Day 148 - 05 Jul 95 - Page 02

     
     1                                      Wednesday, 5th July 1995.
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     3   MR. MORRIS:  Before we start, I think there is something in
     4        Monday's transcript which you might want to keep in
     5        chambers which now has been declared, effectively, in open
     6        court.  It happened on Monday but it was a comment by
     7        Mr. Rampton regarding a matter which was in chambers last
     8        week which I am sure you would want to keep in chambers.
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    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you give me the reference in the
    11        transcript and I will look at it?
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    13   MR. MORRIS:  Yes, it is day 146.  It was Monday, page 23, line
    14        33.
    15
    16   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Give me the page on Monday, Mr. Morris.
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    18   MR. MORRIS:  It was 23, line 33.  I was wondering whether the
    19        page should be reprinted without that comment.
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    21   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not think so.  It is the sort of comment
    22        which was made quite openly, is it not, in relation to
    23        witnesses on one side or the other?
    24
    25   MR. MORRIS:  I did not want to read out what it said.  Have
    26        I got the right line?
    27
    28   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think you may not.  Are you thinking of
    29        what I said?
    30
    31   MR. MORRIS:  No, it is what Mr. Rampton said about Mr. Secret.
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    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think you had better check because at the
    34        moment I cannot see anything objectionable about that at
    35        all.  It is a comment about Mr. Secret.
    36
    37   MR. MORRIS:  We are not objecting to it.  It is just that the
    38        first word in line 33 ----
    39
    40   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It is very good of you to mention that, but
         I have no concern about it and there is no reason why you
    42        should have, is there?
    43
    44   MR. MORRIS:  I just thought it was something that you
    45        yourself  -----
    46
    47   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No.  Thank you very much for mentioning it,
    48        but I am not concerned.
    49
    50   MR. RAMPTON:  I have a broad sense of humour sometimes. 
    51 
    52   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Thank you for mentioning it in case I was 
    53        embarrassed in any way.
    54
    55   MR. MORRIS:  It was not a criticism of Mr. Rampton because it
    56        was in chambers when that was said, but it is now in open
    57        court.
    58
    59        Today there are some comments we want to make regarding the
    60        Plaintiffs' applications and points they made.  There is