Day 250 - 15 May 96 - Page 20
1 ex-directory.
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3 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It seems to me it is unlikely he will come
4 now. If he comes this afternoon we will see if we cannot
5 hear his evidence, but otherwise I suggest you get in touch
6 with him as soon as you can and fix another day in the
7 schedule.
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9 MR. MORRIS: Yes.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What should we allow for Mr. Brett, half a
12 day?
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14 MR. RAMPTON: At the most, yes; it would be sensible to allow
15 that.
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17 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Allow him a little extra in chief. It seems
18 to me it is preferable if he can come to start at 10.30,
19 but if he can fit in an afternoon you can probably get him
20 in there. Yes?
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22 MR. MORRIS: (To the witness): You said that by around about
23 the middle of 1990, Juneish, you said the purpose of this
24 meeting was not to test the strength of the case, to see if
25 it will stand up, and by that time did you feel then you
26 had enough information to mount a court case?
27 A. In the middle of June, no.
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29 Q. You did not feel you had enough information?
30 A. We did not.
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32 Q. Right.
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34 MS. STEEL: Why was that?
35 A. Sorry?
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37 Q. Why was that, while I am looking for another file?
38 A. I took advice from our solicitors. They said "We are
39 not ready yet".
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41 Q. Yes. If you could -- I do not know whether this is in the
42 bundles -----?
43 A. Am I finished with this one?
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45 Q. Probably, for the time being. Maybe if you put it on the
46 table.
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48 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What is the document you want?
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50 MS. STEEL: If I just hand it up, because the thing is it is a
51 letter that I wrote asking for some information. It is a
52 letter dated -- well, I will read it out so everyone knows
53 what it is.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What is the date?
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57 MS. STEEL: It is a letter from me dated 6th October, 1993. It
58 says, "We request copies of the following documents
59 relating to the issue of publication", and then there is a
60 long list of documents. At No 16 there are the letters
