Issue Tree & Case Theory Mapping
Break the dispute into claims, counterclaims, defences, contractual issues, factual propositions and required elements of proof for counsel and expert review.
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DISPUTE PREPARATION INTELLIGENCE
Arbitration & Dispute Support
Organise the contract, facts, evidence and expert workstreams behind complex construction disputes.
Contract Solutions AI supports counsel-led and expert-led dispute preparation by structuring large project records into issues, chronologies, source-linked evidence and coordinated workstreams. It can assist with dispute boards, adjudication, arbitration and other formal or negotiated dispute processes while keeping legal analysis and final professional opinions with the responsible lawyers and experts.
DISPUTE WORKSPACEEVIDENCE MAPPING
Arbitration & Dispute Support
DISPUTED ISSUESOrganise the contract, facts, evidence and expert workstreams behind complex construction disputes.
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PROFESSIONAL WORKFLOWDispute Support
A traceable working record for counsel, experts and project teams.
THE CHALLENGE
Complex disputes become expensive when the legal theory, project facts and evidentiary record are built in separate silos.
Construction disputes may involve years of correspondence, programme files, payment records, technical documents, notices, meeting minutes, claim submissions, determinations and expert analyses. The same event may appear differently across contractual, factual, delay, quantum and technical workstreams.
A useful dispute-support system should make those relationships reviewable. It should help the team identify what is alleged, what must be proved, which documents support or contradict the position, what expert input is still missing and how the chronology connects with the pleaded or negotiated case.
KEY CAPABILITIES
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Build a dispute record that is structured by issue, evidence and proof — not just folders.
Master Chronology Reconstruction
Build a source-linked chronology from correspondence, notices, instructions, minutes, programmes, reports and other project records, with the ability to view events by issue or workstream.
Evidence & Citation Mapping
Connect propositions and disputed facts with the supporting or contradictory source documents so the team can trace the evidentiary basis behind each position.
Claim / Defence Position Matrix
Map each party’s stated position, contractual basis, factual allegations, relief sought, responses, admissions, disputed points and evidentiary gaps in one working structure.
Witness & Fact Development Support
Organise factual topics, contemporaneous records and potential witness knowledge to support lawyer-led witness preparation without generating or replacing witness evidence.
Expert Workstream Coordination
Coordinate delay, quantum, technical and other expert inputs by issue, required source documents, assumptions, dependencies and outstanding questions.
Document Review & Production Support
Structure potentially relevant document populations, review status, issue tags and document requests or production workstreams subject to the applicable procedural rules and counsel direction.
Procedural & Submission Readiness
Track key procedural dates, requested inputs, open evidence, expert dependencies and submission components so the team can see what is required before the next procedural milestone.
TYPICAL OUTPUTS
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A common evidence architecture for lawyers, experts and the project team.
The objective is to reduce duplicated review and make every important proposition traceable back to the contemporaneous project record.
Dispute Issues Matrix
Claims, counterclaims, defences, disputed propositions, contractual grounds, relief and responsibility for each workstream organised in one master issue map.
Master Event Chronology
A source-linked timeline of the project and disputed events, filterable by issue, party, contractual process, delay event or other workstream.
Evidence & Source Index
Key documents mapped to the facts or issues they support, contradict or contextualise, together with review notes and outstanding evidentiary gaps.
Claim / Defence Comparison
The parties’ competing positions presented side by side with references to pleadings, submissions, notices, determinations and supporting records.
Witness Fact Matrix
Potential factual topics, contemporaneous documents and witness knowledge areas organised for counsel-led interview and statement preparation.
Expert Input Coordination Schedule
Questions, source documents, assumptions and dependencies allocated across delay, quantum, technical and other expert workstreams.
Document Review / Production Log
Document populations, search or review status, issue coding and request/production tracking organised under the procedural approach directed by counsel.
Submission & Hearing Preparation Pack
An organised working pack of issues, chronologies, evidence, expert dependencies and open actions supporting counsel and experts before submissions, hearings or settlement discussions.
Contract Solutions AI is a dispute-support and information-organisation tool. It does not provide legal advice, make legal determinations, replace counsel, prepare independent expert opinions or replace witness evidence. All legal strategy, submissions, expert conclusions and procedural decisions remain subject to qualified professional review.
WHERE IT FITS
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Useful before a dispute crystallises and throughout formal dispute proceedings.
The earlier the evidence architecture is built, the less time the team spends reconstructing the project record after positions have hardened.
Pre-Dispute & Position Review
Organise the issue, contract record and evidence before escalation, without assuming that formal proceedings are inevitable.
Dispute Board / Adjudication
Prepare issue files, chronologies, contractual history and evidence for DAAB/DAB, adjudication or comparable project-level dispute mechanisms where applicable.
Negotiation & Mediation
Support settlement analysis by clarifying disputed propositions, evidentiary strengths, expert dependencies and areas capable of narrowing.
Arbitration Preparation
Coordinate counsel, project witnesses and expert workstreams across large document sets, pleadings, chronologies and procedural milestones.
Hearing & Case Management
Maintain an issue-centred record of evidence, witness topics, expert materials and open actions as the case develops toward or through a hearing.
WORKFLOW
From scattered project records to an issue-led dispute workspace.
The platform can accelerate organisation, search and cross-referencing, while legal strategy and expert judgment remain with the appointed professional team.
Frame
Define the disputed issues, parties’ positions, relief sought, contractual mechanisms and questions that need factual or expert proof.
Build the Record
Bring together the contract, correspondence, notices, programmes, payment records, technical documents, prior submissions and other relevant evidence.
Test & Coordinate
Map evidence to propositions, identify contradictions and gaps, and coordinate witness, delay, quantum, technical and legal workstreams.
Prepare & Maintain
Assemble reviewable chronologies, issue packs and submission support, then update the record as pleadings, expert reports and procedural directions evolve.
DESIGNED FOR
Built for counsel, experts and project teams working on document-heavy disputes.
Law FirmsCounsel-led issue analysis, factual chronology, evidence mapping, witness preparation support and coordination of specialist expert workstreams.
Construction CompaniesInternal legal, contract and project teams preserving the factual record, responding to claims and supporting external counsel and experts.
Contract & Claims ConsultanciesClaims, quantum and delay professionals coordinating project evidence and specialist analysis within a broader dispute strategy.
Experts & Technical ConsultantsSource organisation, assumptions tracking and issue mapping for delay, quantum, engineering and other independent expert assignments.
Employers & DevelopersDefence and counterclaim support, record organisation and coordination of internal teams, external counsel and experts on major disputes.