Receiving a file changes the record. Review changes what you can rely on.
The Harbour matter
A gap becomes prepared work.
Counsel’s example instruction asks for the September statement. August is on file. Alex says the latest statement will follow.
NISIHarbour / Financial disclosureExpanded fictional record
Disclosure inventory
Receipt, period and review are separate.
DocumentPeriodReceiptReview
Selected source
September statement
The requested September statement is not in the example record. A promise to provide it does not establish receipt.
Expected period
1–30 September 2026
Basis
Counsel’s internal preparation instruction
Delivery date
Not stated by Alex
August is received, but it does not cover September. It remains useful historical material in the matter record.
Period shown
1–31 August 2026
Fit for this request
Earlier period; September still required
Legal expiry
No expiry is inferred from this comparison
The 2025 notice of assessment is a separate source. Its receipt does not supply the missing bank statement.
Tax year shown
2025
Review scope
Confirm the document’s period in this example
Still separate
The September statement request
Open a received source before recording its period review.
Counsel’s direction
What should the gap trigger?
Available prepared exampleAwaiting direction
Follow-up to Alex
Dear Alex,
Please provide the September 2026 bank statement, or let us know when you expect it. The August statement is on file; September remains outstanding for the conference preparation.
Kind regards, Your counsel
Internal working draft. External communication requires separate authorization.
OwnerAssociate / Preparation
Next stepChoose counsel’s direction.
Choose a direction to prepare the matching work.
Still outstanding
September statement. Reviewing an earlier document or the prepared follow-up does not establish receipt.
Fictional demonstration. Nothing is sent, filed or scheduled. Resets when you reload.
This expanded Harbour example adds dated financial sources. “Earlier period” compares them with counsel’s example request; it is not a legal expiry rule. Workflows and availability depend on the early-access setup.
The status should tell you what to do.
A useful inventory connects the gap to the work it creates.
No. In this example, August does not satisfy counsel’s request for September. Legal disclosure requirements depend on the applicable rules, Court directions and matter. The demo does not calculate a legal expiry date.
Does marking a document reviewed close the disclosure issue?
Only the recorded review step changes. The September receipt issue stays open until that source is added. Even then, counsel must determine whether wider disclosure is complete and sufficient.
What does NISI prepare from a missing item?
The scripted example prepares a client follow-up or conference question from the missing period and counsel’s direction. When the example statement arrives, the work changes to an internal receipt and review note. Nothing is sent automatically.