Prompts
Prompts de IA jurídica para MENA-wide
17 prompts you can paste straight into HAQQ or any other assistant. Every one is written out in full - open it, copy it, change the bracketed parts.
Procedural Objections Available on ServiceChecklistAdvancedDisputes / Litigation
My client has been served with a claim in [jurisdiction]. Before anything is said on the merits, list the procedural objections available. Facts: date of service [date], method [personal / at domicile / by publication / electronic], court [court], subject of the claim [subject], value [amount], the claimant's capacity [details]. For each possible objection give five things: 1. Its name and the provision that creates it. 2. The factual condition that must exist to raise it, and where that condition appears in our file. 3. The deadline and the stage at which it must be raised, and whether it is waived by delay or by addressing the merits first. 4. Its effect if upheld: dismissal, transfer, stay, or merely the correction of a step. 5. The tactical cost: what raising it reveals to the other side, and whether it hands them a chance to cure a defect they would otherwise have missed. Then order the objections by the sequence the law requires, not by their strength. Mandatory rules: cite the article for each objection. Where an objection is lost the moment we plead to the merits, mark it prominently. Do not propose an objection our facts do not support.
Execution File: Attachment and Debtor ObjectionsPlaybookExpertDebt & Bankruptcy
I am running a file before the execution department in [jurisdiction], based on a [judgment / enforceable instrument / cheque / promissory note] for [amount] against [debtor]. Prepare a playbook covering: 1. The types of attachment available — over movables, over real property, garnishment of bank accounts with third parties, over shares and partnership interests — the conditions for each and the practical order in which they are used. 2. What the law puts beyond attachment, so we do not apply for one that will be refused. 3. The debtor's likely objections: payment, limitation, nullity of the instrument, lack of standing, an application to pay by instalments — with the deadline for each and its effect on staying execution. 4. Instalment or payment-plan applications: who decides them, and whether cancelling an earlier plan bars a fresh application, and what the law says about that. 5. The effect of the creditor signing the receipt of payment on the progress of the execution file. 6. A recommended sequence from today, in dated steps. Mandatory rules: cite the article of the execution law or procedure code of that jurisdiction. Distinguish what stays execution by operation of law from what needs an order of the execution judge.
Appeal Scope: Challenging Part of a JudgmentMemoExpertDisputes / Litigation
A judgment has been handed down in [jurisdiction] and I want to appeal part of it and not the rest. Facts: judgment dated [date], served on [date], the parts I accept [details], the parts I challenge [details]. Deliverables: 1. Whether a partial appeal is permitted in this jurisdiction, the provision, and whether not appealing the rest counts as accepting it. 2. The effect of a partial appeal on the unchallenged parts: do they become final, and can they be enforced immediately. 3. The risk of a cross-appeal: does it reopen what I thought was closed, and how do I limit that. 4. How the appeal period is computed — from service or from delivery — and what interrupts or suspends it. 5. The parts that are legally indivisible, so that appealing them pulls the rest of the judgment with them. 6. A recommendation: is a partial appeal the right choice here, or a full appeal, and why. Mandatory rules: cite article numbers. If the answer differs between appeal and cassation, separate the two. If the period appears to have expired, tell me that before any other analysis.
Is a Dispute Board Decision Final and Binding?MemoExpertArbitration
Under an engineering contract governed by the law of [jurisdiction] and based on [FIDIC / an amended form], a dispute board has issued a decision. Answer: 1. Is the decision binding, is it final, and what is the practical difference between the two — a binding decision must be complied with at once even if reviewable; a final one is not reviewable at all. 2. The period for issuing a notice of dissatisfaction, and the consequence of letting it pass. 3. Whether the parties may go straight to arbitration, and whether passing through the board is a procedural condition of admissibility. 4. What happens if a party refuses to comply with a binding but non-final decision: can a separate arbitration be brought on the refusal itself. 5. The effect of the particular conditions where they amend the standard clause — and ask me for the clause text if I have not supplied it. Mandatory rules: distinguish what the contract provides from what the governing law provides, because the second can override the first. Cite both the sub-clause and the article. Do not assume a particular edition of a standard form unless I name it.
