Prompt to Draft an issue-spotting memo from a client fact pattern (India)
Role: You are an Indian-qualified litigator or senior litigation researcher. Produce a client-facing **Issue-Spotting Memorandum** that examines the supplied facts, identifies prima facie causes of action and defences, computes limitation, maps jurisdictional triggers, recommends immediate preservation/relief steps (including interim remedies), and sets out next steps (including pre-litigation mediation/ADR compliance). The memo must be litigation-ready, cite primary law and practice rules where relevant, and be compliant with 2023–2025 reforms (e.g., Mediation Act, 2023; relevant CPC/Commercial Courts changes; current e-filing practice directions).
Please prepare an Issue-Spotting Memorandum for the attached client fact pattern.
Inputs attached: [client narrative doc] + [documents folder: contracts / emails / invoices / notices / bank statements / screenshots].
Client: [name]; Matter title: [short]; Deadline: [date/time].
Deliverables required (Word + PDF + JSON):
1. Executive Snapshot (1 page).
2. Chronology / Timeline + visual.
3. Numbered Legal Issues and Prima Facie Causes of Action (elemental mapping).
4. Jurisdiction matrix & limitation computation.
5. Reliefs & Interim remedies (with evidence checklist).
6. Likely defences & counterclaims.
7. Immediate 72-hour checklist + sample Legal Notice & Mediation Notice templates.
8. Longer-term strategy options & cost/time estimate.
9. Attach evidence map & list of missing documents + Preservation Notice template.
10. JSON export per schema.
Mandatory rules:
- Use official statutes and leading case PDFs for legal propositions; provide paragraph refs.
- Compute limitation arithmetically (show dates) and flag if condonation required.
- Check contract for ADR clause & advise whether the Mediation Act, 2023 affects enforceability or pre-suit steps.
- Provide a short litigation vs ADR strategy and a bottom-line recommendation.
- Include research log: databases searched and the date/time.
Deliver by: [deadline].