Day 102 - 13 Mar 95 - Page 66


     
     1   MS. STEEL:  I do not know whether she is available at the moment
     2        or not.
     3
     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Either you or Mr. Morris try to find out
     5        where -- is she in this country?
     6
     7   MS. STEEL:  Yes, unless she is on holiday.
     8
     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  The normal practice if someone is being
    10        called within an area of one of your particular witnesses
    11        is if at all possible to have that person in court during
    12        the evidence so they can listen and give you instructions
    13        on the spot or at least over a midday or overnight
    14        adjournment.
    15
    16   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I doubt very much there is anything in
    17        this statement to which Ms. Hovey could possibly make any
    18        contribution at all.
    19
    20   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  One just does not know.  If you can possibly
    21        get Ms. Hovey here if not on Wednesday say on Thursday so
    22        that you can tell her what has passed on Wednesday and she
    23        can listen to what happens on Thursday, so much the better.
    24
    25   MR. RAMPTON:  I wonder whether your Lordship would consider one
    26        other thing?  I am very anxious not to bring Dr. Pattison
    27        back if possible.  I wonder if your Lordship would consider
    28        sitting at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning?
    29
    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you get here by 10.15, Mr. Morris?
    31
    32   MR. MORRIS:  I can try.  It is a bit of a rush.  I can try
    33        tomorrow.  Again tonight I should have left at half past
    34        four but luckily my baby sitter has agreed to sit on for an
    35        extra half hour.
    36
    37   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Trials cannot be run to everyone's
    38        convenience.  One has to try to take a line which is not
    39        too inconvenient to absolutely everyone.  We will start at
    40        10.15 or as soon thereafter as you get here in the
    41        morning.  Your very best to get here by 10.15 if you can.
    42        We will see if we cannot finish Dr. Pattison.
    43
    44   MS. STEEL:  I want to say something else.  Mr. Rampton was
    45        making disparaging remarks about when I had arranged this
    46        appointment for.  I was actually given an appointment in
    47        December which was whilst Dr. Gomez Gonzalez was giving
    48        evidence, and because he was from the States I cancelled
    49        that appointment and this was the next one I got after
    50        that. 
    51 
    52   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I purposely said before we rose that I was 
    53        making no criticism of you in respect of the time of the
    54        appointment.  If you have any difficulties in the future,
    55        particularly with any medical appointment, I would be
    56        grateful if you would let me know.  It is not the question
    57        of the court waving a big stick.  I have no authority to do
    58        that and I would not want to do it. It is just experience
    59        teaches one that often things sort themselves out if a
    60        doctor or hospital concerned are aware of what is at stake,

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