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app.rytz.com.au/case-timeline is the historical record of your matter — every event that has happened, in the order it happened, with links back to the underlying evidence.
Where the Case Planner is the forward-looking calendar (what’s coming, when), the Case Timeline is the rear-view mirror (what happened, when). Both tools work with the same date data; they just present it for different uses.
Why a separate timeline view
A few reasons:- Affidavit drafting loves chronology. Most affidavits walk events in date order; reading the Timeline before drafting puts you in chronological headspace.
- Cross-examination preparation runs against a chronology — the other party will press you on the order in which things happened. Knowing your own chronology cold means you don’t get caught.
- Pattern detection is easier in a timeline view. Repeated changeovers always falling on Sundays. Communications consistently received late at night. Patterns are visual when displayed chronologically; invisible when displayed by category.
- Summarising the matter to anyone (lawyer, friend, mediator) is cleaner from a chronology than from a category-organised set.
What appears in the timeline
The Timeline draws from the same sources as the Master Case File’s chronology section but adds:| Source | Examples |
|---|---|
| Evidence Portfolio | Items, with the date the evidence relates to |
| Court correspondence | Filings, directions, orders, judgments |
| Communications | Material exchanges with the other party (tagged from Portfolio) |
| Decisions | Strategic decisions you’ve made and recorded |
| Consultations | Lawyer consultations, FDR sessions, other professional engagements |
| Compliance moments | Service confirmations, filing receipts, payment of fees |
- Date — what the entry is about (not the date you recorded it)
- Type — colour-coded by source (evidence / court / communication / decision / consultation)
- Title and short description
- Source link — click through to the underlying Portfolio item, court document, consultation note, or decision record
- Tags — inherited from the source
Three views
Full chronology
Every entry, oldest to newest. Read top to bottom for the complete narrative.
Filtered by tag
Useful for narrative segments — “show me only changeover-tagged events” produces a changeover-only chronology.
Filtered by source
Just evidence, just court events, just communications. Useful for affidavit drafting (typically you focus on one source-type per paragraph).
Date-range
Pick start and end dates. Useful for stage-specific bundles or for “what happened in the 90 days before the interim hearing?”.
Reading the timeline well
A few practices:Exporting the timeline
The Timeline supports two export formats:- Annotated chronology PDF — formatted for human reading; printable; ideal for affidavit-prep or hearing-prep
- Plain-text bullet list — paste-friendly into Word, email, or another platform; useful for quick lawyer briefings
What the Timeline will not do
- It will not edit the underlying records. Editing happens in the source surface (Evidence Portfolio for evidence items, etc.). The Timeline is a read-only view.
- It will not interpret events for you. The Timeline shows what happened. The Master Case File Strategy section interprets it.
- It will not auto-include events you haven’t recorded. A communication you didn’t capture in the Portfolio doesn’t appear. Garbage in, garbage out — the Timeline is only as good as your capture habits.
Common patterns
| Pattern | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| Long gaps between events | Either matter is genuinely quiet, or you’re not capturing. The Timeline shows you — investigate. |
| Cluster of events around a date | Something happened. Investigate which evidence items the cluster contains; often that’s the moment to consult a lawyer. |
| Many one-sided events (only your captures, none of theirs) | You’re capturing your own perspective but not their actions. The Portfolio’s source-classification helps balance — track their communications, their filings, their delays. |
| Cross-source clusters | A court date with associated communications, prep milestones, and evidence captures. Healthy. |
Where the Timeline connects
- Master Case File — the Timeline is the data behind the MCF’s Chronology section
- Affidavit Preparation — drafting wizards reference the Timeline for date-order prompts
- Case Planner — forward-looking complement to the Timeline’s rear-view
- Evidence Portfolio — most Timeline entries are evidence items; Timeline entries link back to the Portfolio
- AI assistant — “summarise events between [dates]” returns Timeline output
- Strategic Planning — Strategic Planning uses Timeline patterns as inputs
What’s next
Case Planner
The forward-looking calendar.
Master Case File
The synthesised case document where Timeline data lives as Chronology.
Strategic Planning
Where Timeline patterns inform strategy.
Evidence Portfolio
Source of most Timeline entries.