Precedents: Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
- Full text
- For signed-in accounts
- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter of demand with genuine-steps and limitation notesA firm, measured pre-action letter of demand that states the claim, sets a deadline, proposes genuine steps to resolve the dispute and records them so they can be repeated in a genuine steps statement. | Letter | Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, United Kingdom (England and Wales) | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Statement of claim: NSW UCPR Form 3A and Federal Court Form 17 (completion guide)A completion guide for the approved NSW statement of claim (UCPR Form 3A or 3B) and the Federal Court statement of claim (Form 17): what goes in each part, the pleading rules, certification and the AI practice-note traps. | Court document | New South Wales, Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Interlocutory application pack: orders sought, short minutes and outline of submissions (NSW notice of motion and Federal Court Form 35)Original text for the parts of an interlocutory application the lawyer drafts around the approved form: orders sought, short minutes of order and an outline of submissions, with a compliance checklist covering service, evidence and the AI practice notes. | Court document | New South Wales, Australia, Queensland, Victoria | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Deed of settlement and release (commercial dispute, with consent orders)An original deed of settlement and release for a commercial dispute, with payment and default terms, releases and carve-outs, confidentiality, consent orders to end the proceedings and execution blocks for companies and individuals. | Deed | New South Wales, Australia | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Gen AI verification checklist and disclosure wording for court documents (Federal Court, NSW, Victoria, Queensland)A pre-filing checklist and court-specific wording for documents prepared with generative AI: input restrictions, verification of authorities and evidence, NSW affidavit and submission statements, Federal Court disclosure, Victorian records and Queensland naming. | Checklist | Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Client notice and consent: e-discovery, technology-assisted review and AI document reviewA client letter explaining how the firm proposes to use technology-assisted review and AI tools on the client's documents in discovery, the safeguards, validation and cost, with a consent form recording the client's informed choice. | Notice | Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, United Kingdom (England and Wales), United States | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.