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1 this or that date in these or those circumstances.
2 Because, I can easily draw inferences from the nature of
3 the press release or leaflets themselves that the
4 Plaintiffs intended, and indeed did get, some significant
5 degree of publication of them. And if that is, in effect,
6 common ground you have really got to ask yourself, indeed
7 if you applied for leave it is one of the questions I would
8 ask myself, is how far particular evidence of particular
9 incidents of publication take your case any further than
10 you have got anyway.
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12 MS. STEEL: Right. I suppose they have made an admission anyway
13 so may be--
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15 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Well, yes, at the moment it did not worry me
16 that it was inadmissible because I did not think it added
17 anything to what I would be able to infer in any event, but
18 there we are.
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20 MS. STEEL: Right.
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22 Cross-examination by Mr. Morris, continued
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24 Q. One thing before I move on into the next area of
25 questioning, you mentioned in passing that there was a book
26 called 'The Death of Trees' in the London Greenpeace office
27 at some stage after you got involved with the group, but
28 before the service of the writs I think. We did serve this
29 last week and we never used it up until now. I do not know
30 where it was put. Do you remember, we served this
31 document?
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33 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, I have it at the back of my notebook.
34 You will have to tell me sooner rather than later where you
35 want to put it.
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37 MR. MORRIS: We can put it in supplementary bundle 9. If I
38 remember supplementary bundle 9 -- or something -- might
39 be useful. I do not know what number yours goes up to now.
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41 MS. STEEL: I have not actually got a copy up here so--
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43 MR. MORRIS: If I can pass one to the witness.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It is either 17 or 18.
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47 MR. MORRIS: Which one would you prefer, 17?
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I will make it 17 for the moment.
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51 MR. MORRIS: Is that the extract from the book which you recall?
52 A. Yes.
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54 Q. Yes. This is a book by Nigel Dudley. I think, actually,
55 he came up earlier in the case when we had the evidence of
56 Theo Hopkins. I am not sure.
57 A. I think the book is mentioned in some of the leaflets
58 that are in the counterclaim bundles as well, but I might
59 be wrong there.
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