Day 276 - 09 Jul 96 - Page 23


     
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     2   MS. STEEL:  If we go to Alan Claire's statement -- I mean that
     3        is the other thing, I think I have probably covered most of
     4        this through going through the notes.
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     6   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It may well be, and essentially, do not
     7        forget, in any event, you have said what the general thrust
     8        of your case is in relation to publication and insofar as
     9        some matter of detail has been given by one of the
    10        Plaintiff's evidence which conflicts with that, I will
    11        assume that you are disputing it.  Do you understand?
    12        A.  Yes, yes.  Thank you.
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    14   Q.   You must do your best, but you can take it that I
    15        understand that no witness can be understood to cover every
    16        conceivable point, either of fact or comment?
    17        A.  Thank you.  This is probably covered by going through
    18        the notes, but if I just reiterate, in tab 5 page 51
    19        paragraph 5 my knowledge of the anti-McDonald's campaign
    20        was basically what I had been told by other people at the
    21        meetings.  It was not something that came about through my
    22        own personal experience, and I think I have dealt with the
    23        final point that I have never said what he has attributed
    24        to me, that I, well, that I stated that I had assisted with
    25        the production and distribution of the anti-McDonald's
    26        leaflets.  I have never had anything to do with their
    27        production, and I would not have said that in relation to
    28        all distribution of all anti-McDonald's leaflets either.
    29        It a bit confusing actually, because the pleadings, the
    30        statements and the notes, all seem to say different
    31        things.  So, I mean, I think I have covered that.
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    33   Q.   I am very anxious not to hurry you as you give your
    34        evidence nor to--
    35        A.  Take too long.
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    37   Q.   To guide you particularly as to what you should and should
    38        not deal with?
    39        A.  Yes.
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    41   Q.   The only instance in which I have done that is in relation
    42        to what I will call the poster on the box lid?
    43        A.  Right.
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    45   Q.   Because it is just as well I did because I had
    46        misunderstood what you were saying there.
    47        A.  Right.
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    49   Q.   I am anxious not to hurry you, but on the other hand we
    50        have obviously got to progress with your evidence and I do
    51        not think it is appropriate just to read through statements
    52        in the witness box to yourself to see if there is something
    53        you want--
    54        A.  No, I have got a note of some of the particular
    55        paragraphs but it is just whether I need to bring them up
    56        or not.
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    58   Q.   What I suggest is, you deal with the matters which you have
    59        noted to deal with as far as you think they are
    60        significant.

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