Day 175 - 18 Oct 95 - Page 08
1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I am not prejudging the matter at the moment,
2 but what I would like you to do is deal with the reading of
3 the statement, deal with the additional matters in your
4 notes, and then I want you to tell me what other matters
5 you want to ask.
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7 MR. MORRIS: I am just going to ask the witness to explain what
8 he says in his statement specifically. I am not going to
9 ask him about new matters.
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11 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I may very well say that is all right, but
12 I want you to tell me when we have got to that stage -- it
13 is not too much to ask -- what areas you want to ask
14 about?
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16 MR. MORRIS: OK. I will read your statement.
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18 MR. JUSTICE BELL: At the moment, I am not for a moment saying
19 you cannot do it but that is the way I would like you to do
20 it.
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22 MR. MORRIS: I do not know what Mr. Rampton is afraid of really,
23 unless he is afraid of the truth.
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25 MR. RAMPTON: Mr. Rampton is not afraid of the truth;
26 Mr. Rampton is afraid of wasting time. Mr. Rampton thinks
27 that his Lordship said that leave had to be sought for any
28 supplementary questions apart from a few introductory
29 questions. I am just trying to find the passage in the
30 transcript. I am fairly certain -----
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32 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Find that, because at the moment this is an
33 argument about nothing at all.
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35 MR. RAMPTON: I agree.
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: So, follow the procedure I have said, and
38 then we will see if I had to make any decision at all.
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40 (To the witness): Would you like to get a volume which is
41 pale blue on the back and has "II" against it, on the very
42 top of the racks? That is it. Turn to divider No. 30,
43 please, Mr. Whittle. You will be able then to follow your
44 statement as Mr. Morris reads it.
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46 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): Do you have it?
47 A. I do.
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49 Q. This is your statement, signed, apparently faxed to us on
50 21st April of last year.
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52 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Just read steadily through it,
53 I suggest, Mr. Morris.
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55 MR. MORRIS: "I worked at McDonald's in Sutton between 1983 and
56 1986, initially part-time and full-time for the last six
57 months. When interviewed for the job, I was advised that
58 McDonald's did not recognise trade unions as all problems
59 were resolved on an individual basis. Staff who deserved
60 pay increases received them, and promotion was awarded on
