refactor(litigationplanner): extract Fristen/Verfahrensablauf calc into pkg/litigationplanner (Slice A, t-paliad-298 / m/paliad#124)

Atomic extraction of the deadline-rule compute engine + types from
internal/services into a new pkg/litigationplanner package that paliad
+ youpc.org can both import. No behaviour change — every existing test
passes against the post-move shape.

Package contents (~1850 LoC):
- doc.go              package docstring + reuse manifesto
- types.go            Rule, ProceedingType, NullableJSON, AdjustmentReason,
                      HolidayDTO, CalcOptions, CalcRuleParams, Timeline,
                      TimelineEntry, RuleCalculation*, FristenrechnerType,
                      ProjectHint, sentinel errors
- catalog.go          Catalog interface (proceeding + rule lookups)
- holidays.go         HolidayCalendar interface
- courts.go           CourtRegistry interface + DefaultsForJurisdiction +
                      country/regime constants
- expr.go             EvalConditionExpr + HasConditionExpr +
                      ExtractFlagsFromExpr (jsonb gate evaluator)
- durations.go        ApplyDuration + AddWorkingDays (pure compute)
- subtrack.go         SubTrackRouting + LookupSubTrackRouting registry
- legal_source.go     FormatLegalSourceDisplay + BuildLegalSourceURL
- proceeding_mapping.go  MapLitigationToFristenrechner + code constants
                      (CodeUPCInfringement, CodeDEInfringementLG, ...)
- engine.go           Calculate + CalculateRule + the trigger-event
                      branch + applyRuleOverrides (the big move)

paliad side (~1900 LoC net deletion):
- internal/services/fristenrechner.go shrinks from 1505 → ~290 lines
  (thin paliad Catalog adapter + type aliases for back-compat).
- internal/models/models.go: DeadlineRule, ProceedingType, NullableJSON
  become type aliases to litigationplanner.* — every sqlx scan and
  every projection_service caller compiles unchanged.
- internal/services/holidays.go: AdjustmentReason + HolidayDTO become
  aliases to lp.* (canonical definitions now in the package).
- internal/services/proceeding_mapping.go: rewritten as thin re-exports
  of lp constants + helpers.
- internal/services/deadline_search_service.go: FormatLegalSourceDisplay
  + BuildLegalSourceURL replaced with delegating wrappers to lp.

Catalog interface satisfaction:
- DeadlineRuleService → paliadCatalog adapter (wraps the existing
  service, replicates the original SELECT shapes).
- HolidayService → satisfies lp.HolidayCalendar directly (compile-
  time assertion at end of fristenrechner.go).
- CourtService → satisfies lp.CourtRegistry directly.

Wire shape is byte-identical. JSON tags on Rule / ProceedingType /
Timeline / TimelineEntry / RuleCalculation match the historical
UIResponse / UIDeadline shape; the frontend reads the same bytes.

Slice B (Catalog interface + paliad loader cleanup) is folded into
this commit since Slice A already needs the interfaces to call
Calculate across the boundary. Slice C (embedded UPC snapshot +
generator) is the next coder shift; the Berufung unification m
called out lands in Slice B/C per head's brief.

Refs: docs/design-litigation-planner-2026-05-26.md

docs/design-fristen-phase2-2026-05-15.md

@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ The editor is the **largest single surface** in Phase 3. ~3-4 PRs of work depend
 | `POST /api/admin/rules` | POST | global_admin | Create a new rule from scratch (starts as `lifecycle_state='draft'`). |
 | `GET /admin/rules/{id}/audit` | GET | global_admin | Audit log for this rule. |
 | `POST /admin/rules/{id}/preview` | POST | global_admin | Preview-on-trigger-date — runs calculator with this draft replacing its published peer; returns the resulting timeline (no persistence). |
-| `POST /admin/rules/export-migration` | POST | global_admin | Export pending (draft + audit-since-last-export) rules as a `*.up.sql` blob the human can paste into `internal/db/migrations/`. Sets `migration_exported=true` on the audit rows. |
+| _(removed t-paliad-297)_ migration-export endpoint | — | — | Was a SQL-export tool generating `*.up.sql` from audit rows. Workflow shifted to hand-written numbered migrations; tool removed in m/paliad#129. |
 
 ### 4.2 Draft → published lifecycle
 

docs/design-paliad-data-export-2026-05-19.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ A full org export today is **< 600 rows of user content** plus reference data
 
 **Audit trail.** Lives in `paliad.project_events` (93 rows). One row per lifecycle event with `event_type`, `metadata jsonb`, `event_date`, `created_by`. The auditing union (`AuditService.ListEntries`) joins 5 sources (project_events, partner_unit_events, deadline_rule_audit, policy_audit_log, reminder_log). For the export we treat `project_events` as primary; the four auxiliary logs are scope-specific.
 
-**Existing export precedent.** `/admin/rules/export` + `/admin/api/rules/export-migrations` (handlers/admin_rules.go) — admin-gated, streams a generated SQL artifact. Same shape as what we want for the Excel exports. Re-use the gating helper.
+**Existing export precedent.** _(Originally pointed at the admin rule-migration export. That tool was deleted in m/paliad#129 / t-paliad-297. The gating pattern — `adminGate(users, …)` on a download endpoint that streams a generated artifact — still lives on other admin handlers, e.g. `handleAdminDownloadBackup` for `/api/admin/backups/{id}/file`.)_ Re-use the gating helper.
 
 **No Go xlsx library on `go.mod` today.** This design picks **`github.com/xuri/excelize/v2`** in §3.
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ No other slice deltas. v1 still ships slices 1+2+3.
 - `docs/design-data-model-v2.md` — projects + mandanten + ltree path + can_see_project predicate.
 - `docs/design-approval-policy-ui-2026-05-07.md` — 5-source audit union (this design adds the 6th source).
 - `docs/design-profession-vs-project-role-2026-05-07.md` — profession ladder for the §4 project gate.
-- `internal/handlers/admin_rules.go:303` — `handleAdminExportRuleMigrations` (precedent for admin-gated export-as-download).
+- `internal/handlers/backups.go` — `handleAdminDownloadBackup` (precedent for admin-gated artifact download; the older rule-migration export precedent was removed in t-paliad-297).
 - `internal/services/project_service.go:15` — visibility predicate.
 - `internal/services/derivation_service.go` — `EffectiveProjectRole` for the project gate.
 - `github.com/xuri/excelize/v2` — chosen xlsx library.

frontend/build.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import { renderAdminApprovalPolicies } from "./src/admin-approval-policies";
 import { renderAdminBroadcasts } from "./src/admin-broadcasts";
 import { renderAdminRulesList } from "./src/admin-rules-list";
 import { renderAdminRulesEdit } from "./src/admin-rules-edit";
-import { renderAdminRulesExport } from "./src/admin-rules-export";
 import { renderPaliadin } from "./src/paliadin";
 import { renderAdminPaliadin } from "./src/admin-paliadin";
 import { renderAdminBackups } from "./src/admin-backups";
@@ -284,7 +283,6 @@ async function build() {
       join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/admin-broadcasts.ts"),
       join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/admin-rules-list.ts"),
       join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/admin-rules-edit.ts"),
-      join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/admin-rules-export.ts"),
       join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/paliadin.ts"),
       // t-paliad-161 — inline Paliadin widget. Loaded via the
       // PaliadinWidget component on every authenticated page, so the
@@ -416,7 +414,6 @@ async function build() {
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-broadcasts.html"), renderAdminBroadcasts());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-rules-list.html"), renderAdminRulesList());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-rules-edit.html"), renderAdminRulesEdit());
-  await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-rules-export.html"), renderAdminRulesExport());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "paliadin.html"), renderPaliadin());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-paliadin.html"), renderAdminPaliadin());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-backups.html"), renderAdminBackups());

frontend/src/admin-rules-export.tsx

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-import { h } from "./jsx";
-import { Sidebar } from "./components/Sidebar";
-import { PaliadinWidget } from "./components/PaliadinWidget";
-import { BottomNav } from "./components/BottomNav";
-import { Footer } from "./components/Footer";
-import { PWAHead } from "./components/PWAHead";
-
-// /admin/rules/export — Slice 11b (t-paliad-192). Surfaces the
-// GET /admin/api/rules/export-migrations endpoint as a SQL preview the
-// editor can copy or download. Optional ?since=<audit-id> query lets
-// the editor scope the export to a particular audit window — empty =
-// every un-exported audit row.
-export function renderAdminRulesExport(): string {
-  return "<!DOCTYPE html>" + (
-    <html lang="de">
-      <head>
-        <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover" />
-        <meta name="theme-color" content="#BFF355" />
-        <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
-        <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="default" />
-        <PWAHead />
-        <title data-i18n="admin.rules.export.title">Regel-Migrations exportieren &mdash; Paliad</title>
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/global.css" />
-      </head>
-      <body className="has-sidebar">
-        <Sidebar currentPath="/admin/rules" />
-        <BottomNav currentPath="/admin/rules" />
-
-        <main>
-          <section className="tool-page">
-            <div className="container">
-              <div className="tool-header">
-                <div>
-                  <p className="admin-rules-breadcrumb">
-                    <a href="/admin/rules" data-i18n="admin.rules.export.breadcrumb">&larr; Regeln verwalten</a>
-                  </p>
-                  <h1 data-i18n="admin.rules.export.heading">Regel-Migrations exportieren</h1>
-                  <p className="tool-subtitle" data-i18n="admin.rules.export.subtitle">
-                    Generiert ein <code>*.up.sql</code>-Blob mit allen unsynchronisierten Audit-Ver&auml;nderungen.
-                    Manuell in <code>internal/db/migrations/</code> einchecken.
-                  </p>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-
-              <div className="admin-rules-export-controls">
-                <div className="form-field">
-                  <label htmlFor="export-since" data-i18n="admin.rules.export.field.since">Startend ab Audit-ID (optional)</label>
-                  <input type="text" id="export-since" className="admin-rules-input" placeholder="UUID, leer = alle un-exportierten" />
-                </div>
-                <button type="button" id="export-run" className="btn-primary" data-i18n="admin.rules.export.run">
-                  Export generieren
-                </button>
-                <button type="button" id="export-download" className="btn-secondary" style="display:none" data-i18n="admin.rules.export.download">
-                  Als Datei herunterladen
-                </button>
-                <button type="button" id="export-copy" className="btn-secondary" style="display:none" data-i18n="admin.rules.export.copy">
-                  In Zwischenablage kopieren
-                </button>
-              </div>
-
-              <div id="export-feedback" className="form-msg" style="display:none" />
-
-              <div className="admin-rules-export-summary" id="export-summary" style="display:none">
-                <span id="export-summary-count" />
-                <span id="export-summary-latest" />
-              </div>
-
-              <pre id="export-output" className="admin-rules-export-pre" />
-            </div>
-          </section>
-        </main>
-
-        <Footer />
-        <PaliadinWidget />
-        <script src="/assets/admin-rules-export.js"></script>
-      </body>
-    </html>
-  );
-}

frontend/src/admin-rules-list.tsx

@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ export function renderAdminRulesList(): string {
                   </p>
                 </div>
                 <div className="admin-rules-header-actions">
-                  <a href="/admin/rules/export" className="btn-secondary" data-i18n="admin.rules.list.export">
-                    Migrations exportieren
-                  </a>
                   <button type="button" id="rules-new-btn" className="btn-primary" data-i18n="admin.rules.list.new">
                     + Neue Regel
                   </button>

frontend/src/client/admin-rules-export.ts

@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-import { initI18n, t } from "./i18n";
-import { initSidebar } from "./sidebar";
-
-// admin-rules-export.ts — /admin/rules/export. Calls
-// GET /admin/api/rules/export-migrations[?since=<uuid>] and renders the
-// SQL blob server-side. Download builds a Blob URL and triggers a
-// fake <a> click; copy uses navigator.clipboard.
-
-interface ExportResult {
-  migration_sql: string;
-  count: number;
-  latest_audit_id: string;
-}
-
-let latest: ExportResult | null = null;
-
-function showFeedback(msg: string, isError: boolean) {
-  const el = document.getElementById("export-feedback") as HTMLElement | null;
-  if (!el) return;
-  el.textContent = msg;
-  el.className = "form-msg " + (isError ? "form-msg-error" : "form-msg-success");
-  el.style.display = "block";
-  if (!isError) setTimeout(() => { el.style.display = "none"; }, 4000);
-}
-
-async function runExport() {
-  const since = (document.getElementById("export-since") as HTMLInputElement).value.trim();
-  const qs = new URLSearchParams();
-  if (since) qs.set("since", since);
-  const url = "/admin/api/rules/export-migrations" + (qs.toString() ? "?" + qs.toString() : "");
-  const out = document.getElementById("export-output") as HTMLElement;
-  const summary = document.getElementById("export-summary") as HTMLElement;
-  const dl = document.getElementById("export-download") as HTMLElement;
-  const cp = document.getElementById("export-copy") as HTMLElement;
-  out.textContent = t("admin.rules.export.running") || "Lade...";
-  summary.style.display = "none";
-  dl.style.display = "none";
-  cp.style.display = "none";
-
-  const resp = await fetch(url);
-  if (!resp.ok) {
-    const body = await resp.json().catch(() => ({ error: resp.statusText }));
-    showFeedback(body.error || (t("admin.rules.export.error") || "Export fehlgeschlagen."), true);
-    out.textContent = "";
-    return;
-  }
-  latest = await resp.json() as ExportResult;
-  out.textContent = latest.migration_sql;
-  summary.style.display = "";
-  const countEl = document.getElementById("export-summary-count") as HTMLElement;
-  const latestEl = document.getElementById("export-summary-latest") as HTMLElement;
-  countEl.textContent = (t("admin.rules.export.count") || "Audit-Zeilen: {n}").replace("{n}", String(latest.count));
-  if (latest.latest_audit_id) {
-    latestEl.textContent = (t("admin.rules.export.latest") || "Letzte Audit-ID: {id}").replace("{id}", latest.latest_audit_id);
-  } else {
-    latestEl.textContent = "";
-  }
-  if (latest.count > 0) {
-    dl.style.display = "";
-    cp.style.display = "";
-    showFeedback((t("admin.rules.export.ok") || "{n} Audit-Zeilen exportiert.").replace("{n}", String(latest.count)), false);
-  } else {
-    showFeedback(t("admin.rules.export.no_pending") || "Keine offenen Audit-Zeilen zum Export.", false);
-  }
-}
-
-function downloadFile() {
-  if (!latest) return;
-  const ts = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-").slice(0, 19);
-  const name = `rules-export-${ts}.up.sql`;
-  const blob = new Blob([latest.migration_sql], { type: "application/sql" });
-  const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-  const a = document.createElement("a");
-  a.href = url;
-  a.download = name;
-  document.body.appendChild(a);
-  a.click();
-  document.body.removeChild(a);
-  URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-}
-
-async function copyToClipboard() {
-  if (!latest) return;
-  try {
-    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(latest.migration_sql);
-    showFeedback(t("admin.rules.export.copied") || "In Zwischenablage kopiert.", false);
-  } catch (e) {
-    showFeedback(t("admin.rules.export.copy_failed") || "Kopieren fehlgeschlagen.", true);
-  }
-}
-
-function init() {
-  initI18n();
-  initSidebar();
-  (document.getElementById("export-run") as HTMLElement).addEventListener("click", runExport);
-  (document.getElementById("export-download") as HTMLElement).addEventListener("click", downloadFile);
-  (document.getElementById("export-copy") as HTMLElement).addEventListener("click", copyToClipboard);
-}
-
-document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", init);

frontend/src/client/i18n.ts

@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.party.both.label": "beide Seiten",
     "deadlines.court.set": "vom Gericht bestimmt",
     "deadlines.court.indirect": "unbestimmt",
+    "deadlines.conditional.depends_on": "abhängig von {parent}",
+    "deadlines.conditional.unset": "abhängig von vorgelagertem Ereignis",
     "deadlines.optional.badge": "auf Antrag",
     "deadlines.priority.mandatory": "Pflicht",
     "deadlines.priority.recommended": "empfohlen",
@@ -307,6 +309,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.col.court": "Gericht",
     "deadlines.col.opponent": "Gegnerseite",
     "deadlines.col.both": "Beide Parteien",
+    "deadlines.col.proactive": "Proaktiv",
+    "deadlines.col.reactive": "Reaktiv",
     // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choice popover (Verfahrensablauf timeline)
     "choices.caret.title": "Optionen für dieses Ereignis",
     "choices.appellant.title": "Berufung durch …",
@@ -329,6 +333,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "choices.show_hidden.label": "Ausgeblendete anzeigen",
     "choices.show_hidden.count": "Ausgeblendete ({n})",
     "choices.unhide.chip": "Wieder einblenden",
+    // t-paliad-293 \u2014 iconified state markers on the Verfahrensablauf
+    // event cards. Tooltip-only text; the glyph is the primary signal.
+    "state.optional.tooltip": "Optionales Ereignis",
+    "state.hidden.tooltip": "Ausgeblendet \u2014 \u00fcber Optionen-Men\u00fc wieder einblenden",
     // Trigger-event mode (PR-2 \u2014 youpc-parity)
     "deadlines.mode.procedure": "Verfahrensablauf",
     "deadlines.mode.event": "Was kommt nach\u2026",
@@ -443,9 +451,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.side.label": "Seite:",
     "deadlines.side.claimant": "Klägerseite",
     "deadlines.side.defendant": "Beklagtenseite",
-    "deadlines.side.both": "Beide",
+    "deadlines.side.undefined": "Nicht festgelegt",
     "deadlines.side.from_project": "Aus Akte:",
     "deadlines.side.override": "Andere Seite wählen",
+    "deadlines.side.hint": "Wählen Sie eine Seite, um die Spalten zu fokussieren.",
     "deadlines.appellant.label": "Berufung durch:",
     "deadlines.appellant.claimant": "Klägerseite",
     "deadlines.appellant.defendant": "Beklagtenseite",
@@ -1501,7 +1510,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // t-paliad-277 — import-from-project + party-picker.
     "submissions.draft.import.button": "Aus Projekt importieren",
     "submissions.draft.parties.title": "Parteien",
-    "submissions.draft.parties.hint": "Wählen Sie aus, welche Parteien im Schriftsatz genannt werden sollen.",
+    "submissions.draft.parties.hint": "Wählen Sie die im Schriftsatz genannten Parteien oder fügen Sie pro Seite weitere hinzu.",
     // t-paliad-276 — DE/EN language toggle on the draft editor.
     "submissions.draft.language": "Sprache",
     "submissions.draft.language.de": "DE",
@@ -2885,7 +2894,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // `admin.procedural_events.*` aliases live after the EN block — they
     // pin the contract for when .tsx files rebind in Slice B (B.5).
     "nav.admin.rules": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Verfahrensschritt-Migrations",
     "admin.card.rules.title": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
     "admin.card.rules.desc": "Verfahrensschritte anlegen, bearbeiten, publishen. Audit-Log, Preview, Migration-Export.",
 
@@ -2893,7 +2901,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.list.heading": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
     "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Verfahrensschritte (Schriftsätze, Anhörungen, Entscheidungen, …) anlegen, bearbeiten und freigeben. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
     "admin.rules.list.new": "+ Neuer Verfahrensschritt",
-    "admin.rules.list.export": "Migrations exportieren",
     "admin.rules.tab.rules": "Regeln",
     "admin.rules.tab.orphans": "Orphans",
     "admin.rules.loading": "Lade…",
@@ -3055,23 +3062,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.modal.restore.title": "Wiederherstellen",
     "admin.rules.edit.modal.restore.body": "Regel wird wiederhergestellt (archived → published).",
 
