Day 127 - 23 May 95 - Page 12
1 MS. STEEL: Before you break, I want to say you said the
2 "Defendants" disclosed a document; it should have been the
3 "Plaintiffs".
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5 MR. RAMPTON: Also your Lordship said "next" Wednesday and it
6 should have been "last" Wednesday, but those things can be
7 picked up.
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, those slips of tongue can easily be
10 corrected.
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12 MS. STEEL: The other thing, I just wanted to say you said that
13 it does not affect me that Mr. Morris will not be able to
14 attend, but it strikes me that I am being expected to
15 deliver the transcripts to Mr. Morris who lives over a mile
16 away from me and to take instructions from him on what
17 questions he wants to ask; I just think that is not
18 possible for me to do.
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20 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No, that is not expected of you. Mr. Morris
21 must make his own arrangements to get hold of his copy of
22 the transcripts and the CaseView lap top which is available
23 to him. It is not incumbent upon you to consult Mr. Morris
24 about the cross-examination. That is entirely a matter of
25 your choice. All I wish to indicate is that if you did
26 wish to take advantage of talking to Mr. Morris about
27 cross-examination and further cross-examination, that
28 should be easy to achieve.
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30 MS. STEEL: Perhaps in the light of their desire to be
31 incredibly helpful, the Plaintiffs would like to reconsider
32 their decision not to deliver the transcripts. I am sure
33 it would be helpful if they would take that up.
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35 MR. JUSTICE BELL: That is not a matter for me to decide. I
36 will rise now and we will resume with Mrs. Barnes' evidence
37 at quarter to 12.
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39 (Short adjournment)
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41 MRS. JILL BARNES, sworn
42 Examined by Mr. Rampton QC
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44 Q. Mrs. Barnes, are your full names Jill Barnes?
45 A. That is right.
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47 Q. Do you give your address as McDonald's Restaurants Limited,
48 Golden Arches House, 6 Victoria Road, Sutton Coldfield in
49 the West Midlands?
50 A. It is now at the East Finchley address in London.
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52 Q. When you made your statement you were in the Midlands and
53 now you are in London; is that right?
54 A. That is correct.
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56 Q. The Sutton Coldfield address is the headquarters of the
57 Midlands region for McDonald's?
58 A. That is correct.
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60 Q. Are you the Hygiene and Safety Officer for McDonald's in
