Day 261 - 12 Jun 96 - Page 30
1 A. Yes, I did.
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3 Q. Then there is another one against the last line but one of
4 paragraph 10. Do you see that?
5 A. I see that, yes. They are my initials.
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7 Q. Then if you look on page 5, paragraph 19, at the bottom of
8 the page?
9 A. Yes.
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11 Q. The solicitor has written: "I have observed that every time
12 the group received correspondence, the anti-McDonald's
13 leaflet was incorporated into their responses." You have
14 actually changed that to: "I have observed that when the
15 group had received correspondence, the anti-McDonald's
16 leaflet was incorporated almost without exception."
17 A. That is my alteration.
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19 Q. Yes. Did you take some care with these statements before
20 you signed them?
21 A. I did, yes.
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You may be going to do it, Mr. Rampton, but
24 he has not actually averred 7B and 7C yet.
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26 MR. RAMPTON: I always forget.
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28 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is easy to. But I am having to be
29 meticulous about this, because the Defendants are
30 representing themselves and I do not want there to be any
31 misunderstanding at the end of the day.
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33 MR. RAMPTON: Did you take the same kind of care with the two
34 subsequent statements?
35 A. Yes. It is normal, if I have to sign anything, to be
36 careful what I am signing.
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38 Q. Can you keep your voice up a bit? I am a bit hard of
39 hearing.
40 A. Yes. Sorry.
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42 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Speak up loud and clear.
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44 MR. RAMPTON: Are the contents of your second and third
45 statements also true?
46 A. To the best of my knowledge, yes.
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48 Q. Can I show you a document, please?
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50 MS. STEEL: Actually, can we have a look at that one before it
51 goes up? (Handed) If we note that that is a fact sheet
52 with a tea stain, which has already been handed up to some
53 previous witness.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. I was particularly not saying anything
56 about the document before the witness was asked a question
57 about it.
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59 MR. RAMPTON: (To the witness) Just take a little time to have
60 a look at that, please. Open it up. It goes in three