-    "admin.rules.export.title": "Regel-Migrations exportieren — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.export.heading": "Regel-Migrations exportieren",
-    "admin.rules.export.subtitle": "Generiert ein *.up.sql-Blob mit allen unsynchronisierten Audit-Veränderungen. Manuell in internal/db/migrations/ einchecken.",
-    "admin.rules.export.breadcrumb": "← Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.rules.export.field.since": "Startend ab Audit-ID (optional)",
-    "admin.rules.export.run": "Export generieren",
-    "admin.rules.export.running": "Lade…",
-    "admin.rules.export.download": "Als Datei herunterladen",
-    "admin.rules.export.copy": "In Zwischenablage kopieren",
-    "admin.rules.export.copied": "In Zwischenablage kopiert.",
-    "admin.rules.export.copy_failed": "Kopieren fehlgeschlagen.",
-    "admin.rules.export.count": "Audit-Zeilen: {n}",
-    "admin.rules.export.latest": "Letzte Audit-ID: {id}",
-    "admin.rules.export.ok": "{n} Audit-Zeilen exportiert.",
-    "admin.rules.export.error": "Export fehlgeschlagen.",
-    "admin.rules.export.no_pending": "Keine offenen Audit-Zeilen zum Export.",
-
     // Date-range picker (t-paliad-248). Symmetric past/future chip fan
     // around an ALLES centre. Used by the filter-bar 'time' axis from
     // Slice A onwards; future slices will migrate /agenda and
@@ -3355,6 +3345,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.party.both.label": "both parties",
     "deadlines.court.set": "set by court",
     "deadlines.court.indirect": "tbd",
+    "deadlines.conditional.depends_on": "depends on {parent}",
+    "deadlines.conditional.unset": "depends on an upstream event",
     "deadlines.optional.badge": "on request",
     "deadlines.priority.mandatory": "Mandatory",
     "deadlines.priority.recommended": "Recommended",
@@ -3408,6 +3400,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.col.court": "Court",
     "deadlines.col.opponent": "Opponent Side",
     "deadlines.col.both": "Both parties",
+    "deadlines.col.proactive": "Proactive",
+    "deadlines.col.reactive": "Reactive",
     // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choice popover (Verfahrensablauf timeline)
     "choices.caret.title": "Options for this event",
     "choices.appellant.title": "Appeal by …",
@@ -3430,6 +3424,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "choices.show_hidden.label": "Show hidden",
     "choices.show_hidden.count": "Hidden ({n})",
     "choices.unhide.chip": "Show again",
+    // t-paliad-293 — iconified state markers on the Verfahrensablauf
+    // event cards. Tooltip-only text; the glyph is the primary signal.
+    "state.optional.tooltip": "Optional event",
+    "state.hidden.tooltip": "Hidden — restore via the options menu",
     "deadlines.adjusted": "Adjusted",
     "deadlines.adjusted.reason": "weekend/holiday",
     "deadlines.adjusted.weekend": "weekend",
@@ -3551,9 +3549,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.side.label": "Side:",
     "deadlines.side.claimant": "Claimant",
     "deadlines.side.defendant": "Defendant",
-    "deadlines.side.both": "Both",
+    "deadlines.side.undefined": "Undefined",
     "deadlines.side.from_project": "From case:",
     "deadlines.side.override": "Choose other side",
+    "deadlines.side.hint": "Pick a side to focus the columns.",
     "deadlines.appellant.label": "Appeal filed by:",
     "deadlines.appellant.claimant": "Claimant",
     "deadlines.appellant.defendant": "Defendant",
@@ -4588,7 +4587,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // t-paliad-277 — import-from-project + party-picker.
     "submissions.draft.import.button": "Import from project",
     "submissions.draft.parties.title": "Parties",
-    "submissions.draft.parties.hint": "Select which parties to mention in this submission.",
+    "submissions.draft.parties.hint": "Pick the parties mentioned in this submission, or add more per side.",
     // t-paliad-240 — global submissions drafts index page.
     "submissions.index.title": "Submissions — Paliad",
     "submissions.index.heading": "Submissions",
@@ -5952,7 +5951,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — Admin rule-editor UI.
     // t-paliad-262 Slice A — "Rule" relabelled as "Procedural event".
     "nav.admin.rules": "Manage procedural events",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Procedural-event migrations",
     "admin.card.rules.title": "Manage procedural events",
     "admin.card.rules.desc": "Author, edit and publish procedural-event templates. Audit log, preview, migration export.",
 
@@ -5960,7 +5958,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.list.heading": "Manage procedural events",
     "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Author, edit and publish procedural events (filings, hearings, decisions, …). Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
     "admin.rules.list.new": "+ New procedural event",
-    "admin.rules.list.export": "Export migrations",
     "admin.rules.tab.rules": "Rules",
     "admin.rules.tab.orphans": "Orphans",
     "admin.rules.loading": "Loading…",
@@ -6122,23 +6119,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.modal.restore.title": "Restore",
     "admin.rules.edit.modal.restore.body": "Rule will be restored (archived → published).",
 
-    "admin.rules.export.title": "Export rule migrations — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.export.heading": "Export rule migrations",
-    "admin.rules.export.subtitle": "Generates a *.up.sql blob with every un-exported audit change. Commit manually into internal/db/migrations/.",
-    "admin.rules.export.breadcrumb": "← Manage Rules",
-    "admin.rules.export.field.since": "Starting from audit id (optional)",
-    "admin.rules.export.run": "Generate export",
-    "admin.rules.export.running": "Loading…",
-    "admin.rules.export.download": "Download as file",
-    "admin.rules.export.copy": "Copy to clipboard",
-    "admin.rules.export.copied": "Copied to clipboard.",
-    "admin.rules.export.copy_failed": "Copy failed.",
-    "admin.rules.export.count": "Audit rows: {n}",
-    "admin.rules.export.latest": "Latest audit id: {id}",
-    "admin.rules.export.ok": "{n} audit rows exported.",
-    "admin.rules.export.error": "Export failed.",
-    "admin.rules.export.no_pending": "No pending audit rows to export.",
-
     // Date-range picker (t-paliad-248). See DE block above for details.
     "date_range.button.label": "Time range",
     "date_range.button.label.custom_range": "From {from} to {to}",

frontend/src/client/submission-draft.ts

@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ interface VariableGroup {
   id: string;
   label: VariableLabel;
   keys: string[];
+  // t-paliad-287 — render with a click-to-toggle disclosure caret; the
+  // initial state is collapsed iff collapsedByDefault. Used for the
+  // Frist section which lawyers rarely need to override (the variables
+  // stay resolvable in the bag for the few templates that still want
+  // them, but render no body content by default).
+  collapsible?: boolean;
+  collapsedByDefault?: boolean;
 }
 
 const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
@@ -205,33 +212,19 @@ const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
   "deadline.source":                 { de: "Frist-Quelle",                en: "Deadline source" },
 };
 
+// t-paliad-287 — variable groups restructured into four lawyer-facing
+// sections: Mandant/Verfahren up top (the case identity), then Parteien
+// (where the picker UI lives — this group only carries the manual
+// {{parties.*}} overrides for power-users), then Frist collapsed by
+// default (the deadline.* keys still resolve in the bag but the default
+// templates don't render them in the body any more), then Sonstiges for
+// the firm/date/user trim. The legacy procedural_event/rule namespaces
+// fold into Mandant/Verfahren so the lawyer reads them in their natural
+// context.
 const VARIABLE_GROUPS: VariableGroup[] = [
   {
-    id: "procedural_event",
-    label: { de: "Verfahrensschritt", en: "Procedural event" },
-    keys: [
-      "procedural_event.name",
-      "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty",
-      "procedural_event.primary_party",
-      "procedural_event.event_kind",
-      "procedural_event.code",
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    id: "parties",
-    label: { de: "Mandanten & Parteien", en: "Clients & parties" },
-    keys: [
-      "parties.claimant.name",
-      "parties.claimant.representative",
-      "parties.defendant.name",
-      "parties.defendant.representative",
-      "parties.other.name",
-      "parties.other.representative",
-    ],
-  },
-  {
-    id: "project",
-    label: { de: "Verfahren", en: "Proceeding" },
+    id: "mandant_verfahren",
+    label: { de: "Mandant & Verfahren", en: "Client & proceeding" },
     keys: [
       "project.title",
       "project.case_number",
@@ -246,11 +239,43 @@ const VARIABLE_GROUPS: VariableGroup[] = [
       "project.matter_number",
       "project.reference",
       "project.instance_level",
+      "procedural_event.name",
+      "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty",
+      "procedural_event.primary_party",
+      "procedural_event.event_kind",
+      "procedural_event.code",
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    id: "parties",
+    label: { de: "Parteien (Variablen)", en: "Parties (variables)" },
+    // Manual overrides for {{parties.<role>.*}} placeholders — power-
+    // user escape hatch when the lawyer wants the rendered string to
+    // differ from the picker selection (e.g. honourific prefix on
+    // representative). Collapsed by default because the picker above
+    // is the canonical surface; these rows exist only as a safety
+    // valve.
+    collapsible: true,
+    collapsedByDefault: true,
+    keys: [
+      "parties.claimant.name",
+      "parties.claimant.representative",
+      "parties.defendant.name",
+      "parties.defendant.representative",
+      "parties.other.name",
+      "parties.other.representative",
     ],
   },
   {
     id: "deadline",
-    label: { de: "Frist", en: "Deadline" },
+    label: { de: "Frist (intern)", en: "Deadline (internal)" },
+    // t-paliad-287 — the {{deadline.*}} placeholders no longer render
+    // in the default skeleton body (internal context that doesn't
+    // belong in a court-bound submission). The values still resolve
+    // here so a custom template can pick them up if needed; collapsed
+    // because most drafts never touch them.
+    collapsible: true,
+    collapsedByDefault: true,
     keys: [
       "deadline.due_date",
       "deadline.due_date_long_de",
@@ -261,10 +286,11 @@ const VARIABLE_GROUPS: VariableGroup[] = [
     ],
   },
   {
-    id: "firm",
-    label: { de: "Kanzlei & Datum", en: "Firm & date" },
+    id: "sonstiges",
+    label: { de: "Sonstiges", en: "Other" },
     keys: [
       "firm.name",
+      "firm.signature_block",
       "user.display_name",
       "user.email",
       "user.office",
@@ -291,6 +317,29 @@ interface State {
   saveTimer: number | null;
   pendingOverrides: Record<string, string> | null;
   inFlight: AbortController | null;
+  // t-paliad-287 — per-section collapse memory. Sticky across repaints
+  // so autosave (which calls paintVariables) doesn't snap an open
+  // section shut. Seeded lazily from VARIABLE_GROUPS.collapsedByDefault.
+  collapsedGroups: Record<string, boolean>;
+  // t-paliad-287 — which side the Add-Party panel is currently open for
+  // (one panel can be open at a time; clicking the other side's button
+  // toggles). null means closed.
+  addPartyOpen: PartySide | null;
+  addPartyMode: "manual" | "search";
+  addPartySearchHits: PartySearchHit[];
+  addPartyBusy: boolean;
+}
+
+type PartySide = "claimant" | "defendant" | "other";
+
+interface PartySearchHit {
+  id: string;
+  project_id: string;
+  project_title: string;
+  project_reference?: string | null;
+  name: string;
+  role?: string;
+  representative?: string;
 }
 
 const state: State = {
@@ -300,6 +349,11 @@ const state: State = {
   saveTimer: null,
   pendingOverrides: null,
   inFlight: null,
+  collapsedGroups: {},
+  addPartyOpen: null,
+  addPartyMode: "manual",
+  addPartySearchHits: [],
+  addPartyBusy: false,
 };
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -607,24 +661,31 @@ function paintImportRow(): void {
   btn.onclick = () => { void onImportFromProject(btn); };
 }
 
-// t-paliad-277 — multi-select party picker. Lists every party on the
-// draft's project (view.available_parties), grouped by role, with one
-// checkbox per party. Checked = include in the variable bag. Empty
-// selection falls back to the legacy "include every party" default
-// (consistent with the migration default).
+// t-paliad-277 / t-paliad-287 — multi-select party picker plus Add-
+// Party affordance per side. Lists every party on the draft's project
+// (view.available_parties), grouped by role, with one checkbox per
+// party. Each side (Klägerseite / Beklagtenseite / Sonstige) carries
+// an "+ Partei hinzufügen" button that opens an inline panel with two
+// modes: manual entry (creates a fresh paliad.parties row) or DB
+// picker (searches every visible project, clones the row into THIS
+// project on selection). Empty selection still falls back to the
+// legacy "include every party" default.
 function paintPartyPicker(): void {
   const block = document.getElementById("submission-draft-parties");
   const list = document.getElementById("submission-draft-parties-list");
   if (!block || !list || !state.view) return;
 
-  const parties = state.view.available_parties ?? [];
-  if (!state.view.draft.project_id || parties.length === 0) {
+  // t-paliad-287 — picker is now shown even on empty-roster projects so
+  // the lawyer can use Add Party to populate. Still hidden when there
+  // is no project attached (no row to attach a party to).
+  if (!state.view.draft.project_id) {
     block.style.display = "none";
     list.innerHTML = "";
     return;
   }
   block.style.display = "";
 
+  const parties = state.view.available_parties ?? [];
   const selected = new Set(state.view.draft.selected_parties ?? []);
   // Empty selection is the implicit "all" default — pre-check every
   // party so the lawyer can see what's currently being mentioned and
@@ -637,9 +698,13 @@ function paintPartyPicker(): void {
   const grouped = groupPartiesByRole(parties);
   let html = "";
   for (const group of grouped) {
-    if (group.parties.length === 0) continue;
     html += `<fieldset class="submission-draft-parties-group" data-role-bucket="${group.bucket}">`;
     html += `<legend>${escapeHtml(group.label)}</legend>`;
+    if (group.parties.length === 0) {
+      html += `<p class="submission-draft-parties-empty">${escapeHtml(
+        isEN() ? "No parties yet." : "Noch keine Parteien.",
+      )}</p>`;
+    }
     for (const p of group.parties) {
       const checked = effective.has(p.id) ? " checked" : "";
       const chip = p.role
@@ -658,6 +723,7 @@ function paintPartyPicker(): void {
       html += rep;
       html += `</label>`;
     }
+    html += renderAddPartyControls(group.bucket);
     html += `</fieldset>`;
   }
   list.innerHTML = html;
@@ -665,6 +731,198 @@ function paintPartyPicker(): void {
   list.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>(".submission-draft-party-check").forEach((inp) => {
     inp.addEventListener("change", () => onPartySelectionChange());
   });
+  wireAddPartyControls(list);
+}
+
+// renderAddPartyControls emits the per-side "+ Add party" button and
+// (when expanded) the inline panel offering manual entry OR DB search.
+// Sticky panel state lives in state.addPartyOpen so a repaint after
+// search-fetch / autosave / language-switch doesn't snap the panel
+// shut mid-edit.
+function renderAddPartyControls(side: PartySide): string {
+  const open = state.addPartyOpen === side;
+  const mode = state.addPartyMode;
+  const sideLabel = sideLabelFor(side);
+  const btnLabel = isEN()
+    ? `+ Add party (${sideLabel})`
+    : `+ Partei hinzufügen (${sideLabel})`;
+
+  let html = `<div class="submission-draft-addparty">`;
+  html += `<button type="button" class="btn-small btn-secondary submission-draft-addparty-toggle"`;
+  html += ` data-side="${side}" aria-expanded="${open ? "true" : "false"}">`;
+  html += escapeHtml(btnLabel);
+  html += `</button>`;
+
+  if (!open) {
+    html += `</div>`;
+    return html;
+  }
+
+  // Tabs — manual / search.
+  html += `<div class="submission-draft-addparty-panel">`;
+  html += `<div class="submission-draft-addparty-tabs" role="tablist">`;
+  html += `<button type="button" role="tab" class="submission-draft-addparty-tab`;
+  if (mode === "manual") html += ` submission-draft-addparty-tab--active`;
+  html += `" data-tab="manual" data-side="${side}" aria-selected="${mode === "manual"}">`;
+  html += escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Manual entry" : "Manuell");
+  html += `</button>`;
+  html += `<button type="button" role="tab" class="submission-draft-addparty-tab`;
+  if (mode === "search") html += ` submission-draft-addparty-tab--active`;
+  html += `" data-tab="search" data-side="${side}" aria-selected="${mode === "search"}">`;
+  html += escapeHtml(isEN() ? "From DB" : "Aus DB übernehmen");
+  html += `</button>`;
+  html += `</div>`;
+
+  if (mode === "manual") {
+    html += renderAddPartyManualForm(side);
+  } else {
+    html += renderAddPartySearchPanel(side);
+  }
+
+  html += `</div></div>`;
+  return html;
+}
+
+function renderAddPartyManualForm(side: PartySide): string {
+  const defaultRole = defaultRoleFor(side);
+  const busyCls = state.addPartyBusy ? " submission-draft-addparty-form--busy" : "";
+  let html = `<form class="submission-draft-addparty-form${busyCls}" data-side="${side}" data-mode="manual">`;
+  html += `<label class="submission-draft-addparty-field">`;
+  html += `<span>${escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Name" : "Name")}</span>`;
+  html += `<input type="text" name="name" required class="entity-form-input"`;
+  html += ` placeholder="${escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Acme Inc." : "z. B. Acme GmbH")}" />`;
+  html += `</label>`;
+  html += `<label class="submission-draft-addparty-field">`;
+  html += `<span>${escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Role" : "Rolle")}</span>`;
+  html += `<input type="text" name="role" class="entity-form-input"`;
+  html += ` value="${escapeHtml(defaultRole)}"`;
+  html += ` placeholder="${escapeHtml(isEN() ? "claimant / defendant / intervenor / …" : "Klägerin / Beklagte / Streithelferin / …")}" />`;
+  html += `</label>`;
+  html += `<label class="submission-draft-addparty-field">`;
+  html += `<span>${escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Representative (optional)" : "Vertreter:in (optional)")}</span>`;
+  html += `<input type="text" name="representative" class="entity-form-input"`;
+  html += ` placeholder="${escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Dr. Müller, …" : "RA Dr. Müller, …")}" />`;
+  html += `</label>`;
+  html += `<div class="submission-draft-addparty-actions">`;
+  html += `<button type="submit" class="btn-small btn-primary"${state.addPartyBusy ? " disabled" : ""}>`;
+  html += escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Add party" : "Hinzufügen");
+  html += `</button>`;
+  html += `<button type="button" class="btn-small btn-link submission-draft-addparty-cancel">`;
+  html += escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Cancel" : "Abbrechen");
+  html += `</button>`;
+  html += `</div>`;
+  html += `</form>`;
+  return html;
+}
+
+function renderAddPartySearchPanel(side: PartySide): string {
+  let html = `<div class="submission-draft-addparty-search" data-side="${side}" data-mode="search">`;
+  html += `<input type="search" class="entity-form-input submission-draft-addparty-search-input"`;
+  html += ` data-side="${side}"`;
+  html += ` placeholder="${escapeHtml(
+    isEN()
+      ? "Search across projects (name or representative)…"
+      : "In allen Projekten suchen (Name oder Vertreter)…",
+  )}" />`;
+  html += renderPartySearchResultsList();
+  html += `<p class="submission-draft-addparty-search-hint">${escapeHtml(
+    isEN()
+      ? "Picking a row clones it as a fresh party on this project — no typing."
+      : "Auswählen kopiert die Partei in dieses Projekt — kein erneutes Tippen.",
+  )}</p>`;
+  html += `<div class="submission-draft-addparty-actions">`;
+  html += `<button type="button" class="btn-small btn-link submission-draft-addparty-cancel">`;
+  html += escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Cancel" : "Abbrechen");
+  html += `</button>`;
+  html += `</div>`;
+  html += `</div>`;
+  return html;
+}
+
+function wireAddPartyControls(root: HTMLElement): void {
+  root.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".submission-draft-addparty-toggle").forEach((btn) => {
+    btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      const side = (btn.dataset.side as PartySide) ?? "other";
+      if (state.addPartyOpen === side) {
+        // Toggle off.
+        state.addPartyOpen = null;
+        state.addPartySearchHits = [];
+      } else {
+        state.addPartyOpen = side;
+        state.addPartyMode = "manual";
+        state.addPartySearchHits = [];
+      }
+      paintPartyPicker();
+    });
+  });
+  root.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".submission-draft-addparty-tab").forEach((btn) => {
+    btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      const tab = btn.dataset.tab;
+      if (tab !== "manual" && tab !== "search") return;
+      state.addPartyMode = tab;
+      if (tab === "manual") state.addPartySearchHits = [];
+      paintPartyPicker();
+      if (tab === "search") {
+        // Pre-load most-recent matches with empty query so the lawyer
+        // sees options without typing first.
+        void runPartySearch("");
+      }
+    });
+  });
+  root.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".submission-draft-addparty-cancel").forEach((btn) => {
+    btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      state.addPartyOpen = null;
+      state.addPartySearchHits = [];
+      paintPartyPicker();
+    });
+  });
+  root.querySelectorAll<HTMLFormElement>(".submission-draft-addparty-form").forEach((form) => {
+    form.addEventListener("submit", (ev) => {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      const side = (form.dataset.side as PartySide) ?? "other";
+      const data = new FormData(form);
+      const name = String(data.get("name") ?? "").trim();
+      if (!name) return;
+      const role = String(data.get("role") ?? "").trim();
+      const representative = String(data.get("representative") ?? "").trim();
+      void onAddPartyManualSubmit(side, { name, role, representative });
+    });
+  });
+  root.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>(".submission-draft-addparty-search-input").forEach((inp) => {
+    let timer: number | null = null;
+    inp.addEventListener("input", () => {
+      if (timer !== null) window.clearTimeout(timer);
+      timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        void runPartySearch(inp.value.trim());
+      }, 200);
+    });
+    // Pre-load on first render of the search tab.
+    if (state.addPartyMode === "search" && state.addPartySearchHits.length === 0) {
+      void runPartySearch("");
+    }
+  });
+  root.querySelectorAll<HTMLLIElement>(".submission-draft-addparty-search-row").forEach((li) => {
+    li.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      const hitID = li.dataset.hitId;
+      if (!hitID) return;
+      const hit = state.addPartySearchHits.find((h) => h.id === hitID);
+      if (!hit) return;
+      const side = state.addPartyOpen ?? "other";
+      void onAddPartySearchPick(side, hit);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function sideLabelFor(side: PartySide): string {
+  if (side === "claimant") return isEN() ? "Claimant side" : "Klägerseite";
+  if (side === "defendant") return isEN() ? "Defendant side" : "Beklagtenseite";
+  return isEN() ? "Other parties" : "Weitere Parteien";
+}
+
+function defaultRoleFor(side: PartySide): string {
+  if (side === "claimant") return isEN() ? "claimant" : "Klägerin";
+  if (side === "defendant") return isEN() ? "defendant" : "Beklagte";
+  return "";
 }
 
