Day 199 - 11 Dec 95 - Page 26
1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If you could give a copy to Mr. Glenn because
2 I read it in The Times but I did not keep a copy.
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4 MR. RAMPTON: For that reason we put No. 3 on this possible
5 agenda, having regard to the terms of the leaflet.
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7 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is the wood processing and pulp
8 processing.
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10 MR. RAMPTON: Yes, possible detrimental effects. One is really
11 asking in the light of that judgment from the Court of
12 Appeal, is it a proper and sensible use of the court's time
13 to investigate that issue at all, given that it is never
14 likely to be decisive of anything in the case. That is,
15 put shortly, the question I raise.
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17 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think we should deal with that on Friday,
18 if we have time. So I will put Friday against that. What
19 you are being asked to do simply at this stage -- do I have
20 a statement from Miss Link?
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22 MR. RAMPTON: Yes.
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24 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can you give me the references?
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26 MR. RAMPTON: Bateman, my Lord, is yellow IV tab 11, Anne Link
27 is Defendants 1B section C tab 5. Your Lordship will
28 remember that Miss Link was a replacement.
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30 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, I remember. What you should be prepared
31 to do on Friday is argue what you say the relevance of any
32 evidence which Miss Link can give to this leaflet, what is
33 said in the leaflet, and whether it is defamatory of
34 McDonald's and whether, if it is, you can justify it. The
35 first step is really to look and see what you say is in the
36 leaflet which brings Miss Link's evidence in, but in very
37 generally and completely unlegal terminology.
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39 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, the only other thing which is not on this
40 list which Mrs. Brinley-Codd has reminded me, I do not know
41 whether it is a question of discussion or just the
42 Defendants to give your Lordship a date, it is the question
43 of Mr. Richard North's further statement about hormone
44 pesticides and residues. There is some reference to that
45 in the leaflet and it is only a question ----
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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49 MR. RAMPTON: I have put it as 6.
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51 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I have put it as 7. 6 is Mr. Fairgrieve's
52 document, 7 is Dr. North's further report -- or is it
53 Mr. North?
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55 MR. RAMPTON: I think it is Mr. North.
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57 MR. MORRIS: I believe he has become a doctor; I am not sure.
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What other matters -- have you got any more?
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