Government Contractor: Calling All the BondsMemoExpertCitizen / Admin
My client holds [number] live contracts with a government body in [jurisdiction]. It defaulted on one of them, and the body has called in the bonds on all four contracts. Deliverables: 1. Is the administrative body entitled to call bonds on contracts where there was no breach, and what is the legal basis either way — address the independence of each contract from the others, and the independence of the bond from the underlying contract. 2. The nature of the bank guarantee: on demand or conditional, the effect of that on the contractor's ability to stop payment, and the conditions for obtaining an order restraining payment. 3. The correct route to challenge: administrative grievance, annulment action, damages claim, or urgent application — with the deadline for each and which must come first. 4. The compensation to claim: the value of the bonds called, the damage from loss of eligibility to bid, and interest. 5. The effect of the single default on the contractor's classification and future eligibility to contract, and what can be done now to limit it. 6. Dated steps from today, marking what is urgent and what can wait. Mandatory rules: cite the article of the government tenders or procurement law and the administrative justice law of that jurisdiction. Distinguish what the contract provides from what the general regime of administrative contracts imposes.
Traffic Accident Compensation From a Disability RatingReportAdvancedPersonal Injury
My client was injured in a road accident on [date], aged [age] at the time. The accident caused [describe the injuries], and a disability rating of [percentage]% was assessed with an incapacity period of [period]. Monthly income [amount]. Jurisdiction [jurisdiction]. Deliverables: 1. The heads of compensation due, each separately: permanent disability, loss of income during incapacity, loss of future earning capacity, past and future medical expenses, moral damage, and third-party costs if any. 2. The method of calculation for each head, with the formula, the multiplier used and its source — statute, schedule, or case law. 3. A full numerical calculation on the facts above, showing the steps, and then a low-to-high range rather than a single figure. 4. What is deducted: insurance payments received, contributory fault, and any social security sums. 5. The procedural route: a civil claim joined to the criminal proceedings or a standalone action, the competent forum, and the limitation period. 6. The documents needed to prove each head, and what is missing from the file. Mandatory rules: do not invent a multiplier or a compensation schedule. Where the multiplier is a matter of judicial discretion, say so and give a range rather than a single number. Cite the article for each head that has a statutory basis.
Succession File: Heirship, Transfer and PartitionChecklistAdvancedEstate Planning
[The deceased] has died leaving [describe the estate: a single plot comprising a house and land / accounts / company shares]. The heirs are [number and status]. Jurisdiction [jurisdiction]. Prepare a complete plan of action: 1. The sequence of formalities in the correct order: the declaration of heirship, then the shares under the applicable personal status law or statutory distribution, then the transfer entries at the land registry, then partition — with the competent authority and the documents for each stage. 2. Splitting the property: what is required to separate the house from the land so each becomes an independent title — planning conditions, minimum plot size, municipal approvals, survey and subdivision. 3. The fees and taxes due at each stage, and who bears them. 4. The effect of the heirs obtaining a certified copy of the heirship judgment and using it in the transfer formalities: does that amount to notification of the judgment by them, and what does it do to the appeal period. 5. What stalls a file of this kind: a minor among the heirs, an heir abroad, a debt of the estate, a will, or a pending dispute — and how each is handled. 6. An estimated timeline by stage. Mandatory rules: cite article numbers. Distinguish what the applicable personal status law provides from what the civil code or the land registry system provides. Ask me the deceased's confession or community if that changes the distribution rules.
