Day 169 - 04 Oct 95 - Page 37
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2 MR. MORRIS: The reason I think it should be read out is because
3 I think that on a matter of principle -- it is not a
4 question of whether I have checked it or not -- it is a
5 matter, legal principle, that a statement is read out when
6 it is averred.
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8 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I am going to stop you there because that
9 flies completely in the teeth of what the Lord Chief
10 Justice himself said in January of this year. I am not
11 going to accept that his practice direction was contrary to
12 legal principle. Sit down, please, Mr. Morris.
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14 MR. MORRIS: The second point then is that if it is not read
15 out, the statement should be annexed to the transcripts so
16 it is available as a public record, that what has been
17 averred is part of the public record.
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19 MR. JUSTICE BELL: At the moment it is averred, it is a public
20 document, you have got copies, there is no heed to annex it
21 to the transcript.
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23 MS. STEEL: We do not know whether we have the same copies that
24 are being averred.
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26 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Carry on, please, Mr. Atkinson.
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28 ROSE FRENCH, sworn
29 Examined by Mr. Atkinson
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31 MR. ATKINSON: Mrs. French, give your name as Rose French and
32 you give the address as being McDonald's Head Office, East
33 Finchley; is that correct?
34 A. Correct.
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36 Q. I have only got three questions: The first is before you
37 came to work for McDonald's what sort of jobs had you done
38 before that?
39 A. I worked as a secretary for a couple of years.
40 I worked in a bookie office and I was a waitress before
41 that.
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43 Q. You worked as a waitress?
44 A. Yes.
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46 Q. Can you keep your voice up a bit? Second question: When
47 you did start working at McDonald's were you intending to
48 stay long term?
49 A. No, it was only a short-term initially.
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51 Q. What attracted you to McDonald's?
52 A. I enjoyed what I was doing, I enjoyed working with the
53 people, and it gave me an opportunity that I probably would
54 not have gained elsewhere.
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56 Q. Lastly, have you read your statement recently?
57 A. Yes.
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59 Q. Do you stand by that as your evidence-in-chief?
60 A. Yes, I do.