 interface PartyRoleGroup {
@@ -781,8 +1039,27 @@ function paintVariables(): void {
   let html = "";
   for (const group of VARIABLE_GROUPS) {
     const groupLabel = isEN() ? group.label.en : group.label.de;
-    html += `<section class="submission-draft-var-group" data-group="${group.id}">`;
-    html += `<h3 class="submission-draft-var-group-title">${escapeHtml(groupLabel)}</h3>`;
+    // Re-use the user's prior toggle state across paintVariables calls
+    // (autosave / language switch trigger a repaint). Default sticky
+    // state lives in state.collapsedGroups; on first render the
+    // collapsedByDefault flag seeds it.
+    if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(state.collapsedGroups, group.id)) {
+      state.collapsedGroups[group.id] = !!(group.collapsible && group.collapsedByDefault);
+    }
+    const collapsed = !!state.collapsedGroups[group.id];
+    const collapsibleCls = group.collapsible ? " submission-draft-var-group--collapsible" : "";
+    const collapsedCls = collapsed ? " submission-draft-var-group--collapsed" : "";
+    html += `<section class="submission-draft-var-group${collapsibleCls}${collapsedCls}" data-group="${group.id}">`;
+    if (group.collapsible) {
+      html += `<button type="button" class="submission-draft-var-group-toggle"`;
+      html += ` data-toggle-group="${escapeHtml(group.id)}" aria-expanded="${collapsed ? "false" : "true"}">`;
+      html += `<span class="submission-draft-var-group-caret" aria-hidden="true">▸</span>`;
+      html += `<span class="submission-draft-var-group-title">${escapeHtml(groupLabel)}</span>`;
+      html += `</button>`;
+    } else {
+      html += `<h3 class="submission-draft-var-group-title">${escapeHtml(groupLabel)}</h3>`;
+    }
+    html += `<div class="submission-draft-var-group-body">`;
     for (const key of group.keys) {
       const label = labelFor(key);
       const override = overrides[key];
@@ -813,10 +1090,19 @@ function paintVariables(): void {
       // Visual hint: marker text appears in preview when override is "".
       void mergedVal;
     }
+    html += `</div>`;
     html += `</section>`;
   }
   host.innerHTML = html;
 
+  host.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".submission-draft-var-group-toggle").forEach((btn) => {
+    btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      const id = btn.dataset.toggleGroup;
+      if (!id) return;
+      state.collapsedGroups[id] = !state.collapsedGroups[id];
+      paintVariables();
+    });
+  });
   host.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>(".submission-draft-var-input").forEach((inp) => {
     inp.addEventListener("input", () => onVarChange(inp));
     // t-paliad-274 (B) — focus into a sidebar field highlights every
@@ -1021,6 +1307,175 @@ async function onPartySelectionChange(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+async function runPartySearch(query: string): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    if (query) params.set("q", query);
+    const resp = await fetch(`/api/parties/search?${params.toString()}`);
+    if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`search ${resp.status}`);
+    const data = (await resp.json()) as { results: PartySearchHit[] };
+    // Filter out parties already on THIS project — picking one of them
+    // would be a no-op clone that doubles the row.
+    const existingIDs = new Set(
+      (state.view?.available_parties ?? []).map((p) => p.id),
+    );
+    state.addPartySearchHits = (data.results ?? []).filter((h) => !existingIDs.has(h.id));
+
+    // Refresh ONLY the results <ul> in place — repainting the whole
+    // picker would steal focus from the search input on every
+    // keystroke. The input keeps its value/selection and the lawyer
+    // can keep typing.
+    const ul = document.querySelector<HTMLUListElement>(
+      ".submission-draft-addparty-search-results",
+    );
+    if (ul) {
+      ul.outerHTML = renderPartySearchResultsList();
+      const fresh = document.querySelector<HTMLUListElement>(
+        ".submission-draft-addparty-search-results",
+      );
+      if (fresh) {
+        fresh.querySelectorAll<HTMLLIElement>(".submission-draft-addparty-search-row").forEach((li) => {
+          li.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            const hitID = li.dataset.hitId;
+            if (!hitID) return;
+            const hit = state.addPartySearchHits.find((h) => h.id === hitID);
+            if (!hit) return;
+            const side = state.addPartyOpen ?? "other";
+            void onAddPartySearchPick(side, hit);
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    } else {
+      // First load (panel just opened) — full picker paint to wire up
+      // every control. Subsequent keystroke updates take the cheaper
+      // path above.
+      paintPartyPicker();
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("submission-draft party-search:", err);
+  }
+}
+
+function renderPartySearchResultsList(): string {
+  let html = `<ul class="submission-draft-addparty-search-results">`;
+  if (state.addPartySearchHits.length === 0) {
+    html += `<li class="submission-draft-addparty-search-empty">${escapeHtml(
+      isEN() ? "No matches." : "Keine Treffer.",
+    )}</li>`;
+  } else {
+    for (const hit of state.addPartySearchHits) {
+      const ref = hit.project_reference
+        ? `<span class="submission-draft-addparty-search-projref">${escapeHtml(hit.project_reference)}</span>`
+        : "";
+      const role = hit.role
+        ? `<span class="submission-draft-party-chip">${escapeHtml(hit.role)}</span>`
+        : "";
+      const rep = hit.representative
+        ? `<span class="submission-draft-addparty-search-rep">${escapeHtml(
+            (isEN() ? "Repr.: " : "Vertr.: ") + hit.representative,
+          )}</span>`
+        : "";
+      html += `<li class="submission-draft-addparty-search-row" data-hit-id="${escapeHtml(hit.id)}">`;
+      html += `<span class="submission-draft-addparty-search-name">${escapeHtml(hit.name)}</span>`;
+      html += role;
+      html += rep;
+      html += `<span class="submission-draft-addparty-search-projwrap">`;
+      html += escapeHtml(isEN() ? "Project: " : "Projekt: ");
+      html += `<span class="submission-draft-addparty-search-proj">${escapeHtml(hit.project_title)}</span>`;
+      html += ref;
+      html += `</span>`;
+      html += `</li>`;
+    }
+  }
+  html += `</ul>`;
+  return html;
+}
+
+async function onAddPartyManualSubmit(
+  side: PartySide,
+  payload: { name: string; role: string; representative: string },
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (!state.view) return;
+  const projectID = state.view.draft.project_id;
+  if (!projectID) return;
+  // Disable the submit button in-place rather than repainting the form
+  // mid-flight (a repaint would blow away the lawyer's typed values on
+  // error and reset focus). The post-success/-error repaint runs once
+  // the call settles.
+  const submitBtn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+    `.submission-draft-addparty-form[data-side="${side}"] button[type="submit"]`,
+  );
+  if (submitBtn) submitBtn.disabled = true;
+  state.addPartyBusy = true;
+  try {
+    const body: Record<string, unknown> = { name: payload.name };
+    if (payload.role) body.role = payload.role;
+    if (payload.representative) body.representative = payload.representative;
+    const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${projectID}/parties`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    });
+    if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`create party ${resp.status}`);
+    const created = (await resp.json()) as { id: string };
+    await refreshDraftViewAndSelect(created.id);
+    state.addPartyOpen = null;
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Party added" : "Partei hinzugefügt");
+    state.addPartyBusy = false;
+    paintPartyPicker();
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("submission-draft add-party manual:", err);
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Add party failed" : "Hinzufügen fehlgeschlagen", true);
+    if (submitBtn) submitBtn.disabled = false;
+    state.addPartyBusy = false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function onAddPartySearchPick(side: PartySide, hit: PartySearchHit): Promise<void> {
+  // DB picks clone the row into the current project — the simplest
+  // semantics that survive paliad.parties' project_id-NOT-NULL schema.
+  // The lawyer asked for "no manual re-typing"; this honours that
+  // without bending the data model.
+  await onAddPartyManualSubmit(side, {
+    name: hit.name,
+    role: hit.role ?? defaultRoleFor(side),
+    representative: hit.representative ?? "",
+  });
+}
+
+// refreshDraftViewAndSelect refetches the editor payload (so
+// available_parties picks up the new row) and ensures the newly-added
+// party is checked in selected_parties. If the lawyer was on the
+// implicit-all default (empty selected_parties), the new party comes
+// in pre-selected via the "empty=all" rule and no PATCH is needed.
+async function refreshDraftViewAndSelect(newPartyID: string): Promise<void> {
+  if (!state.view) return;
+  const draftID = state.view.draft.id;
+  const view = state.view.draft.project_id
+    ? await fetchView(state.view.draft.project_id, state.view.draft.submission_code, draftID)
+    : await fetchGlobalView(draftID);
+  state.view = view;
+
+  // If the previous draft had a non-empty selected_parties subset,
+  // explicitly add the new party so it isn't silently dropped from the
+  // submission. Empty selected_parties = "all" → no PATCH needed.
+  const currentSel = state.view.draft.selected_parties ?? [];
+  if (currentSel.length > 0 && !currentSel.includes(newPartyID)) {
+    const next = [...currentSel, newPartyID];
+    try {
+      const patched = await patchDraft({ selected_parties: next });
+      state.view = patched;
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("submission-draft select new party:", err);
+    }
+  }
+
+  paintImportRow();
+  paintPartyPicker();
+  paintVariables();
+  paintPreview();
+}
+
 async function onImportFromProject(btn: HTMLButtonElement): Promise<void> {
   if (!state.view) return;
   const draftID = state.view.draft.id;

frontend/src/client/verfahrensablauf.ts

@@ -535,7 +535,17 @@ async function fetchProjectOurSide(projectID: string): Promise<ProjectOurSide |
 function sideLabelI18n(s: Side): string {
   if (s === "claimant") return t("deadlines.side.claimant");
   if (s === "defendant") return t("deadlines.side.defendant");
-  return t("deadlines.side.both");
+  return t("deadlines.side.undefined");
+}
+
+// syncSideHintVisibility shows the "pick a side" hint chip only while
+// currentSide is unset (m/paliad#120). When the user has picked
+// claimant / defendant the columns are already focused, so the prompt
+// would be misleading.
+function syncSideHintVisibility() {
+  const hint = document.getElementById("side-hint");
+  if (!hint) return;
+  hint.style.display = currentSide === null ? "" : "none";
 }
 
 // renderSideChip swaps the radio cluster for a read-only chip showing
@@ -559,6 +569,9 @@ function showSideRadioCluster() {
   if (!cluster || !chip) return;
   cluster.style.display = "";
   chip.style.display = "none";
+  // Cluster re-appears after override → re-evaluate hint visibility so
+  // we don't leave a stale "pick a side" prompt above a checked radio.
+  syncSideHintVisibility();
 }
 
 // applySidePrefill takes a project's our_side, maps it to the side axis,
@@ -644,6 +657,7 @@ function initPerspectiveControls() {
   currentAppellant = readAppellantFromURL();
   syncRadioGroup("side", currentSide ?? "");
   syncRadioGroup("appellant", currentAppellant ?? "");
+  syncSideHintVisibility();
 
   document.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>("input[type=radio][name=side]").forEach((input) => {
     input.addEventListener("change", () => {
@@ -651,6 +665,7 @@ function initPerspectiveControls() {
       const v = input.value;
       currentSide = (v === "claimant" || v === "defendant") ? v : null;
       writeSideToURL(currentSide);
+      syncSideHintVisibility();
       if (lastResponse) renderResults(lastResponse);
     });
   });

frontend/src/client/views/event-card-choices.ts

@@ -81,17 +81,6 @@ export function attachEventCardChoices(opts: EventCardChoicesOpts): void {
       openPopover(state, caret);
       return;
     }
-    // t-paliad-290: "Wieder einblenden" chip — direct un-hide path that
-    // mirrors the popover's reset on the `skip` kind. The chip only
-    // renders on hidden cards (server-flagged via UIDeadline.IsHidden),
-    // so we always have a real skip entry to remove.
-    const unhide = targetEl?.closest<HTMLElement>(".event-card-choices-unhide");
-    if (unhide) {
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      const code = unhide.dataset.submissionCode || "";
-      if (code) void unhideCard(state, code);
-      return;
-    }
     // Outside-click closes the popover.
     if (state.popover && !state.popover.contains(e.target as Node)) {
       closePopover(state);
@@ -170,6 +159,7 @@ function openPopover(state: AttachedState, caret: HTMLElement): void {
   } catch {
     return;
   }
+  const isHidden = caret.dataset.isHidden === "1";
 
   const pop = document.createElement("div");
   pop.className = "event-card-choices-popover";
@@ -177,6 +167,15 @@ function openPopover(state: AttachedState, caret: HTMLElement): void {
   pop.setAttribute("aria-label", t("choices.caret.title"));
 
   const blocks: string[] = [];
+  // t-paliad-293: hidden-card prominence. When the user opens the
+  // popover on a re-surfaced hidden card, "Wieder einblenden" is the
+  // most likely intent — surface it as a single high-contrast action
+  // at the top of the popover (rather than burying it under the skip
+  // toggle's reset link). Clicking it clears the `skip` choice, which
+  // is the same wire effect as the legacy inline chip from t-paliad-290.
+  if (isHidden) {
+    blocks.push(renderUnhideBlock());
+  }
   if (Array.isArray(offered.appellant)) {
     blocks.push(renderAppellantBlock(state, code, offered.appellant as unknown[]));
   }
@@ -271,21 +270,21 @@ function renderToggleBlock(state: AttachedState, code: string, kind: "include_cc
   </div>`;
 }
 
-// unhideCard removes the `skip` choice on the given submission_code via
-// the page-supplied remove() callback, then repaints chips so the card
-// loses its fade. The page's remove() also triggers a recalc — the
-// re-surfaced card will then drop out of the result list naturally
-// (since IncludeHidden is still on but the skip entry is gone). Errors
-// surface in the console; the chip stays clickable for a retry.
-// (t-paliad-290)
-async function unhideCard(state: AttachedState, code: string): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    await state.opts.remove(code, "skip");
-    state.active.get(code)?.delete("skip");
-    reseedChips(state.opts.container);
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error("event card un-hide failed", err);
-  }
+// renderUnhideBlock is the popover's prominent "Wieder einblenden"
+// action — surfaced only when the caret is opened on a re-surfaced
+// hidden card (data-is-hidden="1" on the caret). Clicking it dispatches
+// the same `clear` action as the skip-block reset link below, but
+// labelled in the user's terms ("restore this card" rather than
+// "reset skip choice"). Drops out of the popover automatically on
+// non-hidden cards so the popover stays minimal. (t-paliad-293)
+function renderUnhideBlock(): string {
+  const label = t("choices.unhide.chip");
+  return `<div class="event-card-choices-block event-card-choices-block--unhide">
+    <button type="button"
+      data-choice-action="clear"
+      data-choice-kind="skip"
+      class="event-card-choices-unhide-btn">${escHtml(label)}</button>
+  </div>`;
 }
 
 function closePopover(state: AttachedState): void {

frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.test.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import {
   type CalculatedDeadline,
+  type DeadlineResponse,
   bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns,
   deadlineCardHtml,
+  renderColumnsBody,
 } from "./verfahrensablauf-core";
 
 // Regression tests for the editable→click-to-edit wiring on timeline date
@@ -67,31 +69,153 @@ describe("deadlineCardHtml — editable=true emits click-to-edit attrs", () => {
   });
 });
 
-// t-paliad-290 (m/paliad#122): the "Ausgeblendete anzeigen" toggle
-// surfaces hidden cards via UIDeadline.IsHidden=true. The renderer
-// must (a) emit an inline "Wieder einblenden" chip carrying the
-// submission_code (so the delegated handler in event-card-choices.ts
-// can resolve which skip to clear) and (b) NOT emit the chip when
-// either isHidden is false or the rule has no submission_code (no
-// hide target to undo).
-describe("deadlineCardHtml — isHidden inline 'Wieder einblenden' chip (t-paliad-290)", () => {
-  test("isHidden=true with submission_code emits unhide chip with data-submission-code", () => {
+// t-paliad-293 (m/paliad#125): the "Wieder einblenden" affordance
+// moved from an inline chip in the card header into the caret popover
+// to fix horizontal-scroll on narrow viewports (the long German label
+// pushed the card past its column width). The renderer now signals
+// hidden state two ways: (1) a 👁⃠ state-icon in the title row and
+// (2) data-is-hidden="1" on the caret button so event-card-choices.ts
+// can surface the prominent "Wieder einblenden" popover entry when
+// the user opens the menu. The legacy `.event-card-choices-unhide`
+// inline chip class must NOT appear in the output.
+describe("deadlineCardHtml — isHidden surfaces state-icon + caret hint (t-paliad-293)", () => {
+  test("isHidden=true emits the hidden state-icon", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(
+      dl({ isHidden: true, choicesOffered: { skip: [true, false] } }),
+      { showParty: true },
+    );
+    expect(html).toContain("timeline-state-icon--hidden");
+  });
+
+  test("isHidden=true with choicesOffered.skip annotates the caret with data-is-hidden=\"1\"", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(
+      dl({ isHidden: true, choicesOffered: { skip: [true, false] } }),
+      { showParty: true },
+    );
+    expect(html).toContain('data-is-hidden="1"');
+    expect(html).toContain("event-card-choices-caret");
+  });
+
+  test("isHidden=false (default) suppresses the state-icon and reports data-is-hidden=\"0\"", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(
+      dl({ choicesOffered: { skip: [true, false] } }),
+      { showParty: true },
+    );
+    expect(html).not.toContain("timeline-state-icon--hidden");
+    expect(html).toContain('data-is-hidden="0"');
+  });
+
+  test("isHidden=true with empty choicesOffered still emits caret with synthesized skip offer (defensive)", () => {
+    // Edge case: admin edits the rule's choices_offered after a user
+    // has already saved a `skip=true` choice. Without the fallback
+    // the card would re-surface as hidden with no popover entrypoint
+    // — the user would have no way to un-hide it. The renderer
+    // synthesizes a `{skip:[true,false]}` offer so the prominent
+    // "Wieder einblenden" button still renders in the popover.
     const html = deadlineCardHtml(dl({ isHidden: true }), { showParty: true });
-    expect(html).toContain("event-card-choices-unhide");
-    expect(html).toContain('data-submission-code="upc-rop-12"');
+    expect(html).toContain("event-card-choices-caret");
+    expect(html).toContain('data-is-hidden="1"');
+    expect(html).toContain("data-choices-offered=\"{"skip":[true,false]}\"");
   });
 
