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1 something that inured to the Corporation? Clearly, it was
2 certainly for benefit of the operator, to become an
3 operator. There was no legal obligation.
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5 Q. But in the course of reaching a conclusion on the legal
6 situation, did you investigate or were you told for how
7 long he had worked on McDonald's matters?
8 A. No, my Lord. I was told of the things that he would be
9 doing which were the normal things that someone does to get
10 ready to become an owner/operator.
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12 MR. MORRIS: Can I just say that we have not got a copy of that
13 particular thing in our trial bundles, the Supreme Court
14 ruling. It would be very helpful to get that.
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16 MR. JUSTICE BELL: When I rise in a quarter of an hour, make
17 enquiries about that.
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19 MR. MORRIS: I am sure we have at home.
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21 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Look at home tonight. If you are not happy
22 in the morning, raise it with Mrs. Brinley-Codd when you
23 come in.
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25 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): It would be of concern to you if a
26 franchisee was OK until he started making criticisms about
27 hygiene matters? If a trainee franchisee was discriminated
28 against because he made complaints over hygiene matters,
29 would that concern you?
30 A. We would not do that -- let us put it that way.
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32 Q. But if it did happen, would you be concerned?
33 A. I think that people in the Company would be very
34 concerned who handle those matters, licensee matters.
35 I think they would be enormously concerned.
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37 Q. Subject to checking overnight, I think we have finished
38 that one.
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40 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let us see if we can do another topic and
41 perhaps go on for another quarter of an hour.
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43 MR. MORRIS: Yes, we are getting through all the pleadings.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, I am not making any criticism. You are
46 getting through item by item. If I have shown impatience
47 from time to time it is because I think, in all fairness to
48 you, you have got as far as you have got and you are not
49 going to achieve any more. That has been my own view on
50 one or two occasions, and you must judge for yourself
51 whether it is right or not. Apart from generalities, there
52 are 116 specific allegations under this head, Mr. Stein, so
53 it is bound to take considerable time.
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55 MR. MORRIS: If I can just collect my thoughts? I would prefer
56 if we did not finish too late today for personal reasons.
57 I do not know if it may be a good time to stop?
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We will go on until quarter past and stop
60 then.
