FDM.1:8 - Common Anti-Patterns and How to Avoid Them

Treating “claim” as one unambiguous object. State whether the sentence concerns an assertion or a creditor’s right. Then relate them where the report is evidence about the right.

Making the database constitutive by default. Establish what rule, if any, gives the relevant recording act that effect. A stale or missing entry otherwise remains a recording question.

Deferring every duty until funds move. Inspect the actual formation and conditional-performance terms. A valid unfunded arrangement can already have consequences.