TRIAL PREPARATION, BUNDLES & WITNESS STATEMENTS: THE JUDGE'S LAMENT

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   Paul Sachs · October 13, 2014 at 06:48:32 · →

   The CaseLines bundle preparation tool contains a core bundle facility. The idea is this: in a reasonably large bundle (say 12,000 pages) the documents are all loaded into CaseLines; then those that are required for the core bundle are selected.

   CaseLines produces two trial bundles as paginated PDFs: the main bundle containing all 12,000 pages and the core bundle typically containing circa 1,000 pages. Each has its own numbering scheme.

   In court the core bundle is presented to the judge on paper while the full bundle is presented on memory stick and also made available online to the court attendees. Documents are transferred to the core bundle as required and sub numbered in the core bundle.

   The judge is happy because the only physical bundle in front of him/her is the core bundle. The parties are happy because the full panoply of documents that may be useful have still been presented.

   Keen observers will note that this approach is interim while we move towards full online electronic review in the court room. The facility is available at http://www.caselines.co.uk .

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