Day 202 - 11 Jan 96 - Page 20


     
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     2   Q.   Of his personnel file, a Manager's personnel file?
     3        A.  Yes.
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     5   Q.   In the Birmingham office?
     6        A.  Yes.
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     8   Q.   Would you agree that it would be irresponsible if important
     9        Company documents, only one copy is made and they are kept
    10        in somebody's personal house?
    11        A.  It could be viewed as being irresponsible.
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    13   Q.   They might just say, "I am fed up with McDonald's", rip all
    14        the documents up, and walk off, might they not?
    15        A.  They could do, yes.
    16
    17   Q.   It is not a good way to run a business -----
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    19   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We are getting quite a long way from what
    20        really concerns me about Colchester, you know. (Pause)
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    22   MR. MORRIS:  Who receives copies of -- when a performance review
    23        of a Manager is done, who are copies made to?  Is one kept
    24        at the store, one kept at the Birmingham office, or -----
    25        A.  One will be given to the Manager who had the review
    26        conducted upon him.
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    28   Q.   Right.
    29        A.  One will go to the senior Supervisor, i.e. me; and then
    30        one would go to personnel, Human Resources in the region.
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    32   Q.   Right.  That would be the -- whether it is a six monthly or
    33        annual performance review, that would be the same process?
    34        A.  Yes.
    35
    36   Q.   Were you asked by the Plaintiffs' solicitors or by anybody
    37        in the Company about your recollection of these meetings,
    38        these leaving meetings with Mr. Coton, before you were
    39        approached about doing a statement?
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    41   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Which statement are you talking about?
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    43   MR. MORRIS:  The statement that you have made about Mr. Coton.
    44        Before you were approached about the actual statement, were
    45        you asked about meetings with Mr. Coton and whether there
    46        were any reports of those meetings?
    47        A.  Before I made the statement, before I made the
    48        statement, I had discussions with Patty about Ray Coton,
    49        and then came and made the statement.
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    51   Q.   Did she ask you about whether there were ----- 
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    53   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Refer to her as Mrs. Brinley-Codd, and then
    54        it is known that she is a solicitor of the Supreme Court we
    55        are talking about.
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    57   MR. MORRIS:  Did Mrs. Brinley-Codd ask you about whether there
    58        were meetings with Mr. Coton at the end of his career and
    59        whether there were reports of those meetings?
    60        A.  I believe she did, yes.  Well, yes, she definitely

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