Can I use the summary in place of the official record?

No. It is a working summary for your own preparation, and its last line always says so. It does not replace the official record. Check each quote against the recording before you rely on it.

Does it decide what counts as an admission or an inconsistency?

It sets apart the statements it reads as admissions or inconsistencies, each with its exact quote, so that you can judge them. It draws no conclusion from them. When there are none, the section is left out.

Does it tell the questioner from the witness?

Yes. Speakers are identified in the transcript, and the quotes in the summary are the witness's own statements. The transcript beside it shows who said each line, so you can read any quote in context.

How exact are the timestamps beside the quotes?

Approximate. Each one points to the moment in the recording where the statement was made, close enough to find it and listen again.

Testimony by topic, with the key statements quoted word for word.

Verbato writes a testimony summary from your recording of a deposition or witness interview. A deposition or testimony summary condenses what a witness said, topic by topic, quoting the key statements exactly, so the testimony can be worked with without rereading the transcript.

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What is said, and the testimony summary you get back

Illustrative example

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What is said · transcript excerpt

11:33
Lawyer
How many units were damaged?
11:36
Witness
Two of them.
11:40
Lawyer
And when was the damage found?
11:47
Witness
It might have been a week later, it might have been more.
11:58
Lawyer
Did anyone write to my client about it?
12:05
Witness
I can't recall anyone writing to them about it.

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What comes back · testimony summary

Recording details

Testimony of Mr Paul Hendry, warehouse manager of Harlow Fittings Ltd, in the matter of invoice no. 0412.

Summary by topic

Delivery. The witness confirmed the goods arrived on 3 February and were signed for.

"I signed the delivery note myself that morning."

[04:12]

The alleged defect. The witness said two units were damaged but could not say when the damage was found. "It might have been a week later, it might have been more." [11:47] (appears in this excerpt)

Notable admissions and inconsistencies

The witness first said the damage was reported "straight away" [09:30] and later that he "can't recall anyone writing to them about it" [12:05]. (partly in this excerpt)

Caveat

Working summary - not the official record.

Illustrative example

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How your testimony summary is written

Nothing inside quotation marks is paraphrased or tidied up.
Each topic gets a heading, a short summary and its key statements.
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No law, case or authority is cited unless it was said on the recording.

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Questions about the testimony summary

Can I use the summary in place of the official record?: No. It is a working summary for your own preparation, and its last line always says so. It does not replace the official record. Check each quote against the recording before you rely on it.
Does it decide what counts as an admission or an inconsistency?: It sets apart the statements it reads as admissions or inconsistencies, each with its exact quote, so that you can judge them. It draws no conclusion from them. When there are none, the section is left out.
Does it tell the questioner from the witness?: Yes. Speakers are identified in the transcript, and the quotes in the summary are the witness's own statements. The transcript beside it shows who said each line, so you can read any quote in context.
How exact are the timestamps beside the quotes?: Approximate. Each one points to the moment in the recording where the statement was made, close enough to find it and listen again.

Bring the recording. Work from the summary. Check the quotes.

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