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1 statements, and there are two of them but particularly the
2 second statement, should stand as the evidence you give in
3 answer to the allegations made by Mr. Magee in so far as
4 I do not ask you about them specifically?
5 A. I would prefer if we went over it to be honest with
6 you.
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8 Q. Mr. Giardina, there may be some things that Mr. Magee has
9 said -----
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It may be that Mr. Giardina -- I wonder, in
12 case there may be leading questions, if I might just -----
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14 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, certainly.
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16 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I have two statements in front of me and
17 Ms. Steel and Mr. Morris have them as well. One was signed
18 by you and is dated 14th June 1993; the second one is
19 signed by you and dated 4th July 1995.
20 A. Yes.
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22 Q. It is fairly recent. The second one particularly deals
23 with specific matters which appear in Mr. Magee's statement
24 which we all have a copy of as well. What Mr. Rampton is
25 asking you -- let me ask you, first of all, are the
26 contents of those statements true?
27 A. Yes, they are.
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29 Q. Do you have any reservation about us taking them to be your
30 evidence, subject to any questions you are asked by
31 Mr. Rampton, Ms. Steel or Mr. Morris, so far as Mr. Magee's
32 allegations are concerned?
33 A. No, that is fine.
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35 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, that fits the bill because there are only
36 a few things I shall not mention specifically. I will not
37 say why I will not, but it may be obvious when one sees
38 what the omissions are. For example, I will not ask Mr.
39 Giardina about a flood in the back room.
40 (To the witness): Can I ask you about your food policy for
41 crew when you were the Manager at Seven Sisters during
42 their breaks?
43 A. Basically, it was any sandwich, any fries, any drinks,
44 any desserts.
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46 Q. Were they allowed to go out? Suppose they were doing an
47 8-hour shift, they had to have a 45 minute break, did they
48 not?
49 A. That is correct.
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51 Q. Were there pubs, restaurants and cafes in that area of
52 London?
53 A. Yes.
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55 Q. Sandwich shops?
56 A. Yes.
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58 Q. Were they permitted to go out and have their break outside
59 if they wanted?
60 A. Yes, obviously as long as they let us know they were
