Day 144 - 28 Jun 95 - Page 73

     
     1        have to ask about documents such as that:  Does that
     2        reflects corporate thinking?
     3
     4   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, an obvious example that has arisen today
     5        or yesterday, I cannot remember now -- it is all a blur --
     6        would be that memorandum from Germany by Herr Sperca which,
     7        I would say, is plainly not a McDonald's document at all.
     8
     9   MR. MORRIS:  That is absolutely ridiculous!  That came from the
    10        Personnel Department.
    11
    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  But the point of mentioning it is to
    13        illustrate that there may be some argument about that and
    14        it may have to be canvassed in evidence.  But when we come
    15        to Operations manuals and matters of that kind, you do not
    16        have to rehearse the contents with the witness, unless you
    17        want to seek some additional information to what appears on
    18        the face of the page.
    19
    20   MR. RAMPTON:  I can say this, before Mr. Morris gets excited
         about a proposition of that kind, it behoves him to take
    22        legal advice because it is not just a question of fact, it
    23        is a question of law as well, whether that is a McDonald's
    24        document or not.
    25
    26   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I did not mean to get involved in that.  I
    27        was trying to help about what you need and need not do.
    28
    29   MR. RAMPTON:  No, I am just saying, it is not just what
    30        Mr. Morris may think.
    31
    32   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Having said that, I have an appointment so I
    33        do not want to go on too late but, first of all, what is
    34        the best estimate for time?
    35
    36   MS. STEEL:   We are about 90 per cent certain of finishing
    37        tomorrow.
    38
    39   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, very well.  Hopefully, you will.  If you
    40        do not, it does not sound as if you will use much on
         Friday.  Let us try to finish tomorrow.
    42
    43   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I make another plea ------
    44
    45   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, I am going to ask about that.  What
    46        about the list of matters you want dealt with?
    47
    48   MR. RAMPTON:  I remind your Lordship that Mr. Morris said on
    49        Monday that he thought he would have it done in 24 hours
    50        but he was not sure. 
    51 
    52   MS. STEEL:  I said I did not think he would. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just tell me what the situation is at the
    55        moment.
    56
    57   MS. STEEL:  We have not got a final document, a final kind of
    58        list to hand over, so I will just read out.  There are
    59        amendments to the Defence pleadings; there is the argument
    60        about Jarrets which I think they have put in there and