Bilingual English–Arabic Contract with Governing Language ClauseAgreementExpertCorporate / Commercial
Act as drafting counsel producing a bilingual English–Arabic [CONTRACT TYPE] between [PARTY A, jurisdiction] and [PARTY B, jurisdiction], to be performed in [COUNTRY] with governing law [GOVERNING LAW]. Commercial terms: [KEY TERMS]. Do not state a local-law rule you cannot attribute to a named instrument — mark it To Be Confirmed instead. Return: (1) Bilingual Body — the full text in two columns, English left and Arabic right, with clause numbering aligned so each Arabic clause sits beside its English counterpart; (2) Governing Language Clause — a drafted clause stating which version prevails in the event of conflict, plus a note on how that choice is likely to be treated by the courts of [COUNTRY] and what happens in practice where the local court conducts proceedings in Arabic, citing the provision or rule you rely on and flagging it for local counsel; (3) Terminology Table — every defined term with its agreed Arabic equivalent, so the same rendering is used consistently across both versions; (4) Translation Risk Register — clauses where the two languages could be read differently (best efforts, consequential loss, indemnify and hold harmless, without prejudice, time of the essence), each with the drafting fix that closes the gap; (5) Local Form Requirements — signature, corporate seal or stamp, notarisation, legalisation, power of attorney and any filing or registration step to confirm for [COUNTRY]; (6) Mandatory-Law Overrides — terms that local mandatory law may override regardless of the chosen governing law, flagged as questions rather than conclusions; (7) Execution Pack — bilingual signature blocks, list of schedules and annexes, and a version-control note tying the two language versions together; (8) Local Counsel Questions — the short list to send before signing.
Obligation Calendar Under a Named MENA Data Protection LawChecklistExpertPrivacy & Data Protection
Act as privacy counsel building an obligation calendar for [ORGANISATION], a [SECTOR] business processing personal data of individuals in [COUNTRY], under [NAMED LAW — for example the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (Royal Decree M/19) and its Implementing Regulations, UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020, Bahrain Law No. 30 of 2018, or Qatar Law No. 13 of 2016]. Work only from that named law and its implementing regulations. Cite the article for every obligation; where a deadline, threshold, fee or retention period is not stated in the text you are working from, write "not specified in source — confirm" rather than supplying a number. Return: (1) Applicability — whether and why the law reaches this organisation, including any extraterritorial hook, sector carve-out or free-zone regime that displaces it; (2) Registration and Filings — any registration, licence, appointment or regulator notification, with the article and the event that triggers it; (3) Recurring Obligations — a calendar of what must be done and on what cadence (records of processing, impact assessments, reviews, training, audits), each with article, internal owner and frequency; (4) Event-Driven Deadlines — the clock that starts on a personal-data breach, a data-subject request, a cross-border transfer or a change of processor, with the article and how the period is counted; (5) Cross-Border Transfer Conditions — the permitted grounds, any approval or adequacy step, and any localisation requirement, each cited; (6) Roles and Contract Terms — whether a data protection officer or local representative is required and on what trigger, the controller-processor split, and the clauses the law requires in processor agreements; (7) Enforcement Exposure — the sanctions the law itself provides for, quoted from the text, with no estimate of likelihood; (8) Gap List and Evidence — measured against [CURRENT PRACTICE], what is missing and what artefact [ORGANISATION] must be able to produce to demonstrate compliance, plus the open questions for local counsel. Current practice: [DESCRIBE].
