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     1        copy in court.
 
     2   MR. RAMPTON:  Yes, I agree.  In fact, I thought there were
              three full copies, one of which came from the solicitors'
     3        offices.  I do not feel that there is any apology to be
              offered by me on behalf of Mrs. Brinley-Codd.  I comment
     4        that this kind of inefficiency cannot reasonably be
              attributed to Mrs. Brinley-Codd.  The defendants have
     5        known since goodness knows how long that Professor
              Wheelock will give evidence on this day.
     6
              They asked for Professor Keen's references; they did not
     7        ask for Professor Wheelock's references.  The references
              have been in court since the beginning of the trial, but
     8        if they have not looked at them I can only say they only
              have themselves to blame.  However, having said all that,
     9        which is by way of defence, as it turns out, the only
              document to which I shall be referring Professor Wheelock
    10        to any great extent is this document, which is a
              government document, which is quoted at length in his
         report in any event and which the defendants have a copy
              of.  It is what one might call the authoritative work so
    12        far as the government of this country is concerned on diet
              and nutrition.
    13
         MS. STEEL:   It is clear from the index ----
    14
         MR. RAMPTON:  One would have thought the defendants'
    15        nutritional experts would have provided the defendants
              with a copy of it in any event..
    16
         MS. STEEL:   It is clear from the index there was no mention of
    17        any expert references for Verner Wheelock on this page.
              Why we should be expected to know they existed, I do not
    18        know.
 
    19   MR. MORRIS:  We want to take a constructive view of the
              situation.
    20
         MR. RAMPTON:  I pass that up.  It is Mrs. Brinley-Codd's copy.
         It is dated 22nd June.
 
    22   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What it does not appear to have on is the
              volume IV A on the index.
    23
         MR. RAMPTON:  That is no doubt because ----
    24
         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  If you look at 2, I have a white facing page
    25        at the very front and No. 2 is the plaintiffs' expert
              reference volumes I to IV.  If you turn to tab 2, I have a 
    26        number of volumes. 
  
    27   MR. RAMPTON:  I know.  In a sense that exposes itself as being
              an archaic document because it does not contain any
    28        reference to Dr. Arnott or to Professor -----
 
    29   MS. STEEL:   It does.
 
    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It has Dr. Arnott in IV.  The point is I am
              surprised that you have only just discovered this morning