-  test("isHidden=false (default) suppresses unhide chip", () => {
+  test("isHidden=false with empty choicesOffered suppresses caret (regression guard)", () => {
     const html = deadlineCardHtml(dl(), { showParty: true });
-    expect(html).not.toContain("event-card-choices-unhide");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("event-card-choices-caret");
   });
 
-  test("isHidden=true on a rule with no submission_code suppresses unhide chip", () => {
-    const html = deadlineCardHtml(dl({ code: "", isHidden: true }), { showParty: true });
-    expect(html).not.toContain("event-card-choices-unhide");
+  test("legacy inline `.event-card-choices-unhide` class is no longer emitted", () => {
+    // Pinned to catch a regression that would re-introduce the
+    // horizontal-scroll surface that motivated the move. The popover
+    // now uses `.event-card-choices-unhide-btn` (with the -btn suffix)
+    // inside the body-attached popover dom node — never in the card
+    // header HTML the renderer returns.
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(
+      dl({ isHidden: true, choicesOffered: { skip: [true, false] } }),
+      { showParty: true },
+    );
+    expect(html).not.toContain('class="event-card-choices-unhide"');
+    expect(html).not.toMatch(/event-card-choices-unhide(?!-btn)/);
   });
 });
 
+// t-paliad-293: the `optional` priority used to render an inline text
+// badge in the card title. The overhaul replaces it with a ⊙ state
+// icon so the title row stays compact on narrow viewports. Tooltip is
+// driven by the `state.optional.tooltip` i18n key.
+describe("deadlineCardHtml — optional priority renders the state icon (t-paliad-293)", () => {
+  test("priority='optional' emits the timeline-state-icon--optional marker", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(dl({ priority: "optional" }), { showParty: true });
+    expect(html).toContain("timeline-state-icon--optional");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("optional-badge");
+  });
+
+  test("priority='mandatory' (default) omits the optional marker", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(dl(), { showParty: true });
+    expect(html).not.toContain("timeline-state-icon--optional");
+  });
+});
+
+// t-paliad-289 — isConditional rules render an "abhängig von <parent>"
+// chip in place of the date column, and the chip keeps the click-to-edit
+// affordance so the user can pin a real date once the upstream anchor
+// resolves (oral hearing scheduled, opposing party's motion received, …).
+// Mirrors Symptom A (R.109(1) backward-anchor without oral-hearing date)
+// and Symptom B (R.262(2) without recorded Vertraulichkeitsantrag) from
+// the issue.
+describe("deadlineCardHtml — isConditional rendering (t-paliad-289)", () => {
+  test("isConditional + parentRuleName emits 'abhängig von <parent>' chip with click-to-edit", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(
+      dl({
+        code: "upc.inf.cfi.translation_request",
+        isConditional: true,
+        parentRuleCode: "upc.inf.cfi.oral",
+        parentRuleName: "Mündliche Verhandlung",
+      }),
+      { showParty: true, editable: true },
+    );
+    expect(html).toContain("timeline-conditional");
+    expect(html).toContain("abhängig von Mündliche Verhandlung");
+    expect(html).toContain('data-rule-code="upc.inf.cfi.translation_request"');
+    expect(html).toContain('role="button"');
+    expect(html).not.toContain("timeline-court-set");
+  });
+
+  test("isConditional with no parentRuleName falls back to generic upstream-event label", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(
+      dl({ isConditional: true }),
+      { showParty: true, editable: true },
+    );
+    expect(html).toContain("timeline-conditional");
+    expect(html).toContain("abhängig von vorgelagertem Ereignis");
+  });
+
+  test("isConditional wins over isCourtSet — overlapping cases render conditional chip", () => {
+    // Court-set ancestor without override sets BOTH isCourtSet=true AND
+    // isConditional=true on the wire. The renderer must pick the
+    // conditional chip; otherwise the row keeps the legacy "wird vom
+    // Gericht bestimmt" label and the user can't see WHICH upstream
+    // event blocks them.
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(
+      dl({
+        isConditional: true,
+        isCourtSet: true,
+        isCourtSetIndirect: true,
+        parentRuleName: "Entscheidung",
+      }),
+      { showParty: true, editable: true },
+    );
+    expect(html).toContain("abhängig von Entscheidung");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("timeline-court-set");
+  });
+
+  test("isConditional=false keeps the normal date span (regression guard)", () => {
+    const html = deadlineCardHtml(dl({ isConditional: false }), { showParty: true });
+    expect(html).toContain("timeline-date");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("timeline-conditional");
+  });
+});
+
+
 // Pure column-routing behaviour. Originally pinned by m/paliad#81
 // (side + appellant axes), re-framed by m/paliad#88: the column
 // axis is now "Unsere Seite vs Gegnerseite" ("WE always on the
@@ -270,4 +394,73 @@ describe("bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns — side+appellant column routing (m/paliad
       ["Decision"],
     ]);
   });
+
+});
+
+// m's correction in m/paliad#127 (t-paliad-295) reverted half of #88's
+// header refresh: the user-perspective labels "Unsere Seite"/"Gegnerseite"
+// only make sense once the user has picked a side. While the side is
+// still "Nicht festgelegt" (side === null — the default after #120) the
+// header falls back to the semantic-neutral "Proaktiv"/"Reaktiv" labels.
+// Picking a side re-enables the #88 labels. The bucketing primitive
+// itself is unchanged — only the column-header text differs.
+describe("renderColumnsBody — side-aware column header labels (m/paliad#127)", () => {
+  const dlFix = (party: string, name: string, due: string): CalculatedDeadline => ({
+    code: name,
+    name,
+    nameEN: name,
+    party,
+    priority: "mandatory",
+    ruleRef: "",
+    dueDate: due,
+    originalDate: due,
+    wasAdjusted: false,
+    isRootEvent: false,
+    isCourtSet: false,
+  });
+  const data: DeadlineResponse = {
+    proceedingType: "upc.inf.cfi",
+    proceedingName: "UPC Verletzungsverfahren",
+    triggerDate: "2026-01-01",
+    deadlines: [
+      dlFix("claimant", "Klageschrift", "2026-01-01"),
+      dlFix("defendant", "Klageerwiderung", "2026-04-01"),
+    ],
+  };
+
+  test("side=null renders Proaktiv/Gericht/Reaktiv headers", () => {
+    const html = renderColumnsBody(data, { side: null });
+    expect(html).toContain(">Proaktiv<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Gericht<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Reaktiv<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Unsere Seite<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Gegnerseite<");
+  });
+
+  test("side=null when opts omitted (default) still renders Proaktiv/Reaktiv", () => {
+    const html = renderColumnsBody(data);
+    expect(html).toContain(">Proaktiv<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Reaktiv<");
+  });
+
+  test("side=claimant renders Unsere Seite/Gericht/Gegnerseite headers", () => {
+    const html = renderColumnsBody(data, { side: "claimant" });
+    expect(html).toContain(">Unsere Seite<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Gericht<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Gegnerseite<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Proaktiv<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Reaktiv<");
+  });
+
+  test("side=defendant renders Unsere Seite/Gegnerseite headers (column swap is bucketing, not labels)", () => {
+    // The user-perspective labels are picked once a side is set; the
+    // bucketer still routes defendant filings into the `ours` column when
+    // side=defendant, so the left column's header truthfully reads
+    // "Unsere Seite" regardless of which underlying party occupies it.
+    const html = renderColumnsBody(data, { side: "defendant" });
+    expect(html).toContain(">Unsere Seite<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Gegnerseite<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Proaktiv<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Reaktiv<");
+  });
 });

frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts

@@ -77,6 +77,24 @@ export interface CalculatedDeadline {
   // anzeigen" toggle. The renderer fades the card and exposes an
   // inline "Wieder einblenden" chip that deletes the skip choice.
   isHidden?: boolean;
+  // isConditional (t-paliad-289): the rule's anchor is uncertain, so
+  // no concrete date is projected. Set by the calculator when the rule
+  // depends on a court-set ancestor without override, when a backward-
+  // anchored rule's forward anchor isn't set, or for optional rules
+  // whose true triggering event sits outside the rule data (e.g.
+  // R.262(2) Erwiderung auf Vertraulichkeitsantrag — anchored on SoC
+  // in the data, but the real trigger is the opposing party's
+  // confidentiality motion). The renderer drops the date column entry
+  // and shows an "abhängig von <parentRuleName>" chip instead.
+  isConditional?: boolean;
+  // parentRuleCode / parentRuleName / parentRuleNameEN surface the
+  // parent rule's identity so the renderer can label the
+  // "abhängig von <parent>" chip on conditional rows. Populated for
+  // every rule with a parent (not just conditional ones), so the
+  // dependency-footer logic can reuse it. Empty for root rules.
+  parentRuleCode?: string;
+  parentRuleName?: string;
+  parentRuleNameEN?: string;
 }
 
 // priorityRendering returns the per-priority UX hints the save-modal
@@ -192,10 +210,20 @@ export function escAttr(s: string): string {
   return s.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/"/g, "&quot;");
 }
 
+// Pure-string HTML escape — keeps the module testable in bun test
+// (plain Node, no jsdom). Used to be backed by document.createElement,
+// which forced fixtures to leave any field that flowed through it
+// empty just to exercise unrelated branches; the regex form is safe
+// for arbitrary text including the per-rule name strings that the
+// conditional-row chip ("abhängig von <parent>") now exposes.
+// (t-paliad-289)
 export function escHtml(s: string): string {
-  const d = document.createElement("div");
-  d.textContent = s;
-  return d.innerHTML;
+  return s
+    .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
+    .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
+    .replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
+    .replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
+    .replace(/'/g, "&#39;");
 }
 
 export function formatDate(dateStr: string): string {
@@ -296,48 +324,80 @@ export function deadlineCardHtml(dl: CalculatedDeadline, opts: CardOpts): string
   const editAttrs = editable
     ? ` data-rule-code="${escAttr(dl.code)}" data-current-date="${escAttr(dl.dueDate)}" role="button" tabindex="0" title="${escAttr(t("deadlines.date.edit.hint"))}"`
     : "";
-  const courtLabelKey = dl.isCourtSetIndirect
-    ? "deadlines.court.indirect"
-    : "deadlines.court.set";
-  const dateStr = dl.isCourtSet
-    ? `<span class="timeline-court-set frist-date-edit"${editAttrs}>${t(courtLabelKey)}</span>`
-    : `<span class="timeline-date${overriddenClass} frist-date-edit"${editAttrs}>${formatDate(dl.dueDate)}</span>`;
+  // Conditional rows (t-paliad-289) replace the date column with an
+  // "abhängig von <parent>" chip. The chip remains click-to-edit so
+  // the user can pin a real date once known (e.g. once the oral
+  // hearing date is set, or the opposing party's Vertraulichkeits-
+  // antrag arrives) — the same data-rule-code wiring fires the
+  // existing inline date editor. IsConditional wins over IsCourtSet:
+  // they overlap (court-set ancestor without override produces both),
+  // and "abhängig von <parent>" is the clearer user-facing signal.
+  const parentLabel = (getLang() === "en"
+    ? (dl.parentRuleNameEN || dl.parentRuleName)
+    : dl.parentRuleName) || "";
+  let dateStr: string;
+  if (dl.isConditional) {
+    const chipText = parentLabel
+      ? tDyn("deadlines.conditional.depends_on").replace("{parent}", escHtml(parentLabel))
+      : t("deadlines.conditional.unset");
+    dateStr = `<span class="timeline-conditional frist-date-edit"${editAttrs}>${chipText}</span>`;
+  } else if (dl.isCourtSet) {
+    const courtLabelKey = dl.isCourtSetIndirect
+      ? "deadlines.court.indirect"
+      : "deadlines.court.set";
+    dateStr = `<span class="timeline-court-set frist-date-edit"${editAttrs}>${t(courtLabelKey)}</span>`;
+  } else {
+    dateStr = `<span class="timeline-date${overriddenClass} frist-date-edit"${editAttrs}>${formatDate(dl.dueDate)}</span>`;
+  }
 
-  // Slice 9 (t-paliad-195): the legacy boolean pair is gone — read
-  // priority directly. Optional badge fires only on 'optional'
-  // priority (RoP.151-style opt-in deadlines).
-  const mandatoryBadge = dl.priority === "optional"
-    ? '<span class="optional-badge">optional</span>'
-    : "";
+  // t-paliad-293 — iconified state markers. The card surface speaks
+  // "cut the tree of possibilities": each card carries 0–N small icons
+  // in the title row that summarise its decision state at a glance.
+  // The text "optional" badge that used to sit inline next to the name
+  // is now a ⊙ icon (state.optional). Hidden cards get a 👁⃠ eye-slash
+  // marker. Conditional cards already have the date-column chip; the
+  // marker is redundant in the title row. CCR-included / appellant
+  // picks remain on the chip row (event-card-choices-chip) — see below.
+  // Tooltips are i18n-driven so they read in the user's language.
+  const stateIcons: string[] = [];
+  if (dl.priority === "optional") {
+    stateIcons.push(
+      `<span class="timeline-state-icon timeline-state-icon--optional" role="img" aria-label="${escAttr(t("state.optional.tooltip"))}" title="${escAttr(t("state.optional.tooltip"))}">⊙</span>`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (dl.isHidden) {
+    stateIcons.push(
+      `<span class="timeline-state-icon timeline-state-icon--hidden" role="img" aria-label="${escAttr(t("state.hidden.tooltip"))}" title="${escAttr(t("state.hidden.tooltip"))}">👁⃠</span>`,
+    );
+  }
+  const stateIconsHtml = stateIcons.join("");
 
   // t-paliad-265 — caret affordance + chip indicator when this rule
   // offers per-card choices and the user has made a pick. The popover
   // open/commit lifecycle lives in client/views/event-card-choices.ts;
   // the data-* attributes here are the wire contract between the two.
-  const choicesHtml = dl.code !== "" && dl.choicesOffered && Object.keys(dl.choicesOffered).length > 0
+  //
+  // t-paliad-293 — hidden cards always expose the caret so the user
+  // can un-hide via the popover's "Wieder einblenden" entry. Normally
+  // a hidden card was hidden via a skip choice, so `choicesOffered.skip`
+  // is present. Defensive fallback: if a rule's `choices_offered` was
+  // edited away after the skip entry was saved, the user would lose
+  // the un-hide path entirely. Synthesize a `{skip:[true,false]}`
+  // offer for the popover in that edge case so the prominent
+  // "Wieder einblenden" button still renders.
+  const offeredForCaret = (dl.choicesOffered && Object.keys(dl.choicesOffered).length > 0)
+    ? dl.choicesOffered
+    : (dl.isHidden ? { skip: [true, false] } : null);
+  const showCaret = dl.code !== "" && offeredForCaret !== null;
+  const choicesHtml = showCaret
     ? `<button type="button" class="event-card-choices-caret"
          data-submission-code="${escAttr(dl.code)}"
-         data-choices-offered="${escAttr(JSON.stringify(dl.choicesOffered))}"
+         data-choices-offered="${escAttr(JSON.stringify(offeredForCaret))}"
+         data-is-hidden="${dl.isHidden ? "1" : "0"}"
          aria-label="${escAttr(t("choices.caret.title"))}"
          title="${escAttr(t("choices.caret.title"))}">▾</button>`
     : "";
 
-  // t-paliad-290 — inline "Wieder einblenden" chip on re-surfaced
-  // hidden cards. Click deletes the skip choice (mirroring the popover
-  // reset path). The chip only renders when the card is hidden in the
-  // current projection (IsHidden=true on the wire) so it's always
-  // pointing at a real skip entry. The chip text is a static i18n
-  // value (no user input), so we use escAttr-only for attribute safety
-  // and inline the translated label directly — matches the renderer's
-  // pattern for the deadline name (also a known-safe string).
-  const unhideLabel = t("choices.unhide.chip");
-  const unhideHtml = dl.isHidden && dl.code !== ""
-    ? `<button type="button" class="event-card-choices-unhide"
-         data-submission-code="${escAttr(dl.code)}"
-         aria-label="${escAttr(unhideLabel)}"
-         title="${escAttr(unhideLabel)}">${unhideLabel}</button>`
-    : "";
-
   const dlName = getLang() === "en" ? dl.nameEN : dl.name;
 
   const adjustedNote = dl.wasAdjusted
@@ -387,12 +447,11 @@ export function deadlineCardHtml(dl: CalculatedDeadline, opts: CardOpts): string
   return `<div class="timeline-item-header">
       <span class="timeline-name">
         ${dlName}
-        ${mandatoryBadge}
+        ${stateIconsHtml}
         ${chipHtml}
       </span>
       ${dateStr}
       ${choicesHtml}
-      ${unhideHtml}
     </div>
     ${meta}
     ${adjustedNote}
@@ -483,12 +542,20 @@ export function wireDateEditClicks(
 export function renderTimelineBody(data: DeadlineResponse, opts: CardOpts = { showParty: true }): string {
   let html = '<div class="timeline">';
   for (const dl of data.deadlines) {
-    // t-paliad-290: re-surfaced hidden cards render faded via the
-    // shared timeline-item--hidden modifier (same modifier the columns
-    // view uses; see fr-col-item--hidden below).
-    const hiddenCls = dl.isHidden ? " timeline-item--hidden" : "";
+    const itemClasses = [
+      "timeline-item",
+      dl.isRootEvent ? "timeline-root" : "",
+      // t-paliad-290: re-surfaced hidden cards render faded via the
+      // shared timeline-item--hidden modifier (same modifier the columns
+      // view uses; see fr-col-item--hidden below).
+      dl.isHidden ? "timeline-item--hidden" : "",
+      // t-paliad-289: dotted-border + faded styling for conditional rows
+      // so the "abhängig von <parent>" state is visually distinct from
+      // both anchored deadlines and direct court-set rows.
+      dl.isConditional ? "timeline-item--conditional" : "",
+    ].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
     html += `
-      <div class="timeline-item ${dl.isRootEvent ? "timeline-root" : ""}${hiddenCls}">
+      <div class="${itemClasses}">
         <div class="timeline-dot-col">
           <div class="timeline-dot ${dl.isRootEvent ? "dot-root" : ""}"></div>
           <div class="timeline-line"></div>
@@ -667,8 +734,17 @@ export function renderColumnsBody(data: DeadlineResponse, opts: ColumnsBodyOpts
         const mirrorTag = showMirrorTag && dl.party === "both"
           ? `<div class="fr-col-mirror">↔ ${escHtml(t("deadlines.party.both.label"))}</div>`
           : "";
-        const hiddenCls = dl.isHidden ? " fr-col-item--hidden" : "";
-        return `<div class="fr-col-item ${dl.isRootEvent ? "fr-col-root" : ""}${hiddenCls}">
+        const itemClasses = [
+          "fr-col-item",
+          dl.isRootEvent ? "fr-col-root" : "",
+          // t-paliad-290: re-surfaced hidden cards render faded via the
+          // shared fr-col-item--hidden modifier.
+          dl.isHidden ? "fr-col-item--hidden" : "",
+          // t-paliad-289: same conditional treatment as the linear
+          // timeline-item — dotted border + faded styling.
+          dl.isConditional ? "fr-col-item--conditional" : "",
+        ].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
+        return `<div class="${itemClasses}">
           ${deadlineCardHtml(dl, cardOpts)}
           ${mirrorTag}
         </div>`;
@@ -680,14 +756,29 @@ export function renderColumnsBody(data: DeadlineResponse, opts: ColumnsBodyOpts
   const headerCell = (label: string, cls: string) =>
     `<div class="fr-col-header ${cls}">${escHtml(label)}</div>`;
 
