Day 103 - 14 Mar 95 - Page 68


     
     1        again?
     2
     3   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, can I help?  I have ascertained over the
     4        adjournment, in fact, that it is much better from
     5        Dr. Pattison's point of view, he would be in Hereford on
     6        Thursday which is his first and last day in the office for
     7        some very considerable time, which is why he is not keen to
     8        come back on Thursday.  However, I understand that he could
     9        get away from the meeting that he is at tomorrow which is
    10        in London in time to be here at 2.30 in the afternoon.
    11
    12        If your Lordship would interpose him, we could start Mr.
    13        Bennett in the morning, go through until half past two and
    14        then Dr. Pattison could come back.  Assuming that it was
    15        only another hour or so of cross-examination, he would then
    16        be finished for good and all.
    17
    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  You think you will get through
    19        Dr. Bennett in a morning, do you?
    20
    21   MR. RAMPTON:  I certainly will, yes.
    22
    23   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Because what we could do is content ourselves
    24        with examination-in-chief with Dr. Bennett and pause
    25        there.  If we have to have a longer break in the middle of
    26        the day, then so be it, and resume at 2.30.  But I would
    27        like you to spend just a minute or two now, or a few
    28        minutes now, thinking what topics you have to cover and how
    29        long it will take between you.
    30
    31   MR. MORRIS:  We were calculating something like a morning's
    32        worth left.  There are still some slaughter matters and
    33        hygiene matters and then some bits and pieces.  Obviously,
    34        we are happy to continue with Dr. Pattison whenever he can
    35        come.
    36
    37   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I really think you ought to be able to finish
    38        him tomorrow afternoon if he resumes at 2.30.  Will your
    39        re-examination be very long, Mr. Rampton?
    40
    41   MR. RAMPTON:  At the moment I have two questions after four days
    42        cross-examination.
    43
    44   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What I suggest we do is this, we will have
    45        Mr. Bennett tomorrow morning.  I will not put you to begin
    46        cross-examination of Mr. Bennett tomorrow.  So, the one
    47        thing you do not have to do overnight -- by all means think
    48        about your cross-examination of Mr. Bennett overnight, but
    49        you will not have to in the sense that you will not be
    50        called upon to cross-examine Mr. Bennett tomorrow.  So, you 
    51        can, in large part, focus on the remainder of what you have 
    52        to ask Dr. Pattison. 
    53
    54   MR. MORRIS:  Yes, that seems the best course.
    55
    56   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I would like you to finish your
    57        cross-examination of Dr. Pattison tomorrow afternoon.
    58
    59   MS. STEEL:   Can I just say that part of the problem is that
    60        I am feeling really quite exhausted.  As a result, it is

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