Day 149 - 06 Jul 95 - Page 14


     
     1        blanked out, including on one page, which is page 3 of
     2        that, there is just a heading of "Safety at McDonald's
     3        August 1990 to September 1993; three years of progress",
     4        and the whole page is blank.
     5
     6   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Which sheet are you on now?
     7
     8   MS. STEEL:  It is page 3 of the Health and Safety Update at
     9        tab 47M.  There are large parts blanked out throughout the
    10        whole of both those documents.  We are applying for the
    11        entire document to be disclosed as it must be relevant.  It
    12        relates to health and safety.
    13
    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  With photocopies it is not always obvious
    15        where matters have been blanked out.  I can see, for
    16        instance, on page 1 of the minutes, it looks as if there
    17        has been a part blanked out.  I can see on page 3 of the
    18        update it looks as if there is something that has been
    19        blanked out.  But are there other parts which would not be
    20        obvious to me?  You see, if I go on, for instance -----
    21
    22   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I can help this exercise.  Some parts
    23        have certainly been blanked out, for a very good reason
    24        which I will explain in a minute.
    25
    26   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Your point is that since the documents
    27        themselves appear to be about health and safety, there is
    28        reason to believe that the blanked out parts are about
    29        health and safety, and you say, if so, they are relevant?
    30
    31   MS. STEEL:   Yes.
    32
    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  That is your point?
    34
    35   MS. STEEL:   Yes.
    36
    37   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Is there any additional point?
    38
    39   MS. STEEL:   In respect of bits being blanked out?
    40
    41   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes -- no, in respect of your claim for
    42        discovery of the complete documents rather than blanked out
    43        additions of them.
    44
    45   MS. STEEL:   That is really the general point.  Also, there is
    46        reference in the first minutes that we have of
    47        12th August 1991 to a meeting in May where objectives were
    48        set for the Health and Safety Task Force.  There are no
    49        minutes for the May meeting, so we would like those to be
    50        disclosed. 
    51 
    52   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Where is that reference? 
    53
    54   MS. STEEL:   Sorry.  They are actually referred to in the
    55        minutes of the meeting on 15th October 1991, on page 4 of
    56        that document, Review of the Progress of Task Force.
    57
    58   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  There is a memo of 15th October 1991.
    59
    60   MS. STEEL:  It is about the tenth page in.

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