Day 245 - 07 May 96 - Page 47
1 A. Ms. Steel, I am not aware of anything about those
2 private investigators beyond giving the instruction to Sid
3 Nicholson to retain someone to act on a legal and
4 forthright basis in this case. I do not know anything
5 beyond that. I have never met them, seen them or
6 otherwise.
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8 Q. You did not specifically instruct them not to hand out any
9 London Greenpeace leaflets about McDonald's whatever the
10 circumstances?
11 A. Ms. Steel, I have never met them.
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13 Q. I am talking about when you gave your instructions to Mr.
14 Nicholson to hire them, you did not specifically instruct
15 him that he must tell them that they are not to hand out
16 any anti-McDonald's leaflet?
17 A. I gave one instruction, one instruction alone: Make
18 whatever you do correct, proper and legal. It was the
19 total extent of my conversation with Sid about the issue.
20 There was nothing else. There never has been anything
21 else.
22
23 Q. When was that discussion with Mr. Nicholson?
24 A. Nineteen ninety, I do not know exactly.
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26 Q. How long?
27 A. Before the writs were served. That I know for sure.
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29 Q. How long before you were aware that the private
30 investigators had started to attending meetings was it that
31 you discussed this with Mr. Nicholson?
32 A. Well, I was never aware of who was attending what, when
33 in any way, shape or form. As I said, I have never
34 discussed the issue since giving the instruction.
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36 Q. Do you remember how long it was before the writs were
37 served that you had this discussion with Mr. Nicholson?
38 A. No, I do not.
39
40 Q. 2 years, 1 year, 3 years?
41 A. I do not remember.
42
43 Q. Did you give any instructions about when Mr. Nicholson
44 should stop using private investigators?
45 A. That was left to his discretion.
46
47 Q. Were you told when they should stop using private
48 investigators, when they had, sorry?
49 A. Was I told when they had?
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51 Q. Yes?
52 A. I think I was, but, again, I am not 110 per cent sure
53 on that one.
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55 Q. You were aware that the Company was still sending private
56 investigators to meetings of London Greenpeace after the
57 writs had been served?
58 A. No, I was not.
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60 Q. Were you aware that private investigators had attended
