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2 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You have Friday 27th then as well for him.
3 We ought to stick to the academics on Monday 30th, Tuesday
4 31st, Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd.
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6 MR. RAMPTON: Maybe I can help a bit? I think we only allowed
7 two days each for Professor Jackson and Dr. Clarke.
8 I think it is likely they will not take two days each.
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10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I was pausing while Mr. Morris spoke to
11 Ms. Steel. What are the prospects of getting through,
12 I think it is, Dr. Jackson and Mr. Clarke over those four
13 days?
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15 MR. RAMPTON: I would have said they were pretty good this
16 time. I am trying to be as realistic as I can, given
17 everything I have experienced during the course of this
18 case. I should have thought between them there is a very
19 good prospect they will not take more than three days.
20 They are coming down from Scotland together. I would have
21 thought they would not be more than a day and a half each.
22 There is really no ground on which their evidence can be
23 seriously contested anyway because, subject to anything
24 that Mr. North may come up with, whose report is due today
25 according to your Lordship's order made at the end of last
26 term, they have made inspections and there it is, which
27 might leave Thursday 2nd.
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29 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What do you say about that?
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31 MR. MORRIS: We have had some paperwork from Mr. North today
32 which we have not had time to read. I do not know if it is
33 complete or whatever. We did ask them to send something
34 down as soon as possible.
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36 MS. STEEL: They actually handed it to us this afternoon while
37 Mr. Hopkins was giving evidence.
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39 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Doing the best you can at the moment, do you
40 think it is likely that we will complete Dr. Jackson and
41 Mr. Clarke over the four days at the beginning of that
42 week?
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44 MR. MORRIS: We think that is likely.
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46 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What I suggest is that we hope for that and,
47 unless Mr. Rampton tells me there is a major difficulty, we
48 then begin Mr. Kenny unless, for instance, Mr. Rampton
49 wanted to substitute someone else on some respectable
50 notice, for instance, Mr. Chambers because he has been at
51 the moment provisionally taken out, on Monday 6th which
52 gives you a bit of slack for Dr. Jackson and Mr. Clarke
53 that week which, hopefully, will not be needed and,
54 therefore, will give you an extra day's preparation.
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56 MR. MORRIS: That is appreciated, thank you.
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58 MR. RAMPTON: Yes, but I must fit in Mr. Chambers somewhere.
59 I can tell your Lordship that Mr. Bowes is able to come on
60 13th and 14th, but it is unlikely if Mr. Kenny starts not