-  // Static labels — "Unsere Seite" is always the left column, regardless
-  // of which physical party (claimant vs defendant) occupies it. The
-  // bucketing primitive already routes the user's side into the `ours`
-  // bucket, so the header truth-fully describes the column contents.
+  // Column-header labels have two modes (m/paliad#127):
+  //   - side picked  → "Unsere Seite" / "Gegnerseite" (the columns
+  //                    truthfully describe whose filings sit there,
+  //                    because the bucketer routed the user's side into
+  //                    `ours`).
+  //   - side === null → "Proaktiv" / "Reaktiv" (semantic-neutral). The
+  //                    user-perspective labels would lie here: we don't
+  //                    know yet which party is "us", so calling the left
+  //                    column "Unsere Seite" presumes a pick the user
+  //                    hasn't made. The neutral Proaktiv/Reaktiv pair
+  //                    keeps the spatial axis ("who initiates vs who
+  //                    responds") legible while the hint chip on the
+  //                    page nudges the user to pick a side.
+  //
+  // Note: the COLUMN PROJECTION does not change — the bucketing primitive
+  // still routes claimant→left, defendant→right when side=null (legacy
+  // claimant-on-the-left fallback). Only the HEADER label changes.
+  const leftLabel = userSide === null ? t("deadlines.col.proactive") : t("deadlines.col.ours");
+  const rightLabel = userSide === null ? t("deadlines.col.reactive") : t("deadlines.col.opponent");
   let html = '<div class="fr-columns-view">';
-  html += headerCell(t("deadlines.col.ours"), "fr-col-ours");
+  html += headerCell(leftLabel, "fr-col-ours");
   html += headerCell(t("deadlines.col.court"), "fr-col-court");
-  html += headerCell(t("deadlines.col.opponent"), "fr-col-opponent");
+  html += headerCell(rightLabel, "fr-col-opponent");
 
   for (const row of rows) {
     html += renderCell(row.ours);

frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ export function Sidebar({ currentPath, authenticated = true }: SidebarProps): st
             {navItem("/admin/partner-units", ICON_BUILDING, "nav.admin.partner_units", "Partner Units", currentPath)}
             {navItem("/admin/event-types", ICON_TABLE, "nav.admin.event_types", "Event-Typen", currentPath)}
             {navItem("/admin/rules", ICON_BOOK, "nav.admin.rules", "Regeln verwalten", currentPath)}
-            {navItem("/admin/rules/export", ICON_DOWNLOAD, "nav.admin.rules_export", "Regel-Migrations", currentPath)}
             {navItem("/admin/audit-log", ICON_AUDIT_LOG, "nav.admin.audit", "Audit-Log", currentPath)}
             {navItem("/admin/backups", ICON_DOWNLOAD, "nav.admin.backups", "Backups", currentPath)}
             {/* Paliadin Monitor — owner-only sub-entry; revealed by sidebar.ts together with the /paliadin link. */}

frontend/src/i18n-keys.ts

@@ -401,22 +401,6 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "admin.rules.edit.title"
   | "admin.rules.empty"
   | "admin.rules.error.load"
-  | "admin.rules.export.breadcrumb"
-  | "admin.rules.export.copied"
-  | "admin.rules.export.copy"
-  | "admin.rules.export.copy_failed"
-  | "admin.rules.export.count"
-  | "admin.rules.export.download"
-  | "admin.rules.export.error"
-  | "admin.rules.export.field.since"
-  | "admin.rules.export.heading"
-  | "admin.rules.export.latest"
-  | "admin.rules.export.no_pending"
-  | "admin.rules.export.ok"
-  | "admin.rules.export.run"
-  | "admin.rules.export.running"
-  | "admin.rules.export.subtitle"
-  | "admin.rules.export.title"
   | "admin.rules.filter.lifecycle"
   | "admin.rules.filter.lifecycle.any"
   | "admin.rules.filter.proceeding"
@@ -428,7 +412,6 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "admin.rules.lifecycle.archived"
   | "admin.rules.lifecycle.draft"
   | "admin.rules.lifecycle.published"
-  | "admin.rules.list.export"
   | "admin.rules.list.heading"
   | "admin.rules.list.new"
   | "admin.rules.list.subtitle"
@@ -1233,11 +1216,15 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "deadlines.col.event_type"
   | "deadlines.col.opponent"
   | "deadlines.col.ours"
+  | "deadlines.col.proactive"
+  | "deadlines.col.reactive"
   | "deadlines.col.rule"
   | "deadlines.col.status"
   | "deadlines.col.title"
   | "deadlines.complete.action"
   | "deadlines.complete.confirm"
+  | "deadlines.conditional.depends_on"
+  | "deadlines.conditional.unset"
   | "deadlines.court.indirect"
   | "deadlines.court.label"
   | "deadlines.court.set"
@@ -1463,12 +1450,13 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "deadlines.search.placeholder"
   | "deadlines.search.results.count"
   | "deadlines.search.results.count_one"
-  | "deadlines.side.both"
   | "deadlines.side.claimant"
   | "deadlines.side.defendant"
   | "deadlines.side.from_project"
+  | "deadlines.side.hint"
   | "deadlines.side.label"
   | "deadlines.side.override"
+  | "deadlines.side.undefined"
   | "deadlines.source.caldav"
   | "deadlines.source.fristenrechner"
   | "deadlines.source.imported"
@@ -1989,7 +1977,6 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "nav.admin.paliadin"
   | "nav.admin.partner_units"
   | "nav.admin.rules"
-  | "nav.admin.rules_export"
   | "nav.admin.team"
   | "nav.agenda"
   | "nav.akten"
@@ -2618,6 +2605,8 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "search.no_results"
   | "search.placeholder"
   | "sidebar.resize.title"
+  | "state.hidden.tooltip"
+  | "state.optional.tooltip"
   | "submissions.draft.action.delete"
   | "submissions.draft.action.export"
   | "submissions.draft.action.new"

frontend/src/styles/global.css

@@ -1917,7 +1917,11 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
 .fristen-row.is-active .fristen-row-num {
     background: var(--color-accent);
     border-color: var(--color-accent);
-    color: var(--color-text, #111);
+    /* Lime is high-luminance; foreground stays midnight in both themes via
+       --color-accent-dark (light: midnight by default, dark: midnight
+       explicit). Using --color-text here would flip to cream in dark mode
+       and collapse contrast on lime. */
+    color: var(--color-accent-dark);
 }
 
 .fristen-row.is-prefilled .fristen-row-num {
@@ -3328,7 +3332,11 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
 .timeline-item {
     display: flex;
     gap: 0.75rem;
-    min-height: 4rem;
+    /* t-paliad-293: tighter min-height. Previously 4rem — too much
+       vertical air per card on long projections. Title row + meta row
+       fits comfortably in 2.75rem; longer cards (with notes expanded
+       or adjusted-date banners) still grow naturally. */
+    min-height: 2.75rem;
 }
 
 .timeline-item:last-child .timeline-line {
@@ -3369,19 +3377,37 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
 
 .timeline-content {
     flex: 1;
-    padding-bottom: 1rem;
+    /* t-paliad-293: tighter inter-card gutter. Was 1rem; 0.6rem keeps
+       the dotted-connector line readable without bloating long
+       projections. */
+    padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
+    min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .timeline-item-header {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
     align-items: flex-start;
-    gap: 1rem;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    /* t-paliad-293: allow shrink + wrap so a long title plus the state
+       icons + caret never push the card past its column. Combined with
+       min-width:0 on the name, no inline child can blow the row width
+       on 375/414/768 viewports. */
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .timeline-name {
     font-size: 0.88rem;
     font-weight: 500;
+    /* min-width:0 lets the name shrink and wrap inside its flex parent
+       — otherwise overflow:hidden in an ancestor would clip it but the
+       flex item would still demand its intrinsic width. */
+    min-width: 0;
+    /* Word-break on long German compounds (Vertraulichkeitswiderklage …)
+       so they wrap mid-word rather than pushing the date column off-
+       screen. (t-paliad-293) */
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 }
 
 .timeline-date {
@@ -3467,15 +3493,37 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     color: var(--status-neutral-fg-3);
 }
 
-.optional-badge {
-    font-size: 0.68rem;
-    font-weight: 500;
-    padding: 0.05rem 0.4rem;
-    border-radius: 99px;
-    background: var(--status-amber-bg);
+/* t-paliad-293 — compact state icons in the card title row. They
+ * replace the legacy `.optional-badge` text chip and add a uniform
+ * language for the per-card decision state ("cut the tree of
+ * possibilities"). Each icon carries its own modifier so the tint
+ * matches the state semantic. The glyph itself is the primary signal;
+ * the i18n tooltip on the span carries the accessible description. */
+.timeline-state-icon {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    min-width: 1rem;
+    height: 1rem;
+    margin-left: 0.3rem;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    line-height: 1;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    cursor: help;
+    user-select: none;
+    /* Cancel the wrapper fade so the marker stays legible inside
+       .timeline-item--hidden which fades the whole content panel. */
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.timeline-state-icon--optional {
     color: var(--status-amber-fg);
 }
 
+.timeline-state-icon--hidden {
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
 /* t-paliad-265 — per-event-card optional choices. The caret sits in
  * the card header next to the date; the chip surfaces the active pick
  * inline with the title; the popover is body-attached and positioned
@@ -3545,24 +3593,44 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
 }
 
-.event-card-choices-unhide {
-    margin-left: 0.4rem;
-    font-size: 0.7rem;
-    font-weight: 500;
-    padding: 0.1rem 0.5rem;
-    border-radius: 99px;
-    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
-    background: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
-    color: var(--color-text);
-    cursor: pointer;
-    /* Cancel the wrapper fade so the action remains a clear, high-
-     * contrast affordance even though the rest of the card is muted. */
-    opacity: 1;
+/* t-paliad-293 — prominent "Wieder einblenden" entry inside the caret
+ * popover. Surfaced only when the caret is opened on a hidden card
+ * (data-is-hidden="1"). Used to be an inline chip in the card header,
+ * but that caused horizontal scroll on narrow viewports (m/paliad#125)
+ * because its German label is wide ("Wieder einblenden") and the
+ * card header is a non-wrapping flex row. Moving it into the popover
+ * removes the surface entirely and matches m's "actions live in the
+ * caret menu" framing. */
+.event-card-choices-block--unhide {
+    /* No top border separator — this block sits at the top of the
+       popover with the highest visual priority. */
+    padding-top: 0;
+    border-top: 0;
+    margin-top: 0;
 }
 
-.event-card-choices-unhide:hover,
-.event-card-choices-unhide:focus-visible {
+.event-card-choices-unhide-btn {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    background: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    /* Match the active-option pin (lime fg → midnight text) so the
+       button reads against the lime in both light and dark themes
+       (m/paliad#123). */
+    color: var(--color-accent-dark);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-unhide-btn:hover,
+.event-card-choices-unhide-btn:focus-visible {
     background: var(--color-bg, #fff);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    outline: none;
 }
 
 .show-hidden-count {
@@ -3571,6 +3639,36 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     margin-left: 0.4rem;
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-289: rules whose anchor is uncertain (court-set ancestor
+   without override, backward-anchor with unset forward date, optional
+   event not recorded). The "abhängig von <parent>" chip on the date
+   column makes the conditional state explicit; the dotted border on
+   the content panel + slight desaturation reinforces it at glance so
+   the row reads as "pending an upstream input" rather than as a real
+   scheduled item. The frist-date-edit affordance on the chip still
+   wires through — the user can pin a concrete date once the anchor
+   resolves. */
+.timeline-item--conditional .timeline-content,
+.fr-col-item--conditional {
+    border: 1px dashed var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
+    background: var(--color-bg-soft, #fafafa);
+}
+
+.timeline-item--conditional .timeline-name,
+.fr-col-item--conditional .timeline-name {
+    opacity: 0.85;
+}
+
+.timeline-conditional {
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    font-style: italic;
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+
 .event-card-choices-popover {
     background: var(--color-bg, #fff);
     border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
@@ -3618,7 +3716,10 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
 .event-card-choices-option--active {
     background: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
     border-color: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
-    color: var(--color-text);
+    /* Foreground stays midnight in both themes — --color-text would flip
+       to cream in dark mode and leave the active "Berufung durch …"
+       chip unreadable on lime (m/paliad#123). */
+    color: var(--color-accent-dark);
     font-weight: 600;
 }
 
@@ -3751,6 +3852,22 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     border: 0;
 }
 
+/* "Pick a side" hint that sits next to the side-radio cluster while
+   currentSide is null (m/paliad#120). Both columns still render every
+   rule in that state — the chip just nudges the user that picking a
+   side focuses their column. Hidden by JS once a side is picked. */
+.side-radio-cluster {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+.side-hint {
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #666);
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    font-style: italic;
+}
+
 /* Read-only auto-fill chip for #side-row. Renders when ?project=<id>
    resolves a project whose our_side is set: shows the inferred side
    with a small "Andere Seite wählen" override link that swaps the row
@@ -6416,6 +6533,194 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     margin-left: 0.25rem;
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-287 — collapsible variable-group section (Frist + Parteien
+   override). The toggle button is the section header; clicking it
+   flips state.collapsedGroups[id] and re-renders. The visible caret
+   rotates via the parent's --collapsed class. */
+.submission-draft-var-group--collapsible > .submission-draft-var-group-toggle {
+    all: unset;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-var-group--collapsible > .submission-draft-var-group-toggle:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-var-group-caret {
+    display: inline-block;
+    transition: transform 120ms ease;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-var-group--collapsible:not(.submission-draft-var-group--collapsed)
+    .submission-draft-var-group-caret {
+    transform: rotate(90deg);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-var-group--collapsed .submission-draft-var-group-body {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+/* t-paliad-287 — Add Party affordance per side. */
+.submission-draft-addparty {
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-panel {
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    padding: 0.6rem;
+    background: var(--color-surface-alt, #f7f7f0);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-tabs {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-tab {
+    all: unset;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-tab--active {
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    border-bottom-color: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    background: var(--color-bg-lime-tint, #f0fac6);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-form {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.45rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-form--busy {
+    opacity: 0.6;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-field {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-field > span {
+    font-size: 0.82em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-results {
+    list-style: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+    max-height: 14rem;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background: var(--color-surface, #fff);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-row {
+    padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-row:last-child {
+    border-bottom: none;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-row:hover {
+    background: var(--color-bg-lime-tint, #f0fac6);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-empty {
+    padding: 0.6rem;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-name {
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-rep {
+    font-size: 0.78em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-projwrap {
+    font-size: 0.78em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-proj {
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-projref {
+    margin-left: 0.3rem;
+    padding: 0 0.4em;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    background: var(--color-surface-alt, #f7f7f0);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-addparty-search-hint {
+    font-size: 0.78em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-parties-empty {
+    font-size: 0.82em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    margin: 0.2rem 0;
+}
+
 .checklist-instance-actions {
     display: flex;
     gap: 0.35rem;
@@ -8016,7 +8321,7 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     padding: 0.05rem 0.45rem;
     border-radius: 999px;
     background: var(--color-accent);
-    color: var(--color-text);
+    color: var(--color-accent-dark);
     font-size: 0.7rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: 0.04em;
@@ -15946,7 +16251,7 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
     border-radius: 6px;
     border: 1px solid var(--color-border-strong);
     background: var(--color-accent);
-    color: var(--color-text);
+    color: var(--color-accent-dark);
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: background 120ms ease;
 }
@@ -16554,7 +16859,7 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
 .smart-timeline-anchor-submit {
     background: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
     border: 1px solid var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
-    color: var(--color-text, #333);
+    color: var(--color-accent-dark);
     padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
     border-radius: 4px;
     cursor: pointer;
@@ -17492,7 +17797,7 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
 .admin-rules-chip.active {
   background: var(--color-accent, #BFF355);
   border-color: var(--color-accent, #BFF355);
-  color: var(--color-text, #000);
+  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
 }
 
 .admin-rules-pill {
@@ -17880,42 +18185,6 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
   border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d8);
 }
 
-/* Export page */
-
-.admin-rules-export-controls {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
-}
-
-.admin-rules-export-controls .form-field {
-  flex: 1 1 240px;
-}
-
-.admin-rules-export-summary {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 1.5rem;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted, #71717a);
-  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
-}
-
-.admin-rules-export-pre {
-  background: var(--color-bg-subtle, #f4f4f5);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d8);
-  border-radius: 6px;
-  padding: 1rem;
-  overflow: auto;
-  max-height: 60vh;
-  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, monospace);
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  white-space: pre;
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
 /* Date-range picker (t-paliad-248) ------------------------------------
    Symmetric past/future chip fan around an ALLES centre, in a popover
    anchored under a closed-state trigger button. Reuses .agenda-chip /

frontend/src/submission-draft.tsx

@@ -172,10 +172,13 @@ export function renderSubmissionDraft(): string {
                       />
                     </div>
 
-                    {/* t-paliad-277: multi-select party picker.
+                    {/* t-paliad-277 / t-paliad-287: multi-select party
+                        picker plus per-side Add-Party affordance.
                         Populated from view.available_parties; checkbox
                         per party, grouped by role. Hidden when no
-                        project or no parties on the project. */}
+                        project is attached; visible even on empty
+                        rosters so the lawyer can use Add Party to
+                        populate. */}
                     <div
                       id="submission-draft-parties"
                       className="submission-draft-parties"

frontend/src/verfahrensablauf.tsx

@@ -190,9 +190,18 @@ export function renderVerfahrensablauf(): string {
                           </label>
                           <label className="fristen-view-option">
                             <input type="radio" name="side" value="" checked />
-                            <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.both">Beide</span>
+                            <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.undefined">Nicht festgelegt</span>
                           </label>
                         </div>
+                        {/* Prompt shown while the user hasn't picked a side
+                            (m/paliad#120). Hidden by client when side is
+                            claimant or defendant. Both columns still
+                            render every rule in this state — picking a
+                            side just focuses the user's column. */}
+                        <span className="side-hint" id="side-hint"
+                              data-i18n="deadlines.side.hint">
+                          W&auml;hlen Sie eine Seite, um die Spalten zu fokussieren.
+                        </span>
                       </div>
                       {/* Auto-fill chip — populated by the client when a
                           ?project=<id> URL resolves a project with our_side

internal/handlers/admin_rules.go

@@ -299,21 +299,6 @@ func handleAdminPreviewRule(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, resp)
 }
 
-// GET /admin/api/rules/export-migrations?since=<audit_id>
-func handleAdminExportRuleMigrations(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if dbSvc == nil || dbSvc.ruleEditor == nil {
-		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "rule editor unavailable"})
-		return
-	}
-	since := r.URL.Query().Get("since")
-	out, err := dbSvc.ruleEditor.ExportMigrationsSince(r.Context(), since)
-	if err != nil {
-		writeRuleEditorError(w, err)
-		return
-	}
-	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, out)
-}
-
 // =============================================================================
 // Page handlers — serve the static SPA shells. Auth + admin gate live
 // at the route registration in handlers.go.
@@ -327,10 +312,6 @@ func handleAdminRulesEditPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	http.ServeFile(w, r, "dist/admin-rules-edit.html")
 }
 
-func handleAdminRulesExportPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	http.ServeFile(w, r, "dist/admin-rules-export.html")
-}
-
 // =============================================================================
 // helpers
 // =============================================================================

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 	// t-paliad-139 — set unit_role on a member.
 	protected.HandleFunc("PATCH /api/partner-units/{id}/members/{user_id}/role", handleSetUnitMemberRole)
 
+	protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/parties/search", handlePartiesSearch)
 	protected.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/parties/{id}", handleDeleteParty)
 
