Day 263 - 14 Jun 96 - Page 58


     
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     2   MS. STEEL:   It is relevant to his experience.  I said, has he
     3        been an investigator prior to that?
     4        (To the witness):  Had you been an investigator prior to
     5        1990?
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     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What is the problem?
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     9   THE WITNESS:  I can answer that.
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    11   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You started by saying you have not worked for
    12        Kings for five years and then, as I understood it, you did
    13        a couple of years ago and a couple of months ago.  Is there
    14        some problem about the matter?
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    16   THE WITNESS:  Are you referring to before -- pre-1990?
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    18   MS. STEEL:   Yes, at the moment, yes.  That is the question at
    19        the moment, yes.
    20        A.  Yes, I have been an investigator prior to that, but not
    21        a freelance investigator.
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    23   Q.   Right.  So how long had you been an investigator for?
    24        A.  30 years.
    25
    26   Q.   Are you a former police officer?
    27
    28   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I object.
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    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You can certainly ask that question, but we
    31        will see where we go next.
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    33   MR. RAMPTON:  For the moment I am puzzled by its relevance.
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    35   THE WITNESS:  Yes, my Lord, I was.
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    37   MS. STEEL:   So, when was it that you became a temporary manager
    38        for Kings?
    39        A.  In July or August 1990.
    40
    41   Q.   You had not been prior to that?
    42        A.  No.
    43
    44   Q.   Had you had any position of responsibility within Kings
    45        prior to that?
    46        A.  No, I had not prior to that, no.
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    48   Q.   But you had been working at that agency for some time?
    49        A.  As a freelance investigator, yes, in that year and
    50        prior ----- 
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    52   Q.   But not as a direct employee? 
    53        A.  No.
    54
    55   Q.   Sorry, I interrupted you.  You were about to say "and
    56        prior"?
    57        A.  In that year, 1990, and prior to becoming a temporary
    58        general manager, which was in July or August of that year.
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    60   Q.   When you were asked to take on this inquiry, what

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