Day 050 - 10 Nov 94 - Page 40

     
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     2   MR. MORRIS:  I can make another phone call.
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     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Obviously, one would like to sort it out now,
     5        and then everyone can concentrate on other matters for the
     6        rest of the day.  But it seems to me that what we have
     7        probably got to do, unless it causes disastrous
     8        inconvenience to anyone, is reassemble at two o'clock to
     9        see where we are.
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    11        I am content to wait for five or ten minutes, but I would
    12        like you to respond, unless there is some particular
    13        difficulty, to the point which Mr. Rampton has mentioned.
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    15        We have to consider Miss Dibb's position; and then it will
    16        probably be useful, in the light of whatever her position
    17        is, just to see what we are going to go on to next and
    18        when.
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    20   MR. MORRIS:  May it be to convenient to break now for lunch and
         come back at two?
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    23   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Break now and come back at two o'clock.
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    25   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, it may be that for one reason or another
    26        the Defendants actually might benefit from having a bit
    27        more time than that.
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    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you want more time?  I will be in the
    30        building for the rest of the working day, so there is no
    31        problem as far as I am concerned.
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    33   MR. MORRIS:  No.  I think two o'clock is fine.  There is no
    34        point in leaving it until -- if Miss Dibb is not in, she
    35        may not be in at three or half past three, either.  I do
    36        not know.  It would be silly to wait on the off chance.
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    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I will come back at ten past two.  I would
    39        like one of you to telephone Miss Brinley-Codd, if you need
    40        more time, so that she, Mr. Rampton and Mr. Atkinson do not
         have to come back to find that there is a wait.  I would
    42        like one of you to come back to court, so that if you do
    43        need more time you can tell Mr. Stiles, who will come up at
    44        about two o'clock.  But otherwise we will come back at ten
    45        past two.
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    47                       (Luncheon Adjournment)
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    49                                                     2.15 p.m..
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    51   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes? 
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    53   MR. MORRIS:  We phoned Miss Dibb throughout lunch-time.  We got
    54        hold of her at about ten past two.  The position as we see
    55        it is that she says she is still very shaky.  She has seen
    56        the doctor who has advised her to get rest.  She does not
    57        want to hold up proceedings, but does not feel that she
    58        could give evidence next week before she goes away, but is
    59        prepared to come to court on Monday morning, if she has to,
    60        to say whether she then feels she is able to give