Day 266 - 20 Jun 96 - Page 62


     
     1   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Well, I would rather, I am not prepared to
     2        make any comment on that because I can perfectly easily
     3        read his report overnight and we can come back to it in the
     4        morning when Mr. Rampton has seen it as well.  You must get
     5        in touch with Lord Vestey, probably his solicitors or
     6        either one of you ring Mr. Leggatt.  Do you know who his
     7        solicitors were, who his instructing solicitors were?
     8
     9   MS. STEEL:  We have got a letter from them.
    10
    11   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Well, ring him this evening, as soon as you
    12        get out of Court please.
    13
    14   MS. STEEL:  Right.  OK.
    15
    16   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  And ask Lord Vesty's solicitor and explain
    17        that we cannot have Lord Vesty's evidence on Thursday the
    18        27th because of the Appeal and ask them to provide you with
    19        a date when it will not be too inconvenient to Lord Vesty
    20        to give evidence as soon as possible after that.
    21
    22   MS. STEEL:  Right.  Okay.  Thank you.
    23
    24   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not think it is worth suggesting that
    25        Lord Vesty come in the afternoon of the Thursday the 27th
    26        because you may well still be in the Court of Appeal.
    27
    28   MS. STEEL:  Yes.
    29
    30   MR. MORRIS:  I have got one other matter to bring up before we
    31        rise.
    32
    33   MR. RAMPTON:  Can I just say this?  I have had a quick glance at
    34        this report.  I cannot say that it raises anything new. I
    35        have not had that much of a look at it but it does seem to
    36        make reference to some papers and events which I am not
    37        sure I have already got.  If I have not, then I ought to
    38        have them.
    39
    40   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Well, I would like to come back to that first
    41        thing in the morning before we call Mr. Olive.  Not because
    42        it affects my decision on whether any of your publication
    43        witnesses should give evidence, but it affects other
    44        matters so far as timetabling is concerned.
    45
    46   MR. MORRIS:  Right.
    47
    48   MS. STEEL:  Right.
    49
    50   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  But I am not going to offer any more comment
    51        on that, and it is now half-past-4.  Unless there are other
    52        matters we must deal with -- 
    53
    54   MS. STEEL:  We have got the list of points--
    55
    56   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Has Mr.--
    57
    58   MS. STEEL:  No.  We have not photocopied it yet.
    59
    60   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Well, if Mr. Reilly does not mind

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