Timeline of Events (Re: Drafting)

Required Documents

• Table of Documents (Drafting a Timeline)
• Book of Documents (Drafting a Timeline)

Elements of an Incident

• Date of Event:
• Time of Event:
• People Involved:
• Location of Events (Place):
• Summary of Interactions (Pleaded Facts):
• Documents or Other Related Evidence:

The above six elements are required to describe a single incident within a series of events. When I say the incident, I am referring to an event that is restricted to a single point in time. Eg.. eating dinner at night is a single incident within a day. An incident can also be thought of as a single scene in a movie or television show, all the elements of an incident must be present in an explanation of a single incident. If more then one period of time is involved then there is by necessity more then one incident.

Critical Concepts in Timeline Drafting

• A Cornerstone Event, is a single event that sets in motion the events that playout in the proceeding.
• Use of Evidence in the storyline, if you want to include a piece of evidence in a hearing you must be able to include the document in the timeline of events.