Day 276 - 09 Jul 96 - Page 23
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2 MS. STEEL: If we go to Alan Claire's statement -- I mean that
3 is the other thing, I think I have probably covered most of
4 this through going through the notes.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It may well be, and essentially, do not
7 forget, in any event, you have said what the general thrust
8 of your case is in relation to publication and insofar as
9 some matter of detail has been given by one of the
10 Plaintiff's evidence which conflicts with that, I will
11 assume that you are disputing it. Do you understand?
12 A. Yes, yes. Thank you.
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14 Q. You must do your best, but you can take it that I
15 understand that no witness can be understood to cover every
16 conceivable point, either of fact or comment?
17 A. Thank you. This is probably covered by going through
18 the notes, but if I just reiterate, in tab 5 page 51
19 paragraph 5 my knowledge of the anti-McDonald's campaign
20 was basically what I had been told by other people at the
21 meetings. It was not something that came about through my
22 own personal experience, and I think I have dealt with the
23 final point that I have never said what he has attributed
24 to me, that I, well, that I stated that I had assisted with
25 the production and distribution of the anti-McDonald's
26 leaflets. I have never had anything to do with their
27 production, and I would not have said that in relation to
28 all distribution of all anti-McDonald's leaflets either.
29 It a bit confusing actually, because the pleadings, the
30 statements and the notes, all seem to say different
31 things. So, I mean, I think I have covered that.
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33 Q. I am very anxious not to hurry you as you give your
34 evidence nor to--
35 A. Take too long.
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37 Q. To guide you particularly as to what you should and should
38 not deal with?
39 A. Yes.
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41 Q. The only instance in which I have done that is in relation
42 to what I will call the poster on the box lid?
43 A. Right.
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45 Q. Because it is just as well I did because I had
46 misunderstood what you were saying there.
47 A. Right.
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49 Q. I am anxious not to hurry you, but on the other hand we
50 have obviously got to progress with your evidence and I do
51 not think it is appropriate just to read through statements
52 in the witness box to yourself to see if there is something
53 you want--
54 A. No, I have got a note of some of the particular
55 paragraphs but it is just whether I need to bring them up
56 or not.
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58 Q. What I suggest is, you deal with the matters which you have
59 noted to deal with as far as you think they are
60 significant.
