CHANCERY DIVISION
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
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(1) L'OREAL S.A (2) LANCOME PARFUMS ET BEAUTE & CIE (3) LABORATOIRE GARNIER & CIE |
Claimants |
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(1) BELLURE NV (2) NORTH WEST COSMETICS LIMITED (3) HMC COSMETICS LIMITED (4) MALAIKA INVESTMENTS LIMITED (5) SHURE ENTERPRISES LIMITED (6) SAVEONMAKEUP.CO.UK (7) STARION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
Defendants |
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Mr Tom Moody-Stuart (instructed by Addleshaw Goddard) for the First, Fourth and Seventh Defendants
The remaining Defendants did not appear and were not represented
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Mr. Justice Peter Smith:
"Any inconsistency in the L'Oreal position will be relevant in assessing the strength of their statement of case and the credibility of their witnesses."
"Except as provided by the rule, a witness statement may be used only for the purpose of the proceeding in which it is served."
There are three exceptions. The first one is where the witness gives consent to the use of it; the court gives permission, or the witness statements have been put in evidence at a hearing in public. No witness has given consent as such and none of the evidence has been deployed in public.
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