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1 because what we would have to do is read through all his
2 notes again now and then sit down and say, "Now, is there
3 anything else I remember apart from that?" It would take
4 quite a long time to do and it probably would not help me
5 anyway. If he said: "No, I cannot remember", it would not
6 help me, and if he said: "Yes, I can remember Mr. Morris
7 said that" or "Ms. Steel did that," it would have brought
8 in evidence which you would not otherwise have had. With a
9 certain amount of preparation I accept to be right. You
10 must put your challenges where there are challenges so I
11 can understand them and any points you want to put in
12 relation to the challenges. It is all right saying, as you
13 did the other afternoon, that you think your
14 cross-examination has been done in your own way and very
15 effective. I am not going to pass comment on that
16 generally. What I want you to understand is what will be
17 effective with me is particular challenges, so I know where
18 there is an issue and if, when you challenge evidence the
19 witness sticks by it, then put to him anything you want to
20 which might lead me to have second thoughts about the
21 credibility of the witness. But you cannot go round and
22 round with generalizing indefinitely. I will take a five
23 minute break. We will go on until about five-past-4 with
24 Mr. Claire's evidence and then we will deal in Chambers
25 with the matters that Ms. Steel raised.
26
27 (Short adjournment)
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29 MR. MORRIS: Have you got bundle yellow, volume 2 in front of
30 you?
31 A. Yes, I do.
32
33 Q. Can you go to divider 7 please and I am not sure what
34 number it is now down as. It is the notes of Mr.
35 Pocklington for the 1st March 1990. I do not know if they
36 are in the same--
37
38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: They are in the blue volume which has got
39 all the notes, and what is the date you want?
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41 MR. MORRIS: The 1st March of 1990.
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43 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is the blue volume you had a moment ago.
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45 MR. RAMPTON: I have it as page 89.
46
47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Page 89.
48
49 MS. STEEL: Have you got page 89 in that volume? There should
50 be some handwritten notes?
51 A. No page.
52
53 MR. RAMPTON: I think Mr. Claire is looking in the wrong volume.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, it is a blue. You are leaning against
56 it. You are touching it virtually. You have just touched
57 it and put it down again. What is that?
58 A. Is this the same one, is it? Sorry?
59
60 Q. Yes. Page 89 in that?
