Day 084 - 07 Feb 95 - Page 21
1 I will end up arguing one side of the case or the other if
2 I do that.
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4 So, if objection is taken, whether or not it has been taken
5 on some other point, I will rule on it. You have to face
6 the reality that Mr. Rampton has taken this objection with
7 regard to evidence about Preston by virtue of his
8 admission. It seems to me that the only way you can deal
9 with that is to identify what extra facts about Preston you
10 want to get in, and ask me if you can now add them. I will
11 listen to that application. I may not be unsympathetic if
12 I think it helps us get to the bottom of the case, but that
13 is what you must do first.
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15 We will resume at 2 o'clock, come what may, with
16 Mr. Atherton.
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18 (Luncheon Adjournment)
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20 MR. JOHN ROBERT ATHERTON, sworn
21 Examined by Mr. Rampton.
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23 Q. Mr. Atherton, can I ask you, please, to keep your voice
24 up? It is a difficult court to hear in because the sound
25 disappears up into the roof. If you speak loudly at me
26 then everybody else will hear. Equally, if you cannot hear
27 what I say, please tell me so and I will repeat my
28 question. Do you give your address, Mr. Atherton, as
29 McDonald's Restaurants Limited in East Finchley, London,
30 N2?
31 A. I do.
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33 Q. What position do you presently hold in McDonald's, the
34 British McDonald's, I should say?
35 A. My current title is Head of Training.
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37 Q. Head of Training. When were you appointed to that post?
38 A. July of this year.
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40 Q. July this year?
41 A. Sorry -- July of last year, 1994.
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43 Q. We are not in July just yet although it looks as though we
44 may greet it in this court in due course. What was your
45 previous position within McDonald's?
46 A. Operations Development Manager.
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48 Q. Was that a central office post or was that a local post?
49 A. It is a central office post based in East Finchley.
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51 Q. When did you first join the McDonald's organisation in this
52 country?
53 A. In 1982.
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55 Q. Had you had any other employment before you joined
56 McDonald's?
57 A. I was a student and I had part-time jobs, but it is was
58 my first full-time job.
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60 Q. You were a student where?
