Example reading of clause 3 of the Warrant Check sample contract (a maize supply contract). A Contract Evidence Review covers every payment-critical clause in the same format, with each finding checked by a person.
Preliminary automated reading, not legal advice. Each finding describes only whether something is present in the clause as written. It is not a verdict, a score, or a prediction of any outcome. Warrant Check is automated and can make mistakes; check important findings against the contract itself.
2 obligations read · 0 fully provable · 1 with a gap · 1 with serious gaps
1. Payment of 80% on acceptance
80% of the price falls due once the goods are accepted
Obligation The delivered goods are acceptable to the Buyer.
Triggers 80% of the price falls due.
Check
Reading
Where
Independent Verification
Absent
Rests on the Buyer’s own satisfaction. No document or result a third party could receive.
Suitable Method
Partial
The Buyer inspects on delivery, but the clause does not say how.
Defined Benchmark
Absent
No threshold or specification that acceptance is measured against.
Conclusive Link
Absent
No named standard, so the link to conformity cannot be assessed.
Comprehensive Coverage
Partial
Inspection covers “the consignment” but sets no sampling.
Relevant Timeline
Partial
Inspection is “on delivery”, with no time limit for accepting or rejecting.
To make it provable: Name who inspects, the specification the goods are checked against, how the consignment is sampled, and the period within which acceptance or rejection must be notified.
2. Release of the 20% balance
each delivered lot is sampled per ISO 24333 and tested for moisture
Obligation The delivered maize conforms, so the balance is due.
Triggers The remaining 20% is released.
Check
Reading
Where
Independent Verification
Present
Suitable Method
Present
Defined Benchmark
Present
Conclusive Link
Partial
The test shows moisture only. Clause 1 also requires Grade A, which this test does not establish.
Comprehensive Coverage
Present
Relevant Timeline
Present
To make it provable: State whether the balance also depends on the other Grade A parameters and, if so, the test and limit for each.
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