 	// Phase F — Appointments (appointments)
@@ -669,10 +670,8 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 		// t-paliad-191 Slice 11a — admin rule-editor API.
 		// t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — admin rule-editor UI pages + orphan list/resolve.
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/rules", adminGate(users, gateOnboarded(handleAdminRulesListPage)))
-		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/rules/export", adminGate(users, gateOnboarded(handleAdminRulesExportPage)))
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/rules/{id}/edit", adminGate(users, gateOnboarded(handleAdminRulesEditPage)))
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/api/rules", adminGate(users, handleAdminListRules))
-		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/api/rules/export-migrations", adminGate(users, handleAdminExportRuleMigrations))
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/api/rules/{id}", adminGate(users, handleAdminGetRule))
 		protected.HandleFunc("POST /admin/api/rules", adminGate(users, handleAdminCreateRule))
 		protected.HandleFunc("PATCH /admin/api/rules/{id}", adminGate(users, handleAdminPatchRule))

internal/handlers/projects.go

@@ -701,6 +701,31 @@ func handleCreateParty(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, p)
 }
 
+// GET /api/parties/search?q=...
+//
+// Cross-project party picker for the submission-draft editor
+// (t-paliad-287). Returns up to 25 parties from every project the
+// caller can see, matched by case-insensitive substring on name or
+// representative. Empty q returns the 20 most-recently-updated rows so
+// the picker isn't blank on first open. Visibility is enforced in the
+// service layer via the same predicate every project-scoped read uses.
+func handlePartiesSearch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	q := r.URL.Query().Get("q")
+	hits, err := dbSvc.parties.Search(r.Context(), uid, q, 25)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"results": hits})
+}
+
 // DELETE /api/parties/{id}
 func handleDeleteParty(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !requireDB(w) {

internal/models/models.go

@@ -4,63 +4,20 @@
 package models
 
 import (
-	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/pkg/litigationplanner"
 )
 
-// NullableJSON is a jsonb column that may be NULL. json.RawMessage
-// (and *json.RawMessage) doesn't implement sql.Scanner, so a NULL value
-// from Postgres breaks the row scan with "unsupported Scan, storing
-// driver.Value type <nil> into type *json.RawMessage" — exactly the
-// error that hid every approval_request from the inbox when m's first
-// "create" lifecycle row arrived with NULL pre_image (m's dogfood
-// 2026-05-08 20:35). Using NullableJSON on every nullable jsonb column
-// fixes the scan and preserves inline JSON output (no base64 cast).
-type NullableJSON []byte
-
-func (n *NullableJSON) Scan(value any) error {
-	if value == nil {
-		*n = nil
-		return nil
-	}
-	switch v := value.(type) {
-	case []byte:
-		*n = append((*n)[:0], v...)
-		return nil
-	case string:
-		*n = []byte(v)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("NullableJSON: unsupported scan type %T", value)
-}
-
-func (n NullableJSON) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
-	if len(n) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return []byte(n), nil
-}
-
-func (n NullableJSON) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	if len(n) == 0 {
-		return []byte("null"), nil
-	}
-	return []byte(n), nil
-}
-
-func (n *NullableJSON) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
-	if string(data) == "null" {
-		*n = nil
-		return nil
-	}
-	*n = append((*n)[:0], data...)
-	return nil
-}
+// NullableJSON is a jsonb column that may be NULL. Canonical definition
+// (with sql.Scanner / driver.Valuer / json.Marshaler / json.Unmarshaler)
+// lives in pkg/litigationplanner — kept here as a type alias so every
+// existing models.NullableJSON reference continues to compile.
+type NullableJSON = litigationplanner.NullableJSON
 
 // User extends auth.users with firm-specific profile fields. Created by the
 // Phase D onboarding flow; without a row here, the user can't see any Projects.
@@ -584,112 +541,10 @@ type Party struct {
 }
 
 // DeadlineRule is one rule in the proceeding-rule tree (UPC R.023, etc.).
-type DeadlineRule struct {
-	ID               uuid.UUID  `db:"id"                 json:"id"`
-	ProceedingTypeID *int       `db:"proceeding_type_id" json:"proceeding_type_id,omitempty"`
-	ParentID         *uuid.UUID `db:"parent_id"          json:"parent_id,omitempty"`
-	SubmissionCode   *string    `db:"submission_code"    json:"submission_code,omitempty"`
-	Name             string     `db:"name"               json:"name"`
-	NameEN           string     `db:"name_en"            json:"name_en"`
-	Description      *string    `db:"description"        json:"description,omitempty"`
-	PrimaryParty     *string    `db:"primary_party"      json:"primary_party,omitempty"`
-	EventType        *string    `db:"event_type"         json:"event_type,omitempty"`
-	DurationValue    int        `db:"duration_value"     json:"duration_value"`
-	DurationUnit     string     `db:"duration_unit"      json:"duration_unit"`
-	Timing           *string    `db:"timing"             json:"timing,omitempty"`
-	RuleCode         *string    `db:"rule_code"          json:"rule_code,omitempty"`
-	DeadlineNotes    *string    `db:"deadline_notes"     json:"deadline_notes,omitempty"`
-	DeadlineNotesEn  *string    `db:"deadline_notes_en"  json:"deadline_notes_en,omitempty"`
-	SequenceOrder    int        `db:"sequence_order"     json:"sequence_order"`
-	AltDurationValue *int       `db:"alt_duration_value" json:"alt_duration_value,omitempty"`
-	AltDurationUnit  *string    `db:"alt_duration_unit"  json:"alt_duration_unit,omitempty"`
-	AltRuleCode      *string    `db:"alt_rule_code"      json:"alt_rule_code,omitempty"`
-	AnchorAlt        *string    `db:"anchor_alt"         json:"anchor_alt,omitempty"`
-	ConceptID        *uuid.UUID `db:"concept_id"         json:"concept_id,omitempty"`
-	// ConceptDefaultEventTypeID is the canonical paliad.event_types row for
-	// this rule's concept (joined via paliad.deadline_concept_event_types
-	// where is_default = true). Lets the deadline create form auto-populate
-	// the Typ chip when the user picks this rule. Hydrated by the service
-	// layer; not a column. NULL when the concept has no mapped event_type.
-	ConceptDefaultEventTypeID *uuid.UUID `db:"-" json:"concept_default_event_type_id,omitempty"`
-	LegalSource      *string    `db:"legal_source"       json:"legal_source,omitempty"`
-	IsSpawn          bool       `db:"is_spawn"           json:"is_spawn"`
-	SpawnLabel       *string    `db:"spawn_label"        json:"spawn_label,omitempty"`
-	IsActive         bool       `db:"is_active"          json:"is_active"`
-	CreatedAt        time.Time  `db:"created_at"         json:"created_at"`
-	UpdatedAt        time.Time  `db:"updated_at"         json:"updated_at"`
-
-	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
-	// Phase 3 unified-rule columns (mig 078, t-paliad-182).
-	// Slice 9 (t-paliad-195) dropped the legacy IsMandatory /
-	// IsOptional / ConditionFlag / ConditionRuleID fields — they
-	// were superseded by Priority / ConditionExpr / IsCourtSet and
-	// the unified calculator no longer reads them.
-	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	// TriggerEventID points at paliad.trigger_events when this rule is
-	// event-rooted (Pipeline C unification, design §2.5). NULL on
-	// proceeding-rooted rules. Exactly one of (proceeding_type_id,
-	// trigger_event_id) is set after Slice 3.
-	TriggerEventID *int64 `db:"trigger_event_id" json:"trigger_event_id,omitempty"`
-
-	// SpawnProceedingTypeID is the cross-proceeding spawn target —
-	// when is_spawn=true and this is non-NULL, the calculator follows
-	// the FK and emits the target proceeding's root rule chain. Slice
-	// 7 backfills the 8 live is_spawn=true rows.
-	SpawnProceedingTypeID *int `db:"spawn_proceeding_type_id" json:"spawn_proceeding_type_id,omitempty"`
-
-	// CombineOp is 'max' or 'min' for composite-rule arithmetic
-	// (R.198 / R.213: "31d OR 20 working_days, whichever is longer").
-	// NULL = single-anchor arithmetic.
-	CombineOp *string `db:"combine_op" json:"combine_op,omitempty"`
-
-	// ConditionExpr is the jsonb gating expression replacing
-	// ConditionFlag (design §2.4). Grammar:
-	//   {"flag": "<name>"}
-	//   {"op":"and"|"or", "args":[<node>, ...]}
-	//   {"op":"not", "args":[<node>]}
-	// NULL or {} = unconditional. NullableJSON so a NULL column scans
-	// cleanly (the row mishap that hid approval rows from the inbox
-	// must not recur on rule rows).
-	ConditionExpr NullableJSON `db:"condition_expr" json:"condition_expr,omitempty"`
-
-	// Priority is the 4-way unified enum replacing
-	// (IsMandatory, IsOptional). Values: 'mandatory' (default),
-	// 'recommended', 'optional', 'informational'. Backfilled in
-	// Slice 2; legacy callers read IsMandatory + IsOptional until
-	// Slice 4 cuts them over.
-	Priority string `db:"priority" json:"priority"`
-
-	// IsCourtSet replaces the runtime heuristic
-	// (primary_party='court' OR event_type IN ('hearing','decision',
-	// 'order')). Backfilled in Slice 2; legacy callers read the
-	// heuristic until Slice 4.
-	IsCourtSet bool `db:"is_court_set" json:"is_court_set"`
-
-	// LifecycleState drives the rule-editor flow (design §4.2):
-	// 'draft' (admin work-in-progress) | 'published' (live, calculator-
-	// visible) | 'archived' (historical, retained for audit). Every
-	// pre-Slice-1 row defaults to 'published' via the migration.
-	LifecycleState string `db:"lifecycle_state" json:"lifecycle_state"`
-
-	// DraftOf points at the published rule this draft will replace on
-	// publish. NULL on published / archived rows. NULL also on net-
-	// new drafts that have no prior published peer.
-	DraftOf *uuid.UUID `db:"draft_of" json:"draft_of,omitempty"`
-
-	// PublishedAt records when the row entered LifecycleState='published'.
-	// NULL while draft, set on publish, retained through archive.
-	// Distinct from UpdatedAt (moves on every edit).
-	PublishedAt *time.Time `db:"published_at" json:"published_at,omitempty"`
-
-	// ChoicesOffered declares which per-event-card choice-kinds this
-	// rule offers on the Verfahrensablauf timeline (mig 129,
-	// t-paliad-265). NULL = no caret affordance (default). See the
-	// COMMENT on paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered for the value
-	// shape. The engine and the frontend both read this column.
-	ChoicesOffered NullableJSON `db:"choices_offered" json:"choices_offered,omitempty"`
-}
+// Canonical definition lives in pkg/litigationplanner.Rule — kept here
+// as a type alias so every existing models.DeadlineRule reference (sqlx
+// scans, hydration, projection service) continues to compile.
+type DeadlineRule = litigationplanner.Rule
 
 // DeadlineRuleAudit is one row of paliad.deadline_rule_audit — the
 // append-only audit log for every change to paliad.deadline_rules.
@@ -721,43 +576,19 @@ type DeadlineRuleAudit struct {
 	MigrationExported bool `db:"migration_exported" json:"migration_exported"`
 }
 
-// ProceedingType is one of INF/REV/CCR/APM/APP/AMD/ZPO_CIVIL (matter
-// management) or the lowercase dot-separated fristenrechner codes
-// (upc.*.*, de.*.*, epa.*.*, dpma.*.*) — see
-// docs/design-proceeding-code-taxonomy-2026-05-18.md.
-type ProceedingType struct {
-	ID           int     `db:"id"             json:"id"`
-	Code         string  `db:"code"           json:"code"`
-	Name         string  `db:"name"           json:"name"`
-	NameEN       string  `db:"name_en"        json:"name_en"`
-	Description  *string `db:"description"    json:"description,omitempty"`
-	Jurisdiction *string `db:"jurisdiction"   json:"jurisdiction,omitempty"`
-	Category     *string `db:"category"       json:"category,omitempty"`
-	DefaultColor string  `db:"default_color"  json:"default_color"`
-	SortOrder    int     `db:"sort_order"     json:"sort_order"`
-	IsActive     bool    `db:"is_active"      json:"is_active"`
-	// TriggerEventLabel{DE,EN}: optional caption for /tools/verfahrensablauf
-	// "Auslösendes Ereignis". When set, overrides the proceedingName fallback
-	// that fires when no rule has IsRootEvent=true. Populated for UPC Appeal
-	// (mig 121) so the caption reads "Anfechtbare Entscheidung" /
-	// "Appealable Decision" instead of "Berufungsverfahren" / "Appeal".
-	// NULL on most proceedings — they already carry a root rule.
-	TriggerEventLabelDE *string `db:"trigger_event_label_de" json:"trigger_event_label_de,omitempty"`
-	TriggerEventLabelEN *string `db:"trigger_event_label_en" json:"trigger_event_label_en,omitempty"`
-}
+// ProceedingType is one of the litigation conceptual codes (INF / REV /
+// CCR / APM / APP / AMD / ZPO_CIVIL) or the lowercase dot-separated
+// fristenrechner codes (upc.*.*, de.*.*, epa.*.*, dpma.*.*) — see
+// docs/design-proceeding-code-taxonomy-2026-05-18.md. Canonical
+// definition lives in pkg/litigationplanner.ProceedingType — kept here
+// as a type alias so every existing models.ProceedingType reference
+// continues to compile.
+type ProceedingType = litigationplanner.ProceedingType
 
-// TriggerEvent is a UPC procedural event that can start one or more deadlines
-// running. Powers the "Was kommt nach…" Fristenrechner mode (event-driven
-// lookup, mirrored from youpc data.events).
-type TriggerEvent struct {
-	ID          int64     `db:"id"          json:"id"`
-	Code        string    `db:"code"        json:"code"`
-	Name        string    `db:"name"        json:"name"`
-	NameDE      string    `db:"name_de"     json:"name_de"`
-	Description string    `db:"description" json:"description"`
-	IsActive    bool      `db:"is_active"   json:"is_active"`
-	CreatedAt   time.Time `db:"created_at"  json:"created_at"`
-}
+// TriggerEvent is a UPC procedural event referenced by deadline rules
+// whose semantic anchor is an event rather than a parent rule.
+// Canonical definition lives in pkg/litigationplanner.TriggerEvent.
+type TriggerEvent = litigationplanner.TriggerEvent
 
 // EventDeadline is a single deadline that flows from a TriggerEvent. Mirrors
 // youpc data.deadlines + the trigger half of data.deadline_events.

internal/services/deadline_rule_service.go

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ const ruleColumns = `id, proceeding_type_id, parent_id, submission_code, name, n
 	choices_offered`
 
 const proceedingTypeColumns = `id, code, name, name_en, description, jurisdiction,
-	category, default_color, sort_order, is_active`
+	category, default_color, sort_order, is_active,
+	trigger_event_label_de, trigger_event_label_en`
 
 // List returns active rules, optionally filtered by proceeding type.
 // Each row has ConceptDefaultEventTypeID hydrated from
@@ -207,6 +208,44 @@ func (s *DeadlineRuleService) GetByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []uuid.UUID) ([]
 	return rules, nil
 }
 
+// LoadTriggerEventsByIDs bulk-loads paliad.trigger_events rows for the
+// given id set, keyed by id. Returns nil, nil for an empty input set so
+// callers can blindly forward whatever they accumulated. Inactive rows
+// are included — the conditional-label resolution in fristenrechner.go
+// surfaces the trigger event's display name even when the catalog row
+// has been retired, which is preferable to silently falling back to
+// the (wrong) parent_id name.
+//
+// Used by FristenrechnerService.Calculate to redirect a conditional
+// rule's "abhängig von …" chip from parent_id to trigger_event_id —
+// the actual semantic anchor for rules whose data-model parent is the
+// proceeding root but whose real trigger sits in the trigger_events
+// catalog (e.g. R.262(2) Erwiderung auf Vertraulichkeitsantrag → the
+// opposing party's confidentiality application). See m/paliad#126.
+func (s *DeadlineRuleService) LoadTriggerEventsByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (map[int64]models.TriggerEvent, error) {
+	if len(ids) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	query, args, err := sqlx.In(
+		`SELECT id, code, name, name_de, description, is_active, created_at
+		   FROM paliad.trigger_events
+		  WHERE id IN (?)`, ids)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("build trigger_events IN query: %w", err)
+	}
+	query = s.db.Rebind(query)
+
+	var rows []models.TriggerEvent
+	if err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &rows, query, args...); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load trigger_events by ids %v: %w", ids, err)
+	}
+	out := make(map[int64]models.TriggerEvent, len(rows))
+	for _, r := range rows {
+		out[r.ID] = r
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // ListByTriggerEvent returns active rules scoped to a single trigger
 // event — the Pipeline-C surface added by Phase 3 Slice 3 (mig 085).
 // These rules carry proceeding_type_id IS NULL (event-rooted) and have

internal/services/deadline_search_service.go

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
+
+	lp "mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/pkg/litigationplanner"
 )
 
 // DeadlineSearchService backs the unified Fristenrechner search bar
@@ -921,130 +923,15 @@ func roundScore(v float64) float64 {
 	return float64(int(v*10000+0.5)) / 10000
 }
 
-// FormatLegalSourceDisplay renders a structured legal_source code into
-// the form HLC users read in pleadings:
-//
-//	UPC.RoP.23.1   → "UPC RoP R.23(1)"
-//	UPC.RoP.139    → "UPC RoP R.139"
-//	DE.PatG.82.1   → "PatG §82(1)"
-//	DE.ZPO.276.1   → "ZPO §276(1)"
-//	EU.EPÜ.108     → "EPÜ Art.108"
-//	EU.EPC-R.79.1  → "EPC R.79(1)"
-//	EU.RPBA.12.1.c → "RPBA Art.12(1)(c)"
-//
-// Returns the empty string for an empty input. Unknown jurisdictions
-// fall through with the structured form preserved (caller decides
-// whether to display).
+// FormatLegalSourceDisplay + BuildLegalSourceURL are canonically
+// defined in pkg/litigationplanner — kept here as thin re-exports so
+// the existing in-package + handler call-sites compile unchanged.
 func FormatLegalSourceDisplay(src string) string {
-	src = strings.TrimSpace(src)
-	if src == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-	parts := strings.Split(src, ".")
-	if len(parts) < 3 {
-		// Malformed — return as-is so the caller still has something.
-		return src
-	}
-	code := parts[1]
-	rest := parts[2:]
-	var prefix string
-	switch code {
-	case "RoP":
-		prefix = "UPC RoP R."
-	case "PatG":
-		prefix = "PatG §"
-	case "ZPO":
-		prefix = "ZPO §"
-	case "EPÜ":
-		prefix = "EPÜ Art."
-	case "EPC-R":
-		prefix = "EPC R."
-	case "RPBA":
-		prefix = "RPBA Art."
-	default:
-		prefix = code + " "
-	}
-	var b strings.Builder
-	b.Grow(len(prefix) + len(src))
-	b.WriteString(prefix)
-	b.WriteString(rest[0])
-	for _, p := range rest[1:] {
-		b.WriteByte('(')
-		b.WriteString(p)
-		b.WriteByte(')')
-	}
-	return b.String()
+	return lp.FormatLegalSourceDisplay(src)
 }
 
