Screen an agreement for terms the Code says should not be included
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the agreement and any document it attaches or refers to, list clauses that make the franchisee pay the franchisor's dispute costs, allow a retrospective change without written consent, give a general release in favour of the franchisor, or waive statements the franchisor has made. Note a post-term restraint only by pointing to the separate condition table. Do not decide that a term is unfair.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether each listed term is one the Code page says should not be included, and does not treat this screen as an unfair-contract-terms review or as the restraint-condition test.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the agreement and any document it attaches or refers to, list clauses that make the franchisee pay the franchisor's dispute costs, allow a retrospective change without written consent, give a general release in favour of the franchisor, or waive statements the franchisor has made. Note a post-term restraint only by pointing to the separate condition table. Do not decide that a term is unfair. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Do not decide an unfair-contract-terms question in this list. That is a separate catalogue task.
- A post-term restraint goes to the condition table, not to a one-line answer here.
- Look in documents the agreement attaches or refers to, not only in the agreement itself.
- Do not state a penalty amount.
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.
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