Structural change before an obligation arose
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What was known at the outset
The client knew the date of the agreement and the date on which the obligation ceased to be performed. Between these two points lay a year described differently by the parties.
- 02
Which dates the parties described differently
One party placed the change of management in spring, the other - in autumn. A public statement named a third month. None of the versions had been verified on its own.
- 03
Which tracks were assembled
Corporate records, contractual documents, payment data provided, public statements and external regulatory events were laid out on separate tracks of a single timeline.
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Where synchronous changes appeared
On three tracks, changes fell within the same short period: the corporate record, the cessation of payments, and the change of contact person.
- 05
Which events were confirmed
The date of the agreement and the date of the corporate record are confirmed by documents. The cessation of payments is confirmed by the absence of transactions in the statement provided for the period.
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Where a time range remained
The moment of actual transfer of control could not be established: the sources gave only the boundaries of a period. The range remained a range.
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What the legal team received
A Master Timeline with a precision level for each event, a list of discrepancies between the parties' versions, a named gap, and a list of documents that could close it.
Composite example: circumstances have been combined and altered. BLACKFILE does not draw conclusions about intent, culpability or fictitiousness, and does not describe a court's decision