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     2   MR. MORRIS:  But you did say that records are taken, not
     3        necessarily automatically, it depends on the issue?
     4        A.  I cannot comment upon what occurs now at the moment.
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     6   Q.   No, when you were there?
     7        A.  When I was, I used to my own minutes.  I used to take
     8        little notes about what was said, so if it was necessary
     9        for me to take particular action I had the notes in front
    10        of me, but I would not expect to get formal minutes of
    11        meetings, and no one was there to take formal minutes of
    12        the meetings.
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    14   Q.   Who did the report to the Board of directors about all the
    15        important matters that were discussed at the policy-making
    16        body of McDonald's Restaurants Limited when were you
    17        involved with it?
    18        A.  I suppose when I started Bob Rhea would be the person
    19        who did it, but very quickly afterwards, when Bob retired,
    20        and Paul took.  Paul Preston makes the presentation to the
    21        Board on -----
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    23   Q.   Presumably, therefore, he would have to make a full record
    24        of the meeting, otherwise he would not be able to report,
    25        would he?
    26        A.  No, every Department Head runs his own department, and
    27        about two months before the Board meeting is due to sit
    28        Paul sends out little memo -- he calls them
    29        "one-liners" -- "give me your one-liners on your
    30        achievements, changes of policy etc. over the last six
    31        months", and each head of department sits down and writes
    32        out his own one-liners, which generally turn out to be a
    33        page to the department.  They forward them to Paul.  Paul
    34        uses them as his basis for his Board presentation.  That is
    35        recorded because that needs to be.  That is a legal
    36        requirement.
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    38   Q.   So all the important policy decisions are recorded in the
    39        presentation to the Board of Directors which is recorded?
    40        A.  Yes.
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    42   MR. MORRIS:  We are just checking through if there are any other
    43        matters.  One question, we are not sure if an admission has
    44        been made regarding the pleading to do with Sarah Stibbard
    45        and the accident she suffered.  It is not in the
    46        compilation of admissions.  Can I ask Mrs. Brinley-Codd if
    47        she remembers?
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    49   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You will have to remind me what that was?
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    51   MR. MORRIS:  I cannot remember which pleading. 
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    53   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What happened to Sarah Stibbard.
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    55   MR. MORRIS:  I am just trying to find where the pleading is.
    56        Our understanding is -- we are just checking for it.
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    58   MS. STEEL:   Pleadings on page 28 says:  "In the UK in or around
    59        May 1991 Sarah Stibbard was injured at the Bexley Heath
    60        branch and received a pay settlement for her injuries".  I

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