Day 115 - 06 Apr 95 - Page 35

     
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     2                       (The witness withdrew)
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     4   MS. STEEL:  Perhaps would it be possible to have until 2 o'clock
     5        and have -----
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     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  How long do you need with Mr. Bruton?  You
     8        have obviously spoken to him on the telephone and you wrote
     9        out the one page which I have.  How long do you actually
    10        need with him?
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    12   MS. STEEL:  The thing is there is a fair bit to go through and
    13        given that we have to have lunch as well.
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    15   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I know.  I am just concerned with whether an
    16        hour-and-a-half is required.  How long do you think he will
    17        be giving his evidence-in-chief?
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    19   MS. STEEL:  An hour, I do not really know.  The thing is it may
    20        take less if I do manage to go through and get more of a
         grip on it.
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    23   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What I will do is I will break off now
    24        until, it seems to me, quarter to 2 should be reasonable
    25        because you have half-an-hour then and then about
    26        three-quarters of an hour to get something to eat.  If
    27        Mr. Good comes up at quarter to 2 and you need another five
    28        minutes, I am not going to be restrictive about that.
    29        However, what concerns me is that it is in everyone's
    30        interest we should try to finish Mr. Bruton today.  If we
    31        do not, then Mr. Bruton will have to come back tomorrow
    32        morning and everyone else will too.  So, without putting
    33        anyone under undue pressure, that is what I would like to
    34        aim at.
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    36   MR. MORRIS:  Yes, we are prepared to skate over some things a
    37        bit if it means we can finish today.
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    39   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I will say I will come back at quarter to 2.
    40        If you need another few minutes after that, then I will
         wait in my room until you are ready.  But, do your very
    42        best to be ready and have had some refreshment by quarter
    43        to 2 and to take the evidence with an eye for what is
    44        important.  I mean, I can see what Mr. Bruton is covering
    45        and, of course, I am most interested in such evidence as he
    46        can give as to his own experiences.
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    48   MS. STEEL:  Right.
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    50                        (Luncheon Adjournment) 
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    52                    MR. JOHN RICHARD BRUTON, sworn. 
    53                       Examined by the Defendants.
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    55   MS. STEEL:  Were you employed as a poultry catcher by Sun Valley
    56        Poultry from 1987 -----
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    58   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Let us have your full name and address first?
    59        A.  My name is John Richard Bruton.  I live 21 Brunelle
    60        Court, Hereford.