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Practice note, November 28, 2025

Practice note: the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim

Imani Osei-BonsuHead of Legal Engineering7 min read

The problem

The short version: the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.

In testing, the gap between a fast pass and a careful pass was not accuracy on the central question. It was whether the reviewer noticed the interaction with an adjacent provision.

What we do about it

The register is the deliverable. A finding without an owner and a date is an observation, not a control.

In the current build this runs as part of the standard pass, so it applies to every document in the set rather than only the ones someone thought to check.

Where it breaks

Scanned originals with poor image quality remain the weakest input. So do agreements that were assembled from three precedents and never reconciled, which is common in long-lived supplier relationships.

None of this removes the reviewer. It moves the reviewer to the part of the work where judgement actually pays.

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Working notes from the Lawrs team. General information about legal technology and practice, not legal advice.