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1 the appropriate Act, because the opposing party has not
2 called the witness to attend. They have to be read out to
3 the jury, and the shorthand writer has a copy in front of
4 him or her.
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6 MR. MORRIS: I was all in favour of it, as long as it is
7 accurate. Can we call our witness?
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Mr. Pattinson. Would you like to come
10 to the witness box, Mr. Pattinson?
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12 TERENCE WILLIAM PATTINSON, affirmed
13 Examined by the Defendants
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15 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Mr. Pattinson, if you want to sit down at any
16 stage, pull the chair behind you forward.
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18 MR. MORRIS: If I may say that the microphone in front of you is
19 recording what you are saying, not magnifying, so you have
20 to speak up; and if you are assenting to something you have
21 to say "yes" rather than just a nod, so that it comes out
22 on the tape.
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24 Can you give your full name and address, please?
25 A. Terence William Pattinson, *******************, *******
26 ***********.
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28 Q. Can you say what your present position is?
29 A. I am a press officer and deputy editor for the trade
30 union called the Institution of Professionals, Managers and
31 Specialists.
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33 Q. Is it true that you have been a journalist for a
34 considerable amount of time?
35 A. 32 years.
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37 Q. 32 years. How long did you work at the Daily Mirror all
38 told?
39 A. 17 years and seven months.
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41 Q. During what period were you the industrial editor?
42 A. From 1986 until March 8th, 1993.
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44 Q. Seven years. Do you recall -- maybe if the witness could
45 have the papers?
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. There is a pale blue volume with "II"
48 on it at the very top there, please, Mr. Pattinson; do you
49 mind getting that down?
50 A. Yes, I see.
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52 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Number 27.
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54 MR. MORRIS: You can bring it into the witness box if you like.
55 A. Yes. It is, I can see, a very short page.
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57 MR. JUSTICE BELL: There is more to it than that, I am afraid.
58 Flip a few at a time at the front of the bundle and put it
59 in front of you in the witness box.
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