Day 175 - 18 Oct 95 - Page 07

     
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     2   MR. MORRIS:  Mr. Whittle, you worked at Sutton McDonald's; yes?
     3        A.  That is right.
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     5   Q.   That was between 1983 and 1986?
     6        A.  Yes.
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     8   Q.   Right.  Before we go into those matters, what age are you?
     9        A.  I am 31.
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    11   Q.   What jobs have you done since you left McDonald's?
    12        A.  I have worked for the Inland Revenue, firms of
    13        chartered accountants; I have also done -- I have also
    14        travelled and during those times I have worked as a hotel
    15        porter, a delivery driver; and I am currently working as a
    16        credit controller and book keeper for a jewellery firm.
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    18   Q.   Your present job, does that involve responsibility for
    19        looking after money?
    20        A.  It does.  I am responsible for all the money going in
         and out of the business, and I am also responsible for the
    22        staff wages.
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    24   Q.   What I am going to do is read your statement and then ask
    25        you to explain various things that you said in your
    26        statement.
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    28   MR. RAMPTON:  I am sorry to be a nuisance so early on in the
    29        day, but your Lordship did say that any supplementary
    30        questions would need leave.  I do not know that Mr. Morris
    31        means by "explanation" of various parts of the statement.
    32        But we ought, with respect, at least to have some notice of
    33        what sort of thing Mr. Morris is talking about.  Mr. Morris
    34        is not entitled, under the terms of your Lordship's
    35        rulings, just to do as he pleases.  He has to have leave to
    36        ask supplementary questions apart from introductory
    37        matters.
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    39   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What I suggest is, let us deal with the
    40        statement first of all in the way you said.
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    42   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.
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    44   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I give you leave, unless Mr. Rampton wishes
    45        to say anything, to ask questions designed to elicit the
    46        matters in your notes dated 3rd October 1995, because they
    47        are your notes rather than an additional statement of
    48        Mr. Whittle.  When we get to that stage, I would like you
    49        to tell me what, if any, other matters you want to ask
    50        Mr. Whittle about. 
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    52   MR. MORRIS:  As expected, and as I said a few days ago, 
    53        Mr. Rampton is continuously extending the restriction that
    54        he hopes to place on our witnesses' evidence.  What, as
    55        I understand it, the ruling was, was that any new matters
    56        would have to have leave.  I am going to ask him to explain
    57        what he means in his statement which was, whenever it was,
    58        a year ago, and that is entirely the purpose of someone
    59        coming to give evidence.
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