Day 103 - 14 Mar 95 - Page 68
1 again?
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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.
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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.
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. You think you will get through
19 Dr. Bennett in a morning, do you?
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21 MR. RAMPTON: I certainly will, yes.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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41 MR. RAMPTON: At the moment I have two questions after four days
42 cross-examination.
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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.
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54 MR. MORRIS: Yes, that seems the best course.
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I would like you to finish your
57 cross-examination of Dr. Pattison tomorrow afternoon.
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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
