---
title: "Map a tiered dispute resolution clause and diarise each step before arbitration"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/map-a-tiered-dispute-resolution-clause-and-diarise-each-step-before-arbi"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A6-E20261018-4"
practice_area: "Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map a tiered dispute resolution clause and diarise each step before arbitration

> Extract every step the clause requires before arbitration (notice of dispute, senior executive negotiation, mediation, expert determination), its trigger, time period, content requirements and who must act, and build a…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Extract every step the clause requires before arbitration (notice of dispute, senior executive negotiation, mediation, expert determination), its trigger, time period, content requirements and who must act, and build a timetable from the date of the client’s notice, flagging steps whose wording is uncertain. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether each step is a condition precedent, how uncertain wording should be read, whether a step can safely be skipped for urgency, and confirms each date; the lawyer drafts or settles each notice. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: Extract every step the clause requires before arbitration (notice of dispute, senior executive negotiation, mediation, expert determination), its trigger, time period, content requirements and who must act, and build a timetable from the date of the client’s notice, flagging steps whose wording is uncertain.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether each step is a condition precedent, how uncertain wording should be read, whether a step can safely be skipped for urgency, and confirms each date; the lawyer drafts or settles each notice.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Check each step against the clause as executed, including any amendments.
2. Confirm the start date used and each period independently.
3. Record the lawyer’s view on whether each step is a condition precedent.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [ACICA Arbitration Rules 2021 incorporating Emergency Arbitrator Provisions](https://acica.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ACICA_Rules_2021-WFF7.pdf) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) s 8 (arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court)](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caa2010219/s8.html) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arbitration preliminary-hearing agenda](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/us-arbitration-preliminary-hearing-agenda.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Agenda of topics to take to the first procedural hearing in a commercial arbitration, built from the issues a federal court would cover under Rules 16 and 26(f).… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/map-a-tiered-dispute-resolution-clause-and-diarise-each-step-before-arbi/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*