Day 279 - 12 Jul 96 - Page 27


     
     1   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
     2
     3   MR. MORRIS:  Is that Mr. Kier Starmer is the person who is
     4        prepared to do that application.  We talked to him last
     5        night, I went to see him last night.  He is in another case
     6        on Monday and Tuesday, which may go over to Wednesday.  He
     7        is prepared to seek an adjournment of the Wednesday morning
     8        if he had to.  He feels that he wants to help us with the
     9        application, and if you were to say it has to be on
    10        Wednesday, he would not know until the Tuesday whether his
    11        case would go over until the Wednesday.  But he is prepared
    12        to come here, or to tell the trial there that he --
    13
    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No, I am not prepared to do that.  I do not
    15        think the difference between Wednesday and Thursday -- I do
    16        not know that I have the power to do it anyway, but it does
    17        not even justify me giving some indication that I would
    18        like to get on with it on Wednesday.  So I think he should
    19        finish his case, whatever it is, and I do not want you to
    20        tell me about that.  All I am saying is that if it becomes
    21        clear by, say, lunchtime on Tuesday that he is not go to be
    22        in court on Wednesday, then there will be still time to
    23        arrange that we come into court on Wednesday.  That is all.
    24
    25   MR. MORRIS:  Well, what we are saying is that we would prefer it
    26        to be done on Wednesday, as long as he feels he has the
    27        time to come and attend and, if he cannot, he should
    28        indicate.
    29
    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Well, he should do.  I am sure he appreciates
    31        that the main concern in relation to the third party
    32        application is the stage we have reached in the trial.
    33
    34   MR. MORRIS:  Okay.  So, what with are saying to him is we would
    35        like it done on Wednesday, unless he cannot attend.  He
    36        should give an indication.
    37
    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think he should make some arrangement to
    39        communicate with Mrs Brinley-Codd at the latest during the
    40        afternoon of Tuesday.  Then either you or she can ring
    41        Mr. Glen.  If Mr. Starmer is available on Wednesday, I will
    42        come into court at 10.30 on Wednesday morning and if he is
    43        not I will come into court at 10.30 on Thursday morning.
    44
    45   MS. STEEL:  Can I just raise something briefly?  This is not
    46        meant to detract from the great job that the stenographers
    47        do, but when I was reading through the transcripts, in
    48        particular of my evidence, but also some quite a while ago
    49        with other witnesses, for example I think Mr. Nicholson,
    50        there are some errors in there.  And I have just spoken to
    51        Mrs Brinley-Codd about it and what I am going to do is I am
    52        going to do a list of the various matters which I think are
    53        wrong, and then they will see if they agree them.  But do
    54        you want me to send the list to you as well?
    55
    56   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I would try and agree it first.  I have
    57        noticed some, you are quite right, it is a difficult job to
    58        get everything done down and the person who is checking
    59        cannot always get the checks right.  I have to say the ones
    60        I have noticed have been absolutely obvious.  What I am

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