Day 124 - 10 May 95 - Page 57
1 have it in front of me. I have it. It is in tab 4, it is
2 at the bottom of page 4. Let me just read it.
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4 MR. RAMPTON: That is as it stands at the moment.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just leave it for the moment, please,
7 Mr. Rampton.
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9 MR. RAMPTON: Yes, my Lord.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. When you ask your question do not
12 assume any factual situation; just ask what Mr. Beavers
13 knows.
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15 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): Are you aware of publicity or
16 controversy appearing in the press, or in discussions that
17 you have had with other people from McDonald's, about a
18 ronald mcdonald person basically criticising the role he
19 had been put in and apologising for brainwashing children?
20 I could read out -----
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The first part of your question is a good
23 start.
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25 MR. MORRIS: Are you aware of that?
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27 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Are you aware of a ronald mcdonald being
28 publicly critical of McDonald's and the role he played in
29 promoting McDonald's?
30 A. I am not aware of any press nor any controversy
31 surrounding ronald mcdonald in Canada. I am not aware of
32 any of this.
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34 MR. MORRIS: Do you remember that at all, anything that jogs
35 your memory about that, any discussions with anyone?
36 A. Nothing at all. There is nothing in my memory that
37 I can, you know, reflect on that comes remotely close to
38 what you have described.
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40 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I would like the opportunity to come back
41 to that at some stage because what, in fact, has happened
42 is that the pleading has not been altered in accordance
43 with your Lordship's ruling.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That may be. There may be other witnesses
46 who can help you, but it seems to me you have run it out so
47 far as Mr. Beavers is concerned on that specific
48 allegation.
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50 MR. MORRIS: Yes, I understand that.
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52 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Because I have to confess I have forgotten
53 what I ruled in relation to that ---
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55 MR. RAMPTON: I can remind your Lordship.
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57 MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- but if at some time when the witness is
58 not in the witness box I can be told, I will just write it
59 in on my page.
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