-// BuildLegalSourceURL maps a structured legal_source code to a
-// youpc.org/laws permalink when the cited body is hosted there. Today
-// youpc only carries the UPC corpus (UPCA, UPCS, UPCRoP); DE national
-// codes (PatG, ZPO) and EPO bodies (EPÜ, EPC-R, RPBA) have no youpc
-// home yet, so the helper returns the empty string for those and the
-// caller renders the display string as plain text.
-//
-// Inputs mirror FormatLegalSourceDisplay — structured dot-separated
-// codes like UPC.RoP.23.1, UPC.UPCA.83. Sub-paragraph segments beyond
-// the law-number position are dropped; youpc resolves the page at
-// <type>.<number> granularity. The law-number is zero-padded to 3
-// digits to match how youpc stores law_number (laws-data.json carries
-// "001" / "023" / "220" forms).
-//
-// URL shape uses the hash-fragment form that youpc itself emits from
-// its laws-page redirect (handlers/laws.go:215+229) — the canonical
-// in-app deep link target. The `/laws/:type/:number` pretty route also
-// resolves the same page but redirects to the hash form anyway.
-//
-//	UPC.RoP.23.1   → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCRoP.023
-//	UPC.RoP.139    → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCRoP.139
-//	UPC.RoP.220.1  → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCRoP.220
-//	UPC.RoP.29.a   → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCRoP.029
-//	UPC.UPCA.83    → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCA.083
-//	DE.ZPO.276.1   → ""   (no youpc home — render display text plain)
 func BuildLegalSourceURL(src string) string {
-	src = strings.TrimSpace(src)
-	if src == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-	parts := strings.Split(src, ".")
-	if len(parts) < 3 {
-		return ""
-	}
-	var lawType string
-	switch parts[0] + "." + parts[1] {
-	case "UPC.RoP":
-		lawType = "UPCRoP"
-	case "UPC.UPCA":
-		lawType = "UPCA"
-	case "UPC.UPCS":
-		lawType = "UPCS"
-	default:
-		return ""
-	}
-	number := padLawNumber(parts[2])
-	if number == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-	return "https://youpc.org/laws#" + lawType + "." + number
-}
-
-// padLawNumber zero-pads a pure-digit law-number segment to 3 digits.
-// Non-digit-only inputs (e.g. "112a" if youpc ever ingests EPÜ Art.
-// 112a) pass through unchanged so the URL still resolves. Empty input
-// returns the empty string.
-func padLawNumber(s string) string {
-	if s == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-	for _, c := range s {
-		if c < '0' || c > '9' {
-			return s
-		}
-	}
-	if len(s) >= 3 {
-		return s
-	}
-	return strings.Repeat("0", 3-len(s)) + s
+	return lp.BuildLegalSourceURL(src)
 }
 
 // RefreshSearchView re-populates the materialised view. Safe to call on

internal/services/fristenrechner_sort_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+package services
+
+// Pure-function tests for the trigger-group duration sort introduced
+// by t-paliad-296 / m/paliad#128. No DB needed — feeds synthetic
+// UIDeadlines and a ruleByID map directly into the helper.
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+// makeRule is a tiny constructor for a synthetic rule with just the
+// fields the sort reads (parent_id, duration_value, duration_unit,
+// submission_code, trigger_event_id).
+func makeRule(t *testing.T, parent *uuid.UUID, code string, val int, unit string) (uuid.UUID, models.DeadlineRule) {
+	t.Helper()
+	id := uuid.New()
+	codeCopy := code
+	return id, models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:             id,
+		ParentID:       parent,
+		SubmissionCode: &codeCopy,
+		DurationValue:  val,
+		DurationUnit:   unit,
+	}
+}
+
+func makeDeadline(id uuid.UUID, code string) UIDeadline {
+	return UIDeadline{
+		RuleID: id.String(),
+		Code:   code,
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_PostDecision is the
+// canonical scenario from m's report — four post-decision optional
+// events anchored on the same decision must render with 1-month rules
+// before 2-month rules.
+func TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_PostDecision(t *testing.T) {
+	decisionID := uuid.New()
+
+	// Catalog order matches mig 132 sequence_order: cons_orders(60),
+	// cost_app(70), rectification(70), appeal_spawn(80).
+	consOrdID, consOrdRule := makeRule(t, &decisionID, "upc.inf.cfi.cons_orders", 2, "months")
+	costAppID, costAppRule := makeRule(t, &decisionID, "upc.inf.cfi.cost_app", 1, "months")
+	rectID, rectRule := makeRule(t, &decisionID, "upc.inf.cfi.rectification", 1, "months")
+	appealID, appealRule := makeRule(t, &decisionID, "upc.inf.cfi.appeal_spawn", 2, "months")
+
+	ruleByID := map[uuid.UUID]models.DeadlineRule{
+		consOrdID: consOrdRule,
+		costAppID: costAppRule,
+		rectID:    rectRule,
+		appealID:  appealRule,
+	}
+
+	deadlines := []UIDeadline{
+		makeDeadline(consOrdID, "upc.inf.cfi.cons_orders"),
+		makeDeadline(costAppID, "upc.inf.cfi.cost_app"),
+		makeDeadline(rectID, "upc.inf.cfi.rectification"),
+		makeDeadline(appealID, "upc.inf.cfi.appeal_spawn"),
+	}
+
+	sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(deadlines, ruleByID)
+
+	// 1-month tier first (cost_app, rectification — alphabetical by
+	// submission_code), then 2-month tier (appeal_spawn, cons_orders
+	// — submission_code ASC tiebreak per spec).
+	want := []string{
+		"upc.inf.cfi.cost_app",
+		"upc.inf.cfi.rectification",
+		"upc.inf.cfi.appeal_spawn",
+		"upc.inf.cfi.cons_orders",
+	}
+	for i, w := range want {
+		if deadlines[i].Code != w {
+			t.Errorf("deadlines[%d].Code = %q, want %q", i, deadlines[i].Code, w)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_UnitWeight asserts the
+// unit-weight ordering: days < weeks < months < years, with shorter
+// durations of the same unit winning their tier.
+func TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_UnitWeight(t *testing.T) {
+	parentID := uuid.New()
+
+	d14ID, d14Rule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.14days", 14, "days")
+	d2wID, d2wRule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.2weeks", 2, "weeks")
+	d1mID, d1mRule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.1month", 1, "months")
+	d6mID, d6mRule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.6months", 6, "months")
+	d1yID, d1yRule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.1year", 1, "years")
+
+	ruleByID := map[uuid.UUID]models.DeadlineRule{
+		d14ID: d14Rule, d2wID: d2wRule, d1mID: d1mRule, d6mID: d6mRule, d1yID: d1yRule,
+	}
+
+	deadlines := []UIDeadline{
+		makeDeadline(d6mID, "x.6months"),
+		makeDeadline(d1yID, "x.1year"),
+		makeDeadline(d2wID, "x.2weeks"),
+		makeDeadline(d14ID, "x.14days"),
+		makeDeadline(d1mID, "x.1month"),
+	}
+
+	sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(deadlines, ruleByID)
+
+	want := []string{"x.14days", "x.2weeks", "x.1month", "x.6months", "x.1year"}
+	for i, w := range want {
+		if deadlines[i].Code != w {
+			t.Errorf("deadlines[%d].Code = %q, want %q", i, deadlines[i].Code, w)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_NoCrossGroupReorder
+// guards the hard rule: rules with different parents must keep their
+// relative position. Sorting only ever permutes adjacent same-parent
+// rows.
+func TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_NoCrossGroupReorder(t *testing.T) {
+	parentAID := uuid.New()
+	parentBID := uuid.New()
+
+	a3mID, a3mRule := makeRule(t, &parentAID, "ga.3months", 3, "months")
+	b1mID, b1mRule := makeRule(t, &parentBID, "gb.1month", 1, "months")
+	a14dID, a14dRule := makeRule(t, &parentAID, "ga.14days", 14, "days")
+	b2mID, b2mRule := makeRule(t, &parentBID, "gb.2months", 2, "months")
+
+	ruleByID := map[uuid.UUID]models.DeadlineRule{
+		a3mID: a3mRule, b1mID: b1mRule, a14dID: a14dRule, b2mID: b2mRule,
+	}
+
+	// Interleaved groups: A, B, A, B. Each group has one rule between
+	// each other group's rules — the consecutive-run walk should treat
+	// each as its own one-element run and not reorder anything.
+	deadlines := []UIDeadline{
+		makeDeadline(a3mID, "ga.3months"),
+		makeDeadline(b1mID, "gb.1month"),
+		makeDeadline(a14dID, "ga.14days"),
+		makeDeadline(b2mID, "gb.2months"),
+	}
+
+	sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(deadlines, ruleByID)
+
+	want := []string{"ga.3months", "gb.1month", "ga.14days", "gb.2months"}
+	for i, w := range want {
+		if deadlines[i].Code != w {
+			t.Errorf("deadlines[%d].Code = %q, want %q (interleaved groups must not reorder across)", i, deadlines[i].Code, w)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_ConditionalLast asserts
+// that court-set / conditional rows (no concrete date in the duration
+// ladder) sort LAST within their group, regardless of their stated
+// duration value.
+func TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_ConditionalLast(t *testing.T) {
+	parentID := uuid.New()
+
+	dID, dRule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.duration", 2, "months")
+	cID, cRule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.conditional", 1, "months")
+	csID, csRule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.courtset", 1, "months")
+	d2ID, d2Rule := makeRule(t, &parentID, "x.short", 14, "days")
+
+	ruleByID := map[uuid.UUID]models.DeadlineRule{
+		dID: dRule, cID: cRule, csID: csRule, d2ID: d2Rule,
+	}
+
+	deadlines := []UIDeadline{
+		{RuleID: cID.String(), Code: "x.conditional", IsConditional: true},
+		{RuleID: dID.String(), Code: "x.duration"},
+		{RuleID: csID.String(), Code: "x.courtset", IsCourtSet: true},
+		{RuleID: d2ID.String(), Code: "x.short"},
+	}
+
+	sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(deadlines, ruleByID)
+
+	// Concrete rows first (sorted by duration): x.short (14d) then
+	// x.duration (2mo). Then the two no-date rows, tiebroken by code:
+	// x.conditional < x.courtset alphabetically.
+	want := []string{"x.short", "x.duration", "x.conditional", "x.courtset"}
+	for i, w := range want {
+		if deadlines[i].Code != w {
+			t.Errorf("deadlines[%d].Code = %q, want %q", i, deadlines[i].Code, w)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_RootsNotMerged guards
+// the root-rule exception: top-level rules (parent_id=nil, no
+// trigger_event_id) must never be sorted against each other — they
+// represent distinct anchor points (SoC vs oral hearing vs decision)
+// whose proceeding-sequence order is non-negotiable.
+func TestSortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup_RootsNotMerged(t *testing.T) {
+	rootSoCID, rootSoCRule := makeRule(t, nil, "x.soc", 0, "months")
+	rootOralID, rootOralRule := makeRule(t, nil, "x.oral", 0, "months")
+	rootDecID, rootDecRule := makeRule(t, nil, "x.decision", 0, "months")
+
+	ruleByID := map[uuid.UUID]models.DeadlineRule{
+		rootSoCID: rootSoCRule, rootOralID: rootOralRule, rootDecID: rootDecRule,
+	}
+
+	deadlines := []UIDeadline{
+		makeDeadline(rootSoCID, "x.soc"),
+		makeDeadline(rootOralID, "x.oral"),
+		makeDeadline(rootDecID, "x.decision"),
+	}
+
+	sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(deadlines, ruleByID)
+
+	// Roots must keep their input order — they're not in the same
+	// trigger group as each other.
+	want := []string{"x.soc", "x.oral", "x.decision"}
+	for i, w := range want {
+		if deadlines[i].Code != w {
+			t.Errorf("deadlines[%d].Code = %q, want %q (roots must not be sorted against each other)", i, deadlines[i].Code, w)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/services/fristenrechner_test.go

@@ -450,3 +450,182 @@ func TestUIDeadline_WireShape_Slice8(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Logf("warning: no upc.inf.cfi rule had conditionExpr populated — verify mig 084 ran")
 	}
 }
+
+// t-paliad-289: rules anchored on uncertain triggers must render as
+// conditional (IsConditional=true, empty DueDate, ParentRule* populated)
+// rather than fabricating a date off the trigger.
+//
+// Three pillars from the issue:
+//   - Symptom A: R.109(1) Antrag auf Simultanübersetzung (timing='before',
+//     parent=Mündliche Verhandlung which is court-set). Pre-fix the rule
+//     computed a meaningless "1 month before today" because sequence_order
+//     places translation_request (45) before oral (50), so the parent
+//     hadn't been classified as court-set yet. The new pre-pass in
+//     Calculate seeds courtSet from is_court_set=true on the data, so
+//     order-of-evaluation no longer matters.
+//   - R.118(4) cons_orders (parent=Entscheidung, court-set) — already
+//     worked via the legacy IsCourtSetIndirect path; assertion ensures
+//     the new IsConditional flag rides alongside it.
+//   - Symptom B: R.262(2) confidentiality_response (priority='optional',
+//     primary_party='both', parent=SoC which is the trigger anchor).
+//     The data-model parent is "always certain" but the real triggering
+//     event (opposing party's confidentiality motion) sits outside the
+//     rule data — render conditional until the user anchors the rule.
+func TestUIDeadline_IsConditional_UncertainAnchors(t *testing.T) {
+	url := os.Getenv("TEST_DATABASE_URL")
+	if url == "" {
+		t.Skip("TEST_DATABASE_URL not set — skipping live DB test")
+	}
+	if err := db.ApplyMigrations(url); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("apply migrations: %v", err)
+	}
+	pool, err := sqlx.Connect("postgres", url)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("connect: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer pool.Close()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(pool)
+	rules := NewDeadlineRuleService(pool)
+	courts := NewCourtService(pool)
+	svc := NewFristenrechnerService(rules, holidays, courts)
+
+	resp, err := svc.Calculate(ctx, CodeUPCInfringement, "2026-05-25", CalcOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Calculate: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	byCode := map[string]UIDeadline{}
+	for _, d := range resp.Deadlines {
+		byCode[d.Code] = d
+	}
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		code           string
+		wantConditional bool
+		wantParentCode string
+	}{
+		// Symptom A — backward-anchored on the court-set oral hearing.
+		// Pre-pass fix: order-of-evaluation no longer matters. These
+		// rules have no trigger_event_id, so ParentRuleCode stays on
+		// the parent_id-derived value.
+		{"upc.inf.cfi.translation_request", true, "upc.inf.cfi.oral"},
+		{"upc.inf.cfi.interpreter_cost", true, "upc.inf.cfi.oral"},
+		// R.118(4) chain — parent=decision (court-set). No trigger_event_id.
+		{"upc.inf.cfi.cons_orders", true, "upc.inf.cfi.decision"},
+		// Symptom B — optional + both, data-model parent is SoC but the
+		// real trigger is the opposing party's confidentiality application.
+		// m/paliad#126 / t-paliad-294: ParentRuleCode now reflects the
+		// trigger_events catalog row (id=25), NOT the parent_id chain.
+		{"upc.inf.cfi.confidentiality_response", true, "application_to_request_confidentiality_from_the_public"},
+		// Negative control — mandatory rule anchored on SoC must keep
+		// its concrete date (no IsConditional, real DueDate). No
+		// trigger_event_id, so parent_id-derived code stays.
+		{"upc.inf.cfi.sod", false, "upc.inf.cfi.soc"},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.code, func(t *testing.T) {
+			d, ok := byCode[c.code]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("rule %s missing from response", c.code)
+			}
+			if d.IsConditional != c.wantConditional {
+				t.Errorf("IsConditional = %v, want %v", d.IsConditional, c.wantConditional)
+			}
+			if c.wantConditional {
+				if d.DueDate != "" {
+					t.Errorf("DueDate = %q, want empty (conditional)", d.DueDate)
+				}
+				if d.ParentRuleCode != c.wantParentCode {
+					t.Errorf("ParentRuleCode = %q, want %q", d.ParentRuleCode, c.wantParentCode)
+				}
+				if d.ParentRuleName == "" {
+					t.Errorf("ParentRuleName empty for conditional rule")
+				}
+			} else {
+				if d.DueDate == "" {
+					t.Errorf("non-conditional rule has empty DueDate")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	// m/paliad#126 / t-paliad-294: the conditional chip for R.262(2)
+	// reads from the trigger_events catalog (id=25), so the user sees
+	// the actual semantic anchor instead of the parent_id-derived
+	// "Klageerhebung". Pin the exact DE + EN strings so a future
+	// rename of the catalog row surfaces here.
+	t.Run("R.262(2) conditional label uses trigger_event_id, not parent_id", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d, ok := byCode["upc.inf.cfi.confidentiality_response"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("confidentiality_response missing from response")
+		}
+		const wantNameDE = "Antrag auf Vertraulichkeit gegenüber der Öffentlichkeit"
+		const wantNameEN = "Application to request confidentiality from the public"
+		if d.ParentRuleName != wantNameDE {
+			t.Errorf("ParentRuleName = %q, want %q (trigger_events.name_de for id=25)", d.ParentRuleName, wantNameDE)
+		}
+		if d.ParentRuleNameEN != wantNameEN {
+			t.Errorf("ParentRuleNameEN = %q, want %q (trigger_events.name for id=25)", d.ParentRuleNameEN, wantNameEN)
+		}
+		// Negative guard — neither label should leak the SoC ("Klageerhebung"),
+		// which is the regression the fix exists to prevent.
+		if d.ParentRuleName == "Klageerhebung" || d.ParentRuleNameEN == "Statement of Claim" {
+			t.Errorf("conditional label still resolves via parent_id (SoC); fix regressed")
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Generalisation guard — translations_lodge also carries a real
+	// trigger_event_id (113 = judge-rapporteur's order). Its
+	// conditional chip should reference the order, not its parent_id
+	// (Zwischenverfahren). Locks in the "any rule with trigger_event_id
+	// uses THAT, not parent_id" contract from m/paliad#126.
+	t.Run("translations_lodge conditional label uses trigger_event_id", func(t *testing.T) {
+		d, ok := byCode["upc.inf.cfi.translations_lodge"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Skip("upc.inf.cfi.translations_lodge missing from response — data drift?")
+		}
+		if !d.IsConditional {
+			t.Skipf("translations_lodge IsConditional=false in current corpus; trigger-event override is only user-visible on conditional rows. Skip but keep the generalisation guard.")
+		}
+		if d.ParentRuleName == "Zwischenverfahren" {
+			t.Errorf("translations_lodge still labelled via parent_id (Zwischenverfahren); should follow trigger_event_id=113")
+		}
+		if d.ParentRuleCode != "order_of_the_judge_rapporteur_to_lodge_translations" {
+			t.Errorf("ParentRuleCode = %q, want trigger_events.code for id=113", d.ParentRuleCode)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Override path: when the user anchors the oral hearing, the
+	// backward-anchored R.109(1) flips back to a concrete date and
+	// IsConditional clears. This is the click-to-edit unblock.
+	t.Run("override on court-set parent clears IsConditional", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp2, err := svc.Calculate(ctx, CodeUPCInfringement, "2026-05-25", CalcOptions{
+			AnchorOverrides: map[string]string{
+				"upc.inf.cfi.oral": "2027-03-01",
+			},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Calculate with override: %v", err)
+		}
+		var tr UIDeadline
+		for _, d := range resp2.Deadlines {
+			if d.Code == "upc.inf.cfi.translation_request" {
+				tr = d
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if tr.IsConditional {
+			t.Errorf("translation_request IsConditional=true after oral override; want false")
+		}
+		if tr.DueDate == "" {
+			t.Errorf("translation_request DueDate empty after oral override")
+		}
+		// 1 month before 2027-03-01 = ~2027-02-01 (with weekend bump).
+		if tr.DueDate < "2027-01-25" || tr.DueDate > "2027-02-05" {
+			t.Errorf("translation_request DueDate=%q not within expected 2027-01-25..2027-02-05 window", tr.DueDate)
+		}
+	})
+}

internal/services/holidays.go

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/pkg/litigationplanner"
 )
 
