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1 refusal of the Judge to grant the adjournment was
2 reversed. (Howland-Jackson v. Roger Greene)". I have a
3 copy of that. That was all that was in the library.
4 I think it is all of it.
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6 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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8 MS. STEEL: It is actually the fourth paragraph, not the fifth,
9 in the White Book.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you know what attempt Mr. Morris had made
12 to look for help to look after his son?
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14 MS. STEEL: At the present time his son is still quite upset,
15 so he is not happy to leave him. Also, because he does not
16 have money to pay for a qualified child minder, it makes it
17 very difficult because, obviously, he would need someone
18 that was quite experienced at looking after a child with a
19 broken leg or some similar injury.
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21 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What I am doing is thinking aloud because
22 I think what we have to try to do is find a solution to
23 this problem which does not involve not sitting for several
24 weeks. It may well be possible to find some solution. For
25 instance, I do not suppose Mr. Morris has a lot of
26 experience in looking after a child with his leg in
27 plaster. Of course, he is the father so he is well
28 acquainted with the boy and the boy has confidence in him.
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30 MS. STEEL: I think that is part of the problem, obviously,
31 because of the special circumstances Mr. Morris is going to
32 be particularly concerned about who he would leave to look
33 in charge of his son.
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35 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you know if he has made an attempt to
36 find -- you see, I purposely when the question of looking
37 after -- what is his name, Charlie?
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39 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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41 MR. JUSTICE BELL: -- in the past the question of care of
42 Charlie has cropped up, and I have not made personal
43 enquiries of Mr. Morris, because it has not been necessary,
44 but I think one has to look at it now in this situation.
45 Does he have members of his family who live nearby?
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47 MS. STEEL: No, not really.
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Mother or his sister or someone like that?
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51 MS. STEEL: His parents lives quite some distance away and they
52 are also quite elderly and I do not think they would be
53 look after him.
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55 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, wonder -- this is entirely in the spirit
56 of constructive assistance -- I actually have instructions
57 -- I confess that it is a self-interested suggestion to
58 this extent -- so as to avoid a long adjournment of this
59 trial, which is maybe two thirds of its way through, from
60 McDonald's, from Mr. Preston, who knows about this, that