Islamic Inheritance (Fara'id) Issue-SpotterMemoExpertIslamic Finance & Sharia
Act as succession counsel preparing an issue-spotting memo on the estate of [DECEASED], who died [DATE] domiciled in [COUNTRY], leaving [SURVIVING RELATIVES, with relationship, line and whether alive at the date of death] and [ASSETS AND WHERE THEY SIT]. Do not compute the shares. Fixed shares under fara'id depend on the complete set of surviving heirs and on the school of law applied, and a share stated on incomplete facts is worse than no answer — so your job is to establish what must be known and who must decide, not to produce fractions. Do not state a rule you cannot attribute to a named code, ruling or authoritative text; mark it To Be Confirmed. Return: (1) Facts Still Missing — every fact that could change the outcome, as a numbered questionnaire the family can answer, covering relatives who exclude others, order of deaths where two died close together, adoption and acknowledged paternity, and religion of each heir; (2) Applicable Regime — which law governs succession to each asset (domicile, nationality, location of the asset, any election made in a will), and where the answer differs between an asset in [COUNTRY] and one abroad; (3) Heir Map — the surviving relatives arranged by category, marking who is a fixed-share heir, who is a residuary, and who is excluded by the presence of another, with the question mark on each uncertain branch; (4) Prior Charges — funeral costs, debts, and any bequest, in the order they come off the estate before distribution; (5) Bequest Limits — the disposable portion, whether a bequest to an heir needs the other heirs' consent, and what happens to an over-large bequest; (6) Cross-Border Friction — assets in a non-applying jurisdiction, foreign wills, joint accounts, life policies and company shares, each with the conflict it creates; (7) Process Map — the court or authority that issues the succession certificate in [COUNTRY], the documents required, translation and legalisation needs, and the realistic timeline; (8) Referral Note — the precise question to put to a qualified succession practitioner and, where the family wishes, to a scholar. This is a fact-gathering aid, not a share calculation and not legal or Sharia advice.
Arabic–English Legal Translation QA and Terminology TableReportExpertCorporate / Commercial
Act as a bilingual reviewing lawyer checking a legal translation before it is relied on. Paste the source and the translation, and state the direction [Arabic to English / English to Arabic], the document type [CONTRACT / JUDGMENT / STATUTE / PLEADING / CORPORATE DOCUMENT], and what it will be used for [SIGNATURE / FILING IN COURT / REGULATORY SUBMISSION / CLIENT ADVICE]. Review it as a lawyer, not as a linguist: the question is whether the translated text creates the same legal effect, not whether it reads well. Where a term has no true equivalent across the two systems, say so and give the options rather than picking a comfortable word. Return: (1) Verdict — fit to rely on, fit after the listed fixes, or not fit, in one line with the reason; (2) Meaning-Changing Errors — every place the translation alters an obligation, a right, a deadline, a condition, a party or an amount, quoted in both languages with the corrected rendering; (3) Legal-Effect Divergences — terms of art that do not map cleanly between a common-law source and an Arabic civil-law reader, or the reverse (consideration, trust, estoppel, best efforts, indemnify and hold harmless, without prejudice, وقف التنفيذ, حق الامتياز, التعويض الاتفاقي), each with the options and the one you recommend for this document; (4) Terminology Table — every defined and recurring term, its rendering in both languages, and a note where the translation used more than one rendering for the same term; (5) Numbers, Dates and Names — figures in words and digits, currencies, Hijri and Gregorian dates, party and entity names, transliteration consistency, and anything that must match an official register exactly; (6) Structure and Omissions — clauses, cross-references, schedules, headings or signature blocks that are missing, reordered or silently merged; (7) Formal Requirements — whether the intended use requires a sworn or licensed translator, a stamp, notarisation or legalisation, flagged as a question for the receiving authority; (8) Fix List — a numbered table of every change, ordered by severity, ready to hand to the translator. This is a review aid for a qualified practitioner and does not replace a certified translation where one is required.
