Day 143 - 27 Jun 95 - Page 55
1 A. I did make a comment to Mr. Rampton.
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3 Q. What did you say?
4 A. I told him that I considered this a colossal stall by
5 you and I was getting very impatient.
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7 Q. What did Mr. Rampton reply?
8 A. He felt that you were just stumbling and had been ----
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10 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I do not know that I am willing to have
11 this investigated. I do not want to contradict my own
12 witness, but that is not actually what I said. I used an
13 English word which the witness ----
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15 MR. MORRIS: I would like Mr. Rampton to be reminded that he
16 should be telling witnesses not to talk to him and he
17 should not be commenting himself.
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19 MR. RAMPTON: I am allowed to talk to the witnesses as freely as
20 I like, whether it is about the length of time in the
21 witness box or the weather. What I am not allowed to do is
22 to discuss their evidence which I have not done.
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24 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is perfectly accurate in fact. Counsel
25 normally try to avoid talking to a witness lest there be a
26 misunderstanding, but it can be very difficult if someone
27 speaks to you, it can appear rude not to make some kind of
28 a reply.
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30 MS. STEEL: I just wanted to ask you something about something
31 in your statement. I do not know whether you want to get
32 your statement.
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34 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is in yellow X, Mr. Stein.
35 A. I have it.
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37 MS. STEEL: If you turn over to tab 4, page 54 in the bundle?
38 A. OK.
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40 Q. In paragraph 11 it says: "Each franchisee throughout the
41 world has a field consultant who is McDonald's employee."
42 That presumably is McDonald's Corporation employee?
43 A. It would not necessarily be an employee of the
44 Corporation. It could very well be an employee of that
45 business in the country.
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The Company in that country -- McDonald's
48 Corporation is the Iowa holding corporation?
49 A. Is the US Corporation, my Lord.
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51 Q. For instance, it might in the UK be McDonald's Restaurants
52 Limited?
53 A. That is correct.
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55 Q. The employee, that is, might be the employee of McDonald's
56 Restaurants Limited?
57 A. Yes, my Lord.
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59 Q. Not of McDonald's Corporation, that is what you are saying?
60 A. Yes, my Lord.
