Day 172 - 12 Oct 95 - Page 18

     
     1        I was planning to do by Friday evening; and as soon as
     2        I know the person, then I will fax Barlow Lyde & Gilbert.
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     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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     6   MR. RAMPTON:  Then I turn to what your Lordship asked me to do,
     7        which is enumerate my objections to the Defendants' -----
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     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Well, I want to do it statement by
    10        statement.
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    12   MR. RAMPTON:  That is what I was going to do, my Lord.
    13
    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let us ask Mr. Morris who he wants to read
    15        first, then.
    16
    17   MR. MORRIS:  It is probably better to do it in order, so that we
    18        do not -----
    19
    20   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You want Karen Anstee, do you?
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    22   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.  There is Rosemary Lovatt first, and she is in
    23        the first section, so we should probably do her first.
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    25   MR. RAMPTON:  She can be done right away, because I have no
    26        objection.  There is hearsay in respect of this, but it is
    27        of no importance.
    28
    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Right.  Let me just find her.
    30
    31   MR. MORRIS:  It is number 26 in section A.
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    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  This is the statement of Rosemary
    34        Lovatt dated 2nd December, 1993.  You read it then,
    35        Mr. Morris.
    36
    37   MR. MORRIS: "I was employed by the Inner London Education
    38        Authority (ILEA) from 1973 until it was abolished in 1990.
    39        In April 1987 I was appointed Principal Child Employment
    40        Officer, and held that post until it was merged with
         another post in October 1989.
    42
    43        "Between those dates a member of my staff made a routine
    44        visit to McDonald's in Kensington High Street.  Her report
    45        stated that the Manager had assured her that the employment
    46        regulations were being complied with, and gave her a copy
    47        of an internal memo from the head office of McDonald's,
    48        which indicated that further infringements of the
    49        regulations would not be tolerated.
    50 
    51        "The Officer brought the copy of the memo with her report 
    52        to me, which I saw, read and retained in a file. 
    53
    54        "On the abolition of ILEA, files concerning pupils were
    55        passed to successor authorities, and files on employers
    56        were destroyed.
    57
    58        "Rosemary Lovatt, 2nd December 1993."
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    60   MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.  Who do you want to read next?