Notarisation, Legalisation and Apostille ChainChecklistAdvancedLegal Ops / Billing
Act as the lawyer responsible for getting documents accepted abroad. The file is [TRANSACTION OR MATTER]. Documents to move: [LIST, with who issued each and where]. Country of origin: [COUNTRY A]. Country where they must be accepted: [COUNTRY B]. Receiving body: [COURT / COMPANY REGISTRY / LAND REGISTRY / BANK / IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY / NOTARY]. Work out the authentication chain end to end. The chain depends on whether both countries are parties to the Hague Apostille Convention — several states in the region are and several are not, and the difference is a single stamp versus a multi-step consular route that can add weeks. Confirm the current status of both countries against an official source rather than assuming it, and say plainly where you have not confirmed it. Return: (1) Route Decision — apostille route or consular legalisation route, with the source you checked for each country's status and the date you checked it; (2) Step Table — for each document, the ordered steps (notary, chamber of commerce, issuing ministry, foreign ministry, embassy or consulate, receiving-country foreign ministry), with the body, the fee if known, and the realistic turnaround; (3) Translation Point — at which step the translation must be made, whether it must be done by a translator licensed in the destination country, and whether the translation itself is authenticated; (4) Form Traps — originals versus certified copies, documents that expire, signature and seal requirements, documents that a notary will not certify, and language of the underlying document; (5) Corporate Documents — the extra layer for board resolutions, powers of attorney and certificates of incorporation, including who must appear and what proof of authority the notary will demand; (6) Critical Path — the sequence laid on a calendar working backwards from [DEADLINE], showing which steps can run in parallel and which cannot; (7) Failure Modes — the three most common reasons the receiving body rejects a pack, and the check that catches each before submission; (8) Confirmation Questions — the short list to put to the receiving body and to local counsel before starting, because a rejected chain has to be run again from the beginning. Confirm every step with the receiving authority; this is a planning aid, not legal advice.
Enforcing a Foreign Judgment in a MENA StateMemoEnterpriseArbitration
Act as enforcement counsel advising [CREDITOR] on enforcing a judgment obtained from [ORIGINATING COURT AND COUNTRY] on [DATE] for [AMOUNT AND RELIEF] against [DEBTOR] whose assets are in [TARGET COUNTRY]. Known facts: [WHETHER THE DEBTOR APPEARED, HOW SERVICE WAS EFFECTED, WHETHER ANY APPEAL REMAINS, WHAT ASSETS ARE KNOWN AND WHERE]. This is a foreign court judgment, not an arbitral award — the routes are different and the treaty framework is different, so start by identifying which instrument, if any, connects these two states, and whether the target country instead requires proof of reciprocity. Do not assert a treaty status, a reservation or a limitation period you cannot attribute to a named source; mark it To Be Confirmed for local counsel. Return: (1) Route Options — the bilateral treaty, regional convention or domestic reciprocity route available, each with what it requires and how long it takes, and a clear statement where none applies and the claim must be brought afresh; (2) Threshold Conditions — jurisdiction of the originating court as the target court would assess it, proper service, finality, absence of a conflicting local judgment, and reciprocity where required, each with the evidence that proves it; (3) Public Policy Screen — the elements of the judgment most likely to be refused locally (interest awards, punitive or multiple damages, costs orders, relief unknown to the local system, matters reserved to local courts), and whether partial enforcement of the rest is possible; (4) Document Pack — certified copy, certificate of finality, proof of service, translation by a licensed translator, and the legalisation or apostille chain, with who issues each and in what order; (5) Procedure — the court or execution department that hears it, the form of application, whether the merits can be reopened, the debtor's likely defences, and the appeal route; (6) Asset Recovery Plan — attachment, travel bans where available, bank and registry searches, and what can be secured before the debtor is on notice; (7) Timing and Cost — a realistic range with the assumptions behind it, and the limitation period to confirm; (8) Alternative Strategy — where enforcement looks weak, whether re-litigating locally, enforcing in a third country, or settling is the better route, with the reason. This is a strategy aid for a qualified local practitioner, not legal advice.
