Day 187 - 13 Nov 95 - Page 14
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2 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Is there any objection to that, Mr. Rampton,
3 if it helps?
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5 MR. MORRIS: This is an official McDonald's document.
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7 MR. RAMPTON: I do not care what it is. I am saying that to
8 Mr. Morris, through your Lordship. I have not had a chance
9 to look at it. It may be, it may not be. I do not know
10 what language it is in. It really is intolerable, the way
11 Mr. Morris carries on as though your Lordship had never
12 made any kind of ruling at all.
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14 MR. MORRIS: Of course, the fact that it has happened for at
15 least 30 or 40 other witnesses called by the
16 Plaintiffs -----
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If you do not like my ruling, go to the Court
19 of Appeal on it. But you must observe the ruling.
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21 MR. MORRIS: All right.
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23 MS. STEEL: Why does it only ever apply to us, though -- because
24 they brought documents last week that, you know, we had no
25 chance to see?
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27 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The reason is this, because when we have had
28 documents in the past -- I am not suggesting it is done on
29 purpose -- but the effect is that I let a document be put,
30 and then there are questions in relation to that which
31 bring in a whole lot of consequential evidence which rides
32 a coach and horses through the ruling I made about three
33 weeks ago. That is why. It is ---
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35 MR. MORRIS: There has to be some flexibility.
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- done on the basis that here is a document
38 which might be helpful, but that is just a key to the door
39 to adduce further evidence in breach of my ruling; and that
40 is what I am anxious about.
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42 MR. MORRIS: Yes. I understand -----
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If you have a point in mind -- forget the
45 hierarchy document for the moment -- if you have a point in
46 mind, just go straight to it, and I can see whether you are
47 going way beyond anything in any written evidence you have
48 disclosed or whether it is what I would call a legitimate
49 explanation.
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51 MR. MORRIS: If Mr. Rampton is happy to look at this document,
52 it is actually McDonald's own -----
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Forget McDonald's. He may well, during the
55 course of the day, have a glance at these documents, but
56 forget the document for the moment. I do not know what
57 I will make of the evidence at the end of the day, but you
58 have three and a bit pages of statement left, with quite a
59 lot of material in, and I think you would be best served
60 just by getting the statement out. By all means, ask for a
