Examination of Witnesses (Questions 2580
- 2599)
2580. CHAIRMAN: But, Mr Saunderson, you
are asking us to adjudicate on this, are you not? You are asking
us to adjudicate upon the question of costs and the amount of
costs, are you not?
2581. MR SAUNDERSON: I am asking you
to fulfil the undertaking they gave to the
2582. CHAIRMAN: Are you asking us to
adjudicate upon the amount of costs?
2583. MR SAUNDERSON: Not on the amount,
no, Sir, on the payment of the cost, yes.
2584. CHAIRMAN: Before we can make an
order about payment we have got to adjudicate on the amount, have
we not?
2585. MR SAUNDERSON: Ms Lieven has already
replied that she has no dispute about the amount of the fees.
2586. CHAIRMAN: Mr Saunderson, please,
will you answer my question. Do you want us to adjudicate on the
amount of costs?
2587. MR SAUNDERSON: Yes, I do.
2588. CHAIRMAN: How are we to do that
without evidence?
2589. MR SAUNDERSON: I am sure Jones
Lang can provide the evidence you require.
2590. CHAIRMAN: It would have to be as
part of Committee proceedings.
2591. MR SAUNDERSON: I bow to your greater
knowledge.
2592. CHAIRMAN: If you want us to step
into the shoes of the Lands Tribunal we have to decide on the
whole list of things that I put to you a little while ago. In
order to do that we would have to have evidence. Is that what
you want to do? Do you want to bring evidence before us so that
we can make a valid assessment of all these various payments that
need to be made as if we were the Lands Tribunal?
2593. MR SAUNDERSON: Yes.
2594. CHAIRMAN: When are you going to
call the evidence?
2595. MR SAUNDERSON: I can do that when
you are sitting.
2596. CHAIRMAN: You are not going to
do it today, are you?
2597. MR SAUNDERSON: Not today, no, Sir.
2598. CHAIRMAN: Have you got any idea
what sort of evidence you are going to have to call?
2599. MR SAUNDERSON: I would imagine
I have to provide you with a letter that Jones Lang have provided
to Crossrail.
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