Day 173 - 16 Oct 95 - Page 63


     
     1        A.  Yes.  From memory, I think there were two people -- and
     2        charged.
     3
     4   Q.   What names were they?  We are talking about being found
     5        guilty of a criminal offence?
     6        A.  I cannot recall if they were found guilty of a criminal
     7        offence, but there were two people taken to court and
     8        charged with, I think, assault.
     9
    10   Q.   That is a criminal offence, is it not?
    11        A.  Yes.
    12
    13   MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, but a charge is not a conviction.
    14        A.  Yes, my Lord, I accept that.
    15
    16   Q.   So you do not know whether they were convicted in the end
    17        or not?
    18        A.  No I do not
    19
    20   MR. MORRIS:  The police were regularly present on the picket
    21        lines; yes?
    22        A.  They had to be called regularly to the picket lines.
    23
    24   MR. MORRIS:  (Pause)  Sorry, I am -----
    25
    26   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Sit down.
    27
    28   MR. MORRIS:  We are trying to cut out some of the questions.
    29
    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  How much longer do you think you are likely
    31        to be with Mr. Mehigan?  There may be other matters you
    32        want to put, but the two matters I think you should deal
    33        with is possible dismissal or discrimination against anyone
    34        who was in involved in the 1979 dispute.  One point which
    35        Mr. Mehigan makes is that after it was all over and the
    36        Labour Court had made its recommendations, he says that the
    37        union did not actually then do anything in representation
    38        of its members; and if you dispute that, then I think that
    39        is something which you should challenge or explore.  But
    40        those are the two aspects which seem to me to be
    41        outstanding at this stage.
    42
    43   MR. MORRIS:  There is also the later employees in 1985.
    44
    45   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Very well.  How long do you think that will
    46        take?
    47
    48   MR. MORRIS:  We were a bit worried that we would not finish in
    49        two days, but I think now we can say that we will get
    50        finished by the end of tomorrow, because we are trying to 
    51        cut out a lot of the stuff about what happened during the 
    52        strike. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL: What I have in mind is, if you can tell me,
    55        yes, we will be finished by close of play tomorrow assuming
    56        we go on to something like quarter past four, then I will
    57        rise now.  It may be that it will give you a little more
    58        time to consider what you have to put.  If there is any
    59        risk about it, I would like to sit on for another 20
    60        minutes.  You can sit down for two or three minutes and

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