Redact court and tribunal exhibits
Exhibits often contain data that has nothing to do with the case: colleagues' contact details, social security numbers, IBANs. Sumi helps you hide it on your computer, with a real redaction. Hidden text cannot be copied from the file it produces.
Practical advice, not legal advice. Your lawyer decides what may be redacted in an exhibit.
What is often hidden in exhibits
- third-party data: names, addresses and phone numbers of people outside the case;
- social security and ID numbers;
- IBANs and card numbers;
- dates of birth;
- handwritten notes and signatures when they are not relevant.
Don't hide what your argument rests on: an over-redacted exhibit can lose its value.
How to do it with Sumi
- Drop the exhibit, PDF or scan. Scans are read on your device.
- Review the suggested findings and switch to Keep everything that must stay readable.
- Turn on "Find handwriting and signatures" to box notes and signatures.
- Use "Redact a word or phrase everywhere" for a name that appears throughout.
- Preview, then Redact & download. Keep the unredacted original on your side.
How to check the result in 10 seconds
Try to select a blacked-out passage in the final file: nothing selects. That is the difference with a black highlight in a word processor, which often leaves the text underneath.
Limits
Sumi flags what it recognises. Sensitive information with no particular format, such as a medical reason, needs your own reading.
Questions
Are my exhibits sent online?
No, everything stays in your browser.
Can I process a whole bundle?
Each document over 10 pages needs Pro. Review happens one document at a time.
Is the redacted file still printable and readable?
Yes. The text you did not hide stays readable, but it can no longer be selected.