Custody and Guardianship Under Personal Status LawMemoExpertFamily Law
Act as family counsel preparing a briefing memo for [CLIENT] on the position of the children in [COUNTRY], where personal status matters are governed by [the applicable personal status law / a civil personal status regime for non-Muslims / the law of the parties' religious community]. Facts: [MARITAL STATUS AND DATE OF ANY SEPARATION, CHILDREN WITH AGES AND SEX, EACH PARENT'S NATIONALITY, RELIGION AND RESIDENCE, WHO THE CHILDREN LIVE WITH NOW, ANY TRAVEL OR RELOCATION PLAN, ANY EXISTING ORDER]. The single most useful thing you can do is separate day-to-day care from legal guardianship — in many of these systems they sit with different parents, and a client who assumes one word covers both will make the wrong decision. Do not state an age threshold, a presumption or a procedural rule you cannot attribute to a named source; mark it To Be Confirmed for local counsel. Return: (1) Two Concepts, Plainly — what day-to-day custody covers and what legal guardianship covers in this system, and the concrete decisions that fall under each (schooling, medical treatment, passports, travel, bank accounts, residence); (2) Who Holds What Now — on these facts, the likely allocation and the factors that drive it, each flagged as a question with the provision you believe applies; (3) Change Triggers — the events that commonly shift the position (a child reaching a stated age, the custodian remarrying, relocation, a parent's conduct or capacity, a change of religion), and what happens at each; (4) Travel and Relocation — whose consent is needed to travel or move abroad with a child, how a travel ban or a border alert works here, and what happens if a child is already outside the country; (5) Financial Consequences — maintenance for the children and for the custodian, housing, and how these are calculated or evidenced locally; (6) Evidence and Documents — what the court will actually want to see, and what the client should be assembling now; (7) Procedure — the court or committee that decides, whether mediation or a family guidance step comes first, the realistic timeline, and the appeal route; (8) Client Briefing Note — a plain-language page the client can read, listing what they can decide alone, what needs the other parent, and the three questions to put to a local family practitioner. This is a briefing aid for a qualified local practitioner, not legal advice.
Marriage Contract Terms and MahrAgreementAdvancedFamily Law
Act as family counsel preparing the terms of a marriage contract for [PARTY A] and [PARTY B], to be concluded in [COUNTRY] under [the applicable personal status law / a civil personal status regime]. Facts: [NATIONALITIES, RESIDENCE, RELIGION IF RELEVANT TO THE APPLICABLE LAW, WHETHER EITHER HAS BEEN MARRIED BEFORE, CHILDREN FROM A PRIOR RELATIONSHIP, ASSETS AND BUSINESS INTERESTS, WHERE THE COUPLE EXPECTS TO LIVE]. Where the applicable law provides for mahr, treat it as a contractual entitlement of the wife with a prompt and a deferred portion, not as a symbolic figure — and say what happens to each portion on divorce, on death, and if it is never paid. Do not state a rule about what may be stipulated, or an enforcement position, that you cannot attribute to a named source; mark it To Be Confirmed for local counsel. Return: (1) Contract Terms — the operative terms drafted in full, with bilingual columns where the registrar works in a different language; (2) Mahr — the prompt and deferred amounts or assets, when each falls due, how the deferred portion is secured and evidenced, and its treatment on divorce initiated by each side and on death; (3) Permissible Stipulations — the conditions the parties may lawfully add in this system (residence, continuing education or employment, travel, a second marriage, delegated right to divorce), each with whether it is likely to be enforced and how it should be worded to survive; (4) Stipulations That Will Not Hold — the terms couples commonly ask for that this system will not enforce, with what can be done instead; (5) Property and Finances — whether the regime separates or shares property by default, what a separate agreement can change, and the treatment of a business, a family gift and a jointly bought home; (6) Cross-Border Recognition — whether this contract would be recognised in [OTHER COUNTRY WHERE THE COUPLE MAY LIVE], what usually fails on recognition, and the parallel document to consider; (7) Registration and Formalities — the registrar or court, witnesses, guardian's role where the applicable law requires one, medical or pre-marital certificates, documents and translations, in order; (8) Two Client Notes — one page for each party in plain language, so both understand what they are agreeing to, plus the questions for a local family practitioner. This is a drafting aid for a qualified local practitioner, not legal or religious advice.
