Day 152 - 11 Jul 95 - Page 81


     
     1        period of witnesses because of the need to go back to his
     2        evidence before.  There is actually quite a substantial
     3        number of documents to be looked at as well as to re-read.
     4        I am not against doing Mr. Fairgrieve as soon as possible;
     5        it is just that without any breaks it is difficult to do
     6        that fairly.  I do not know why he was put in there really.
     7
     8   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you have an employment witness who could
     9        go at, let us suppose, who you think would not take more
    10        than part of Friday and the whole of Monday?
    11
    12   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, I have.   My Lord, the problem really is
    13        this.  I do not mind who it is.  I have certainly, yes.
    14        I can put Mr. Gardina in on Friday and will do so, but the
    15        problem is that they need to be told.
    16
    17   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  In fact it does not have to be someone
    18        whom we can guarantee finishing on Monday, because we can
    19        do the interlocutory work and then come back to a witness.
    20        It is just obviously more convenient if we can have a
    21        witness who can be completed in, say, a day and a half to
    22        two days.
    23
    24   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, at the moment I have Mr. Gardina -- this
    25        is an old schedule now -- on Tuesday and Wednesday.  If he
    26        were not finished on the Monday perhaps he could complete
    27        on Tuesday then we could use Wednesday for interlocutories.
    28
    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You say you have him on Tuesday and
    30        Wednesday?
    31
    32   MR. RAMPTON:  On this other schedule, yes.
    33
    34   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not think I have a copy of that, have I?
    35          Are you suggesting he could start on Friday?
    36
    37   MR. RAMPTON:  I am suggesting we take away Mr. Fairgrieve and we
    38        put Mr. Gardina in on Friday in the hope we would finish on
    39        Monday.  If he does no finish on Monday, he could finish on
    40        Tuesday.  We could then go straight on to deal with the
    41        interlocutories, perhaps beginning on Tuesday and into
    42        Wednesday.  After that then I would probably call Florence
    43        Farrer who at the moment I have down for Tuesday but
    44        obviously would not then be heard on Tuesday.  If
    45        Mr. Gardina should be finished on Monday, then we could do
    46        the interlocutories on Tuesday and I would call Mrs. Farrer
    47        on Wednesday.
    48
    49        Also I know at some stage your Lordship will want to give
    50        rulings on those matters we argued the other day.  I do not 
    51        know whether you will keep them until all the interlocutory 
    52        argument is finished. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I will just have to wait to see.  I may well
    55        manage that before the end of this week, but I will give my
    56        ruling on those as soon as I am ready and it can
    57        conveniently be fitted in.  What I have literally pencilled
    58        into my notebook is Mr. Davis to continue for the time
    59        being; Mr. Gardina for Friday; interlocutory matters
    60        Tuesday or Wednesday; Mrs. Farrer Wednesday or Thursday.

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