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1 on the basis the Defendants do not like it, then I shall
2 have to reconsider my position about all the outstanding
3 witnesses which they have got for which they have not had
4 leave.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. We will deal with that on Friday as
7 well. If you do wish to object to Mr. Rampton having
8 leave, you must be prepared to argue -- the argument need
9 not take long -- that you should have leave to adduce in
10 evidence the ones where you have not formally asked me for
11 leave.
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13 MS. STEEL: Are there any remaining? As far as I know, we
14 asked for leave for all of ours as well.
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16 MR. RAMPTON: Can I say who I think they are?
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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20 MR. RAMPTON: There is Mr. Dunbar, Mr. Patel -- not Mr. Patel;
21 he was served in time -- Mr. Dunbar, Miss Watson has
22 already been here, Miss Bramford, Mr. Ratta, all out of
23 time, Miss Link's second statement, possibly also her first
24 one. One can be as difficult and sterile about this as one
25 wants. To my mind it is absolutely idiotic, but there it
26 is, as I am presently advised. I would say this. I would
27 only ever object if I thought it would put me in a real
28 difficulty. It may do in the case of Mr. Dunbar if I do
29 not get sufficient notice, but not so far as the others are
30 concerned, as far as I can see at the moment.
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32 Miss Rocha -- I do not know whether she is going to be read
33 or whether she is going to be called. It does not matter.
34 Leave is still required -- Professor Hecht, out of time;
35 all the second statements of the witnesses we have already
36 had. The list is very nearly interminable.
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What I suggest we ought to do is we will hear
39 your witness first of all so that he can go. If you are
40 going to object to Mr. Rampton having leave to call any of
41 his witnesses, then we will deal with that then and you
42 have heard what Mr. Rampton has said on a tit for tat
43 basis, you have to be prepared to meet any objection from
44 him in relation to all your witnesses. Then I am relaxed
45 as to whether we go on with any objection to voluntary
46 particulars or have Civil Evidence Act reading. But that
47 is what we will do.
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49 What I will do is I will see if Mr. Glen has heard anything
50 more. If he has, I will come back into court within the
51 next ten minutes or so. If he has not, I will ask
52 Mr. Riley to let you know and we will resume at 10.30 on
53 Friday morning.
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55 (The Court adjourned until 10.30 on
56 Friday, 26th April, 1996)
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