Check a draft opt-out notice against the practice note
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Compare the draft notice with GPN-CA paragraph 12.2. Mark whether it uses plain language and a balanced description, states the consequences of staying in or opting out including the effect of a judgment or settlement on other proceedings, alerts class members to any costs agreement or litigation funding agreement and its consequences, and says how the notice will be sent. List gaps only. Do not rewrite the notice.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer rewrites the notice, checks it against Form 21 and rule 9.34 as the practice note requires, and seeks approval of the manner of distribution. The lawyer uses the Court's sample notice as a guide, including where a shorter form is appropriate.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Compare the draft notice with GPN-CA paragraph 12.2. Mark whether it uses plain language and a balanced description, states the consequences of staying in or opting out including the effect of a judgment or settlement on other proceedings, alerts class members to any costs agreement or litigation funding agreement and its consequences, and says how the notice will be sent. List gaps only. Do not rewrite the notice. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Check each marked gap against the draft and against paragraph 12.2, not against a recollection of the sample notice.
- Confirm the funding alert matches the agreement that was actually disclosed, including any material change.
- Confirm the tool's output contains no proposed sentences for the notice.
Sources
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.