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1 I would ask what limited range of documents Sun Valley
2 would be willing to produce. That, I will do.
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4 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Here we have Dr. Pattison.
5 (To the witness): Are you a director of Sun Valley?
6 A. No, I am not a director and, obviously, if I was to
7 disclose whatever might be required, I would have to get
8 authority to do that.
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10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Then I will take your answers as
11 subject to that, but at the moment you are the only
12 evidence -- Dr. Pattison is only evidence I have. If you
13 want to argue it -- I am not going to have it argued now
14 and I am not going to make an order without argument ---
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16 MR. RAMPTON: No.
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- but I must say at the moment if ever there
19 was an area where, on the evidence I have heard so far, and
20 there may be more evidence which has to be called which is
21 relevant, the easiest course would just be to get hold of
22 them and produce them, this is it.
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24 MR. RAMPTON: I agree with that, but I do not presently regard
25 that as being something I can guarantee.
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27 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, very well. Let us leave it there. It
28 may mean delay. That is all.
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30 MR. RAMPTON: He must, my Lord, be given the opportunity to
31 speak to his directors about it, to see thereafter, or
32 somebody on his behalf, what documents are available, how
33 many there are and how easily they may become available to
34 your Lordship.
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36 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Right. You have no objection to Mr. Pattison
37 making enquiries, have you, for the purposes of Mr. Morris
38 and Ms. Steel finding out what might be available overnight
39 in the sense of what might still be in existence and
40 identifiable somewhere?
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42 MR. MORRIS: Are you asking me?
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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46 MR. MORRIS: Sorry, I did not realise. No, it would be very
47 helpful if it is OK to bring them to court tomorrow ---
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, I am not suggesting -----
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51 MR. MORRIS: -- to save time.
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: As Mr. Rampton has taken objection, we have
54 to follow the form. All I -----
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56 MR. MORRIS: We may get approval tonight; in that case there
57 will be no problem.
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59 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We will see.
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