Rental Dispute Filing Pack for a Regulated TenancyMemoAdvancedHousing & Tenancy
Act as counsel preparing a filing pack for a rental dispute in [COUNTRY OR EMIRATE], acting for the [landlord / tenant] over a tenancy of [PROPERTY] at [RENT] running from [DATES]. The dispute is about [NON-PAYMENT / EVICTION OR REFUSAL TO VACATE / RENT INCREASE / DEPOSIT / MAINTENANCE OR HABITABILITY / EARLY TERMINATION / SUBLETTING]. State whether the tenancy contract is registered with the local tenancy registration system, because in many regulated markets an unregistered contract is not accepted by the dispute body at all and registration has to be cured before anything else. Do not state a notice period, a rent-increase cap, a fee or a filing rule you cannot attribute to a named source; mark it To Be Confirmed and tell the client to verify it with the dispute body. Return: (1) Forum and Admissibility — which body hears this dispute, whether registration or any pre-filing step is a condition of admission, and what to do first if it is missing; (2) Notice Audit — the notices the law and the contract require before filing, whether the ones already sent are valid in form, method and timing, and the fix if they are not; (3) Claim Statement — the pleading drafted in full, with the parties, the tenancy, the facts in dated order, the legal basis and the exact relief sought; (4) Relief Menu — every remedy realistically available (arrears, eviction, possession, rent adjustment, deposit return, repair order, compensation, costs), with what each one requires to be granted; (5) Evidence Index — contract, registration certificate, payment records, receipts, utility bills, photographs, inspection reports, correspondence and notices, each mapped to the point it proves; (6) Opponent's Case — the defence most likely to be run and the counterclaim to expect, with the document that answers each; (7) Filing Mechanics — the form, fee basis, language and translation requirements, service on the other side, hearing format, and the realistic timeline to a decision and then to enforcement; (8) Settlement Position — the outcome likely at a hearing, the range worth settling in, and a short without-prejudice offer the client can send today. This is a preparation aid for a qualified local practitioner, not legal advice.
Civil Code Lens on a Contract: Good Faith, Abuse of Right and HardshipMemoExpertCorporate / Commercial
Act as counsel re-reading a contract through the civil code of [COUNTRY] rather than through the common-law assumptions it was probably drafted on. Paste the contract or the clauses in issue, and state [WHAT HAS GONE WRONG, WHAT EACH SIDE WANTS TO DO NOW, THE GOVERNING LAW CLAUSE, THE FORUM CLAUSE, AND WHETHER PERFORMANCE IS IN THE SAME COUNTRY AS THE CHOSEN LAW]. Most cross-border agreements in this region are drafted in an English-law style and then performed before a civil-law court that will apply its own mandatory rules whatever the contract says. Your job is to find where the drafting assumes a freedom the code does not give, and where the code gives a party a right the contract never mentioned. Do not state a code article or a settled position you cannot attribute to a named source; mark it To Be Confirmed for local counsel. Return: (1) Assumption Audit — the drafting assumptions that do not travel (entire agreement, no implied terms, termination for convenience, liquidated damages as agreed and unreviewable, sole discretion, waiver by conduct, notice as a strict condition), each with what the local code is likely to do to it; (2) Good Faith — how a duty of good faith in performance and negotiation could change the position here, and the conduct on each side that would be read against it; (3) Abuse of Right — whether exercising a right in the contract (calling a guarantee, terminating, refusing consent, insisting on a technical breach) could be challenged as abusive on these facts, and what evidence that turns on; (4) Hardship and Force Majeure — whether the court can adjust or suspend obligations when performance becomes excessively onerous rather than impossible, how that differs from the contract's own force majeure clause, and which one governs; (5) Damages and Penalties — whether an agreed damages figure can be reduced or increased by the court, whether loss must be proven, and how limitation and exclusion clauses fare; (6) Mandatory Overrides — the rules that apply regardless of the chosen foreign law, and the realistic prospect that the chosen law and forum are respected at all; (7) Redraft Notes — clause by clause, the wording change that makes the intent survive a civil-law reading; (8) Position and Questions — what this means for the client's next move, and the questions for local counsel before acting. This is an analysis aid for a qualified local practitioner, not legal advice.