Day 261 - 12 Jun 96 - Page 02

     
     1                                      Wednesday, 12th June, 1996
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     3                        BRIAN BISHOP, recalled
     4             Cross-examined by the Defendants, continued
     5
     6   MR. RAMPTON:  Before the cross-examination continues, Mr. Bishop
     7        has said to me that there is something he wants to tell
     8        your Lordship.  I do not know what it is.  I told him he
     9        cannot tell me, but he does want to say something.
    10
    11   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  (To the witness)  Mr. Bishop, what is
    12        it?
    13        A.  It is a small point, your Lordship.  Yesterday I was
    14        asked if I was aware that writs were going to be served on
    15        the evening of the 20th, and I replied that I did not know,
    16        which was true.  But, overnight, I seem to recollect that
    17        that week prior to that meeting, I had been told that writs
    18        would be issued, but I was not given details of when they
    19        would be issued.  When the two guys turned up at the
    20        meeting, I assumed they were police.  I did not immediately
         connect.
    22
    23   Q.    You did not associate them with writ serving?
    24        A.  No.
    25
    26   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  It probably does not matter, but all
    27        I will say, although Mr. Bishop may genuinely believe that
    28        police officers serve civil writs, I have never actually
    29        heard of it, myself.  I would be very surprised to hear.
    30        They may be asked occasionally to serve summonses in
    31        criminal proceedings, but -----
    32
    33   MR. RAMPTON:  Search warrants and arrest warrants.
    34
    35   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, but not process in civil proceedings, so
    36        far as I am aware.  Yes.  I have not checked with anyone
    37        I know; it is just that I have never heard of it, myself.
    38
    39   MS. STEEL:   (To the witness) I think we were on 20th September?
    40        A.  Yes.
    41
    42   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What further did you want to ask?
    43
    44   MS. STEEL:   I am sorry.  I am trying to sort my notes out.
    45        I got a bit confused overnight.  I cannot actually remember
    46        how far I got on 20th September.
    47
    48   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I had you on page 203 of the notes, which is
    49        the second page of the fuller version of the report dated
    50        20th September. 
    51 
    52   MS. STEEL:   OK. 
    53
    54   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I believe you were organising leaflets for
    55        the Greenpeace fair.
    56
    57   MS. STEEL:   Yes.
    58
    59   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I assumed not the IMF, as the IMF is not
    60        mentioned there.  That was in the note.