Case No. HT-11-503

28.Mr Barber said in cross-examination that most of the materials were ordered and paid for by Mr Penny and that he gave Mr Penny a credit card for that purpose. There was no mention of this credit card in any of his three witness statements. There were no credit card bills or statements. Mr Barber said that he had not checked the credit card payments. Mr Penny, on the other hand, said that, although he used the credit card for buying some of the materials, “the bigger stuff Vince [Barber] would deal directly, mainly.” Mr Penny agreed that his witness statement, which claimed that Mr Barber paid directly for all materials, was wrong.29.It was therefore not entirely clear how the materials were purchased. It certainly appears to have been an ad hoc arrangement, without any proper system of checks or controls.