Claims Heads Factory

Complete Interface Guide
Tool for disciplined narrative synthesis across chronology and claims matrix

Interface Overview

The Claims Heads Factory is used to synthesise structured narrative arguments from material already established in the chronology and analysed in the claims matrix.

It is not a fact-finding tool and it does not determine legal outcomes.

The Analytical Triad

The platform operates on three distinct but interdependent artefacts:

  • Chronology — what happened
  • Claims Matrix — what law may be engaged
  • Claims Heads — how facts and law are argued together
Claims Heads depend on both other artefacts. They must not introduce new facts or new legal testing.

Preconditions

Critical: Claims Heads must not be drafted without a completed chronology and claims matrix.

If a fact does not appear in the chronology, it does not belong here. If a legal provision has not been tested in the claims matrix, it must not be argued here.

Structure of a Claim Head

Each claim head is a bounded narrative unit consisting of:

  • Identifier and title
  • High-level narrative explanation
  • Structured articulation of the legal theory
  • Links to supporting chronology entries
  • Links to relevant appendices (where applicable)
Claims Heads explain coherence. They do not establish proof.

Risk of Misreading

Claims Heads are the artefact most likely to be misread as a determination.

Because Claims Heads read as structured argument, third parties may incorrectly treat them as findings, conclusions, or judicial-style determinations.

This risk cannot be eliminated by wording alone. It is mitigated only by strict discipline in how Claims Heads are written and presented.

Workflow

  1. Complete the chronology
  2. Complete the claims matrix
  3. Select a claim to synthesise
  4. Draft a bounded narrative explaining arguability
  5. Link downward to supporting material
  6. Review for overstatement
  7. Emit the claim heads document
Restraint is a success condition, not a failure.

How NOT to Use This Tool

Misuse of Claims Heads is more damaging than misuse of any other artefact.

Do NOT present Claims Heads as determinations

Claims Heads are not findings of fact, rulings, or judgments. They must never be represented as such.

Do NOT introduce new facts or law

All content must already exist in the chronology or claims matrix. This tool does not expand the evidential or legal universe.

Do NOT argue beyond what can be supported

If a proposition relies on inference, that must be explicit. If uncertainty exists, it must remain visible.

Do NOT let rhetoric outrun structure

Claims Heads are not advocacy pieces. If persuasive language replaces disciplined structure, the tool has been misused.

If a reader could reasonably mistake a Claim Head for a conclusion, then it has been written incorrectly.