Build the issues-to-witness matrix for an inquest
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- From the coroner's issues list, the witness list and the brief index the lawyer supplies, map each issue to the witnesses and documents that bear on it, with page references, and list issues with no witness or document against them.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer checks the mapping, decides which witnesses the client should seek to call or question, and plans the client's position on each issue.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the coroner's issues list, the witness list and the brief index the lawyer supplies, map each issue to the witnesses and documents that bear on it, with page references, and list issues with no witness or document against them. |
| Lawyer | The lawyer checks the mapping, decides which witnesses the client should seek to call or question, and plans the client's position on each issue. |
Checklist
- Check each mapping against the statement or document cited.
- Confirm the matrix uses the coroner's current issues list.
- Confirm the matrix stays within the limits the coroner has set on use of the brief.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requesting a Queensland inquest: pathway, dates and pre-inquest conference | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Pathway for asking a Queensland coroner to hold an inquest, including the six-month decision period, the 14-day next step, and what a pre-inquest conference decides. |
| Application for access to coronial documents or an inquest transcript (Coroners Court Form 45) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Coroners Court Form 45, the application for access to coronial documents or an inquest transcript. |
| Issues-to-witness matrix for an inquest | Checklist | AI use Green | A matrix mapping each issue on the inquest issues list to the witnesses, statements, exhibits and brief references that bear on it, with the client's questions for each witness and gaps to raise with counsel assisting. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Judicial Commission of NSW: Local Court Bench Book — Coronial matters · 2026-10-18
- Queensland Law Handbook: The decision to hold an inquest · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.