Day 246 - 09 May 96 - Page 14
1 their primary concern at the time. It must have been the
2 end of the discussion at the very least.
3
4 Q. Right. But you do not actually know what the situation is?
5 A. No, I do not.
6
7 Q. Because on the other page that we looked at, page 2, it
8 actually has at the bottom of that in handwriting
9 "strategies, eg internal communications" and then "custom"
10 which presumably is "customers" and then "media", and in
11 that case it does not look as though it was an
12 afterthought. But you do not know what the situation is?
13 A. No, I do not know. I was not at the meeting.
14
15 Q. If you turn to page 5 -- have you seen this document
16 before?
17 A. Well, I have seen all of this in just the last couple
18 of days, yes.
19
20 Q. Right. Just before you came to give your evidence?
21 A. If I had seen it before then, I do not remember, but
22 I know I have seen this in the last couple of days.
23
24 Q. Right. You do not know where you saw it at the time it was
25 created?
26 A. No. I may have, I simply do not remember.
27
28 Q. Right. You cannot help us with the date of this document?
29 A. Well, the only help I could offer is it had to be pre
30 28th February.
31
32 Q. I think we can work that one out for ourselves, thank you.
33 You do not know what the difference is, because there are
34 some differences between this document and the one we have
35 just been looking at that starts on page 3 -- you do not
36 know what the difference in purpose was or the difference
37 in when they were produced was?
38 A. No, I do not know.
39
40 Q. Mr. Preston, as the President of the Second Plaintiff, you
41 instruct solicitors to act on your behalf in this case.
42 Why did you not instruct them to call Ms. Edi Bensilum or
43 Mike Love who might have been able to actually give us some
44 help as to what these documents represent, and help the
45 court?
46 A. The witnesses they think they need to handle the case
47 are a matter for them. They have to decide who they think
48 is best.
49
50 Q. You are the one who instructs them as the Plaintiff?
51 A. Well, I have to say I am not sure I am qualified to
52 instruct them on how to select witnesses in cases, whatever
53 that case might be. They certainly have met the people and
54 have talked with them and if, for whatever reason, chosen
55 to use myself or other parties, I suppose, that is their
56 choice. That is why I retain professional people who are
57 qualified to do this sort of thing. This is their life; it
58 is not mine.
59
60 Q. But you did not say this to them: "I think it would be a
