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1987 Judgment Reconstruction Matrix

Reconstruct the litigation from the court record rather than from later summaries.

StepRequired recordQuestion
1. PleadingsClaim, defence, counterclaim and amendmentsWhat exactly was each party asking the court to decide?
2. EvidenceWitness statements, exhibits, plans, deeds, correspondenceWhat evidence was actually before the court?
3. SubmissionsSkeletons, written/oral submissions where retainedWhat propositions were advanced and answered?
4. FindingsHigh Court judgment and reasonsWhich propositions were actually decided?
5. AppealCourt of Appeal judgment and papersWhat was affirmed, rejected, omitted or left undecided?
6. Later materialRecords discovered after judgmentWas the material unavailable then, undisclosed, misunderstood or merely overlooked?
7. MaterialityDocument-to-proposition analysisCould the new or suppressed material realistically change a material finding?
8. RemedyProcedural/legal routeWhat route, if any, remains legally open?

Fraud control: do not label the judgment fraudulent because the Wiki has found contrary evidence. First establish what the court was told, what was available, what was withheld if anything, and the legal consequence.

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Small print: dotted links explain a word (see the glossary); amber-shaded links list every name the records use for the same thing.