RE: Transcript17 May 2024 06:56
Who would have thought that such an important part of the defence was our very own Andrew Birnies statement
"That leaves one further matter on which I have not been specifically addressed, namely the third statement of Dr. Birnie. I have read that statement. It does, I think, veer into areas of opinion, but that is a matter that I can take into account in terms of the weight of the evidence when it comes to trial. The principal reason for relying on that evidence is to refute the suggestion that the optimiser is a viscous liquid and it seems to me that at this stage before trial it is entirely proper that that issue, which the defendants say with some justification they had not anticipated having to address, should be addressed by the further short statement that they wish to rely on. I will give permission for them to do so at trial"