        now well known efforts to celebrate our 20th anniversary
    37        and raise £1 million for children's charities.  This is
    38        something they were the front people on.  They are very
    39        involved in our entire business.
    40
    41   Q.   Right.  In terms of with London Greenpeace, the -- well,
    42        actually, all those things are matters of publicity anyway,
    43        are not they?
    44        A.  They may or may not get some.  You never know for sure,
    45        do you?
    46
    47   Q.   No, but that is the aim of all those ----
    48        A.  You hope so, certainly.
    49
    50   Q.   I mean Scope do not help you with any legal matters, do 
    51        they? 
    52        A.  No.  I think lawyers deal with that. 
    53
    54   Q.   Yes.  So everything that was discussed with Scope about
    55        London Greenpeace would have been about publicity about the
    56        case of one sort or another?
    57        A.  I do not know if it was discussed, I was not there.
    58
    59   Q.   Would you know of them discussing anything other than
    60        things about this court case and about London Greenpeace?

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