 // Country and regime constants — keep in sync with the paliad.countries
@@ -229,38 +231,14 @@ func (s *HolidayService) AdjustForNonWorkingDays(date time.Time, country, regime
 // Feiertag" — so a 27-day shift across UPC vacation no longer looks like a
 // math bug. See t-paliad-119.
 //
-// Date fields are JSON-serialised as YYYY-MM-DD strings (the same convention
-// as UIDeadline.DueDate / OriginalDate) so the frontend doesn't need a
-// separate RFC3339 parser. Holidays carries the same string-date shape.
-type AdjustmentReason struct {
-	// Kind is the dominant cause; longest cause wins when several apply
-	// (vacation > public_holiday > weekend).
-	Kind string `json:"kind"`
-	// Holidays collects every named holiday encountered while walking past
-	// the non-working run, deduped by (date, name). May be empty when the
-	// only cause is a weekend.
-	Holidays []HolidayDTO `json:"holidays,omitempty"`
-	// VacationName, VacationStart and VacationEnd describe the contiguous
-	// vacation block the original date sits in. Populated only when Kind
-	// == "vacation". Span boundaries are the first/last vacation day in
-	// the block (excludes the weekends that pad it).
-	VacationName  string `json:"vacationName,omitempty"`
-	VacationStart string `json:"vacationStart,omitempty"`
-	VacationEnd   string `json:"vacationEnd,omitempty"`
-	// OriginalWeekday is the English weekday name of the original date —
-	// "Saturday" / "Sunday" — set only when Kind == "weekend" so the UI
-	// can localise it.
-	OriginalWeekday string `json:"originalWeekday,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// HolidayDTO is the JSON shape for a holiday emitted in AdjustmentReason —
-// distinct from Holiday so dates serialise as YYYY-MM-DD strings.
-type HolidayDTO struct {
-	Date       string `json:"date"`
-	Name       string `json:"name"`
-	IsVacation bool   `json:"isVacation,omitempty"`
-	IsClosure  bool   `json:"isClosure,omitempty"`
-}
+// Canonical AdjustmentReason + HolidayDTO definitions live in
+// pkg/litigationplanner — kept here as type aliases so every existing
+// reference (HolidayService methods, JSON serialisation, projection
+// service) continues to compile.
+type (
+	AdjustmentReason = litigationplanner.AdjustmentReason
+	HolidayDTO       = litigationplanner.HolidayDTO
+)
 
 // AdjustForNonWorkingDaysWithReason is AdjustForNonWorkingDays plus an
 // explanation. Reason is nil when wasAdjusted is false.

internal/services/party_service.go

@@ -38,6 +38,59 @@ type CreatePartyInput struct {
 	ContactInfo    json.RawMessage `json:"contact_info,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// PartySearchHit is one row of the cross-project party search — a real
+// paliad.parties row enriched with the parent project's title and
+// reference so the picker can render context the lawyer needs to
+// disambiguate identically-named parties on different cases
+// (t-paliad-287).
+type PartySearchHit struct {
+	ID               uuid.UUID `db:"id"                json:"id"`
+	ProjectID        uuid.UUID `db:"project_id"        json:"project_id"`
+	ProjectTitle     string    `db:"project_title"     json:"project_title"`
+	ProjectReference *string   `db:"project_reference" json:"project_reference,omitempty"`
+	Name             string    `db:"name"              json:"name"`
+	Role             *string   `db:"role"              json:"role,omitempty"`
+	Representative   *string   `db:"representative"    json:"representative,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Search returns parties from every project the caller can see, matched
+// by case-insensitive substring on name OR representative. Empty query
+// returns the 20 most recently-updated parties so the picker isn't
+// blank on first open. Capped at 25 rows; the frontend doesn't paginate
+// (the typical PA looks for one party they remember by name, not browses).
+//
+// Visibility is enforced inline via visibilityPredicatePositional —
+// invisible projects' parties never surface in the result set.
+func (s *PartyService) Search(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID, query string, limit int) ([]PartySearchHit, error) {
+	if limit <= 0 || limit > 50 {
+		limit = 25
+	}
+	q := strings.TrimSpace(query)
+	args := []any{userID}
+	conds := []string{visibilityPredicatePositional("p", 1)}
+	if q != "" {
+		args = append(args, "%"+q+"%")
+		conds = append(conds,
+			fmt.Sprintf(`(pa.name ILIKE $%d OR COALESCE(pa.representative,'') ILIKE $%d)`,
+				len(args), len(args)))
+	}
+	args = append(args, limit)
+	sqlStr := `
+		SELECT pa.id, pa.project_id, p.title AS project_title,
+		       p.reference AS project_reference,
+		       pa.name, pa.role, pa.representative
+		  FROM paliad.parties pa
+		  JOIN paliad.projects p ON p.id = pa.project_id
+		 WHERE ` + strings.Join(conds, " AND ") + `
+		 ORDER BY pa.updated_at DESC
+		 LIMIT $` + fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(args))
+	hits := []PartySearchHit{}
+	if err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &hits, sqlStr, args...); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("search parties: %w", err)
+	}
+	return hits, nil
+}
+
 // ListForProject returns all Parties for the Project, visibility-checked.
 func (s *PartyService) ListForProject(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID) ([]models.Party, error) {
 	if _, err := s.projects.GetByID(ctx, userID, projectID); err != nil {

internal/services/proceeding_mapping.go

@@ -1,191 +1,63 @@
 package services
 
-// proceeding_mapping bridges the two proceeding-type vocabularies in the
-// codebase: the **litigation** conceptual category (INF / REV / APP /
-// CCR / AMD / APM / ZPO_CIVIL) used by the historical project-binding
-// + Pipeline-A rules, and the **fristenrechner** code category
-// (upc.inf.cfi / de.inf.lg / epa.opp.opd / …) used by the Determinator
-// cascade + rule engine. Post-Phase-3-Slice-5 (t-paliad-186) projects
-// bind to fristenrechner codes directly, but the litigation→fristenrechner
-// mapping is still needed for the ~40 Pipeline-A rules that remain on
-// litigation proceedings and for any other surface that thinks in
-// litigation terms.
-//
-// The mapping table here is the single source of truth — see
-// docs/design-determinator-row-cascade-2026-05-13.md §4.2 for the
-// design rationale + ambiguity notes, and
-// docs/design-proceeding-code-taxonomy-2026-05-18.md for the
-// lowercase dot-separated naming convention applied by mig 096
-// (t-paliad-206). **Never silent FK promotion**: every ambiguous case
-// returns ok=false so callers can degrade gracefully ("no narrowing")
-// instead of guessing.
+import lp "mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/pkg/litigationplanner"
 
-// Stable code constants — the strings landed by mig 096. Use these
-// throughout the codebase so a future rename only needs to touch this
-// file. The id-anchored FKs (deadline_rules.proceeding_type_id,
-// projects.proceeding_type_id) are unaffected by the rename.
+// proceeding_mapping bridges the two proceeding-type vocabularies in
+// the codebase. The canonical implementations now live in
+// pkg/litigationplanner — this file keeps the existing service-level
+// names alive as re-exports so the rest of internal/services + tests
+// compile without an import-rewrite.
+//
+// See pkg/litigationplanner/proceeding_mapping.go for the logic +
+// docs/design-determinator-row-cascade-2026-05-13.md §4.2 for the
+// design rationale.
+
+// Stable code constants — re-exported from the package so existing
+// services / handlers can keep using the bare names.
 const (
-	CodeUPCInfringement       = "upc.inf.cfi"
-	CodeUPCRevocation         = "upc.rev.cfi"
-	CodeUPCCounterclaim       = "upc.ccr.cfi"
-	CodeUPCPreliminary        = "upc.pi.cfi"
-	CodeUPCDamages            = "upc.dmgs.cfi"
-	CodeUPCDiscovery          = "upc.disc.cfi"
-	CodeUPCAppealMerits       = "upc.apl.merits"
-	CodeUPCAppealOrder        = "upc.apl.order"
-	CodeUPCAppealCost         = "upc.apl.cost"
-	CodeDEInfringementLG      = "de.inf.lg"
-	CodeDEInfringementOLG     = "de.inf.olg"
-	CodeDEInfringementBGH     = "de.inf.bgh"
-	CodeDENullityBPatG        = "de.null.bpatg"
-	CodeDENullityBGH          = "de.null.bgh"
-	CodeEPAGrant              = "epa.grant.exa"
-	CodeEPAOpposition         = "epa.opp.opd"
-	CodeEPAOppositionAppeal   = "epa.opp.boa"
-	CodeDPMAOpposition        = "dpma.opp.dpma"
-	CodeDPMAAppealBPatG       = "dpma.appeal.bpatg"
-	CodeDPMAAppealBGH         = "dpma.appeal.bgh"
+	CodeUPCInfringement     = lp.CodeUPCInfringement
+	CodeUPCRevocation       = lp.CodeUPCRevocation
+	CodeUPCCounterclaim     = lp.CodeUPCCounterclaim
+	CodeUPCPreliminary      = lp.CodeUPCPreliminary
+	CodeUPCDamages          = lp.CodeUPCDamages
+	CodeUPCDiscovery        = lp.CodeUPCDiscovery
+	CodeUPCAppealMerits     = lp.CodeUPCAppealMerits
+	CodeUPCAppealOrder      = lp.CodeUPCAppealOrder
+	CodeUPCAppealCost       = lp.CodeUPCAppealCost
+	CodeDEInfringementLG    = lp.CodeDEInfringementLG
+	CodeDEInfringementOLG   = lp.CodeDEInfringementOLG
+	CodeDEInfringementBGH   = lp.CodeDEInfringementBGH
+	CodeDENullityBPatG      = lp.CodeDENullityBPatG
+	CodeDENullityBGH        = lp.CodeDENullityBGH
+	CodeEPAGrant            = lp.CodeEPAGrant
+	CodeEPAOpposition       = lp.CodeEPAOpposition
+	CodeEPAOppositionAppeal = lp.CodeEPAOppositionAppeal
+	CodeDPMAOpposition      = lp.CodeDPMAOpposition
+	CodeDPMAAppealBPatG     = lp.CodeDPMAAppealBPatG
+	CodeDPMAAppealBGH       = lp.CodeDPMAAppealBGH
 )
 
 // MapLitigationToFristenrechner returns the fristenrechner code +
 // condition flags implied by a (litigationCode, jurisdiction) pair.
-//
-// Inputs are case-sensitive — pass the canonical upper-snake form
-// (e.g. "INF", "UPC"). Unrecognised codes or genuinely ambiguous
-// combinations (APP+DE, ZPO_CIVIL+DE) return ok=false with a zero
-// fristenrechner code; callers should treat that as "no narrowing"
-// and leave the cascade wide-open rather than auto-pick.
-//
-// Condition flags are returned as a slice so callers can apply them
-// alongside the fristenrechner code (CCR+UPC → upc.inf.cfi + with_ccr,
-// AMD+UPC → upc.inf.cfi + with_amend). An empty slice means no flag
-// context applies.
+// Delegates to litigationplanner.MapLitigationToFristenrechner.
 func MapLitigationToFristenrechner(litigationCode, jurisdiction string) (fristenrechnerCode string, conditionFlags []string, ok bool) {
-	switch litigationCode {
-	case "INF":
-		switch jurisdiction {
-		case "UPC":
-			return CodeUPCInfringement, nil, true
-		case "DE":
-			return CodeDEInfringementLG, nil, true
-		}
-	case "REV":
-		switch jurisdiction {
-		case "UPC":
-			return CodeUPCRevocation, nil, true
-		case "DE":
-			return CodeDENullityBPatG, nil, true
-		}
-	case "CCR":
-		// Counterclaim revocation — UPC fold-in is structural (the
-		// counterclaim lives inside an upc.inf.cfi proceeding with the
-		// with_ccr flag). DE Nichtigkeit is conceptually the same
-		// adversarial-validity test, no separate flag.
-		switch jurisdiction {
-		case "UPC":
-			return CodeUPCInfringement, []string{"with_ccr"}, true
-		case "DE":
-			return CodeDENullityBPatG, nil, true
-		}
-	case "AMD":
-		// Amendment-application bundled into upc.inf.cfi via with_amend.
-		// No DE / EPA / DPMA analogue today.
-		if jurisdiction == "UPC" {
-			return CodeUPCInfringement, []string{"with_amend"}, true
-		}
-	case "APP":
-		// Appeal is ambiguous in DE (OLG vs BGH) and the project
-		// model doesn't carry the instance hint we'd need to
-		// disambiguate. UPC is unambiguous — upc.apl.merits covers
-		// the merits appeal track for inf/rev/ccr/damages.
-		if jurisdiction == "UPC" {
-			return CodeUPCAppealMerits, nil, true
-		}
-	case "APM":
-		// Preliminary injunction / urgency procedure — UPC-only
-		// concept in the fristenrechner taxonomy.
-		if jurisdiction == "UPC" {
-			return CodeUPCPreliminary, nil, true
-		}
-	case "OPP":
-		// Opposition — primarily EPA. DPMA has dpma.opp.dpma but it
-		// doesn't surface from the litigation vocabulary today.
-		if jurisdiction == "EPA" {
-			return CodeEPAOpposition, nil, true
-		}
-	}
-	return "", nil, false
+	return lp.MapLitigationToFristenrechner(litigationCode, jurisdiction)
 }
 
-// ResolveCounterclaimRouting handles the determinator's
-// upc.ccr.cfi illustrative-peer route: the code exists in the dropdown
-// for taxonomic completeness, but no rules are attached to it. When the
-// cascade resolves to upc.ccr.cfi we route the rule lookup back to
-// upc.inf.cfi with a default with_ccr=true flag — see
-// docs/design-proceeding-code-taxonomy-2026-05-18.md §0.3 sub-decision S1.
-//
-// `code` is the proceeding code the cascade resolved to. If it's
-// upc.ccr.cfi, the function returns (CodeUPCInfringement,
-// []string{"with_ccr"}, true). For any other code the function returns
-// (code, nil, false) and callers proceed with the code unchanged. The
-// boolean signals "routing was applied"; the caller can surface the hint
-// "Regeln liegen auf upc.inf.cfi (with_ccr=true); wir leiten Sie dorthin
-// weiter." in the UI.
+// ResolveCounterclaimRouting handles the determinator's upc.ccr.cfi
+// illustrative-peer route. Delegates to
+// litigationplanner.ResolveCounterclaimRouting.
 func ResolveCounterclaimRouting(code string) (effectiveCode string, defaultFlags []string, routed bool) {
-	if route, ok := SubTrackRoutings[code]; ok {
-		return route.ParentCode, route.DefaultFlags, true
-	}
-	return code, nil, false
+	return lp.ResolveCounterclaimRouting(code)
 }
 
-// SubTrackRouting describes a proceeding type that has no native rules
-// of its own and is normally rendered inside a parent proceeding's flow
-// with one or more condition flags enabled. The Procedure Roadmap
-// (verfahrensablauf) routes calc requests for these codes to the parent
-// proceeding + default flags, but preserves the user-picked code/name
-// in the response identity and surfaces a contextual note explaining
-// the framing — see m/paliad#58 and the design doc cited above.
-//
-// Adding a new sub-track is a data-only change here: extend
-// SubTrackRoutings with the (code, parent, flags, note) tuple and the
-// renderer picks it up automatically. The note copy lives in this file
-// because it's semantic to the routing, not UI chrome.
-type SubTrackRouting struct {
-	// Code is the user-picked proceeding code (e.g. "upc.ccr.cfi").
-	Code string
-	// ParentCode is the proceeding whose rules to use (e.g. "upc.inf.cfi").
-	ParentCode string
-	// DefaultFlags are merged into the user's flag set so the
-	// gated rules render. Order is preserved.
-	DefaultFlags []string
-	// NoteDE / NoteEN are the contextual banner above the timeline,
-	// explaining that the proceeding type is normally a sub-track.
-	// Plain text — the frontend renders them as a banner.
-	NoteDE string
-	NoteEN string
-}
-
-// SubTrackRoutings — single-source-of-truth registry. Today: just CCR.
-// The pattern generalises to other "sub-track" proceeding types (e.g.
-// R.30 application to amend the patent as a standalone roadmap, R.46
-// preliminary objection) once they have a proceeding-type code of their
-// own. New entries here are picked up by the spawn-as-standalone
-// renderer in FristenrechnerService.Calculate without further wiring.
-var SubTrackRoutings = map[string]SubTrackRouting{
-	CodeUPCCounterclaim: {
-		Code:         CodeUPCCounterclaim,
-		ParentCode:   CodeUPCInfringement,
-		DefaultFlags: []string{"with_ccr"},
-		NoteDE:       "Die Nichtigkeitswiderklage läuft normalerweise innerhalb eines UPC-Verletzungsverfahrens mit aktiver Nichtigkeitswiderklage. Diese Zeitleiste zeigt das Verletzungsverfahren mit gesetztem with_ccr-Flag.",
-		NoteEN:       "The counterclaim for revocation normally runs inside a UPC infringement action with the counterclaim flag set. This timeline shows the infringement action with with_ccr automatically enabled.",
-	},
-}
+// SubTrackRoutings exposes the sub-track routing registry. SubTrackRouting
+// is aliased in fristenrechner.go.
+var SubTrackRoutings = lp.SubTrackRoutings
 
 // LookupSubTrackRouting returns the sub-track routing for a proceeding
-// code, or (zero, false) if the code is not a sub-track. Used by the
-// fristenrechner Calculate path to spawn the parent flow with the sub-
-// track's default flags.
+// code, or (zero, false) if the code is not a sub-track. Delegates to
+// litigationplanner.LookupSubTrackRouting.
 func LookupSubTrackRouting(code string) (SubTrackRouting, bool) {
-	r, ok := SubTrackRoutings[code]
-	return r, ok
+	return lp.LookupSubTrackRouting(code)
 }

internal/services/projection_anchor_test.go

@@ -97,6 +97,58 @@ func TestApplyLookaheadCap_NoCapWhenUnderLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// t-paliad-289: conditional rows (Status="conditional", Date=nil) must
+// pass through applyLookaheadCap untouched — they're not "future
+// predicted" rows by either Status or Date semantics, so they belong in
+// the pass-through bucket alongside court_set / undated rows. The cap
+// must NOT consume one of its slots for a conditional row, and the
+// row must survive even when projTotal exceeds the cap.
+func TestApplyLookaheadCap_ConditionalRowsPassThrough(t *testing.T) {
+	may1 := time.Date(2026, 5, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	jun1 := time.Date(2026, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	jul1 := time.Date(2026, 7, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	rows := []TimelineEvent{
+		// Three predicted future — cap=2 means the third drops.
+		{Kind: "projected", Status: "predicted", Date: &may1, RuleCode: "f1", Title: "F1"},
+		{Kind: "projected", Status: "predicted", Date: &jun1, RuleCode: "f2", Title: "F2"},
+		{Kind: "projected", Status: "predicted", Date: &jul1, RuleCode: "f3", Title: "F3"},
+		// Two conditional — must survive uncapped, must NOT count
+		// against projTotal / projShown.
+		{Kind: "projected", Status: "conditional", IsConditional: true, RuleCode: "c1", Title: "C1",
+			DependsOnRuleCode: "p1", DependsOnRuleName: "Parent 1"},
+		{Kind: "projected", Status: "conditional", IsConditional: true, RuleCode: "c2", Title: "C2",
+			DependsOnRuleCode: "p2", DependsOnRuleName: "Parent 2"},
+	}
+
+	kept, total, shown, overdue := applyLookaheadCap(rows, 2)
+	if total != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("ProjectedTotal = %d, want 3 (conditionals must not count)", total)
+	}
+	if shown != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("ProjectedShown = %d, want 2", shown)
+	}
+	if overdue != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("PredictedOverdue = %d, want 0", overdue)
+	}
+	// 2 predicted (capped) + 2 conditional pass-through = 4 rows.
+	if len(kept) != 4 {
+		t.Errorf("kept rows = %d, want 4", len(kept))
+	}
+	keptTitles := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, r := range kept {
+		keptTitles[r.Title] = true
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{"F1", "F2", "C1", "C2"} {
+		if !keptTitles[want] {
+			t.Errorf("expected kept row %q missing", want)
+		}
+	}
+	if keptTitles["F3"] {
+		t.Errorf("F3 should have been dropped (cap=2)")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRuleAnchorKind(t *testing.T) {
 	hearing := "hearing"
 	decision := "decision"

internal/services/projection_service.go

@@ -147,6 +147,17 @@ type TimelineEvent struct {
 	// checkbox). At parent-node levels, rows with BubbleUp=true survive
 	// the levelPolicy kind/status filter unconditionally.
 	BubbleUp bool `json:"bubble_up,omitempty"`
+
+	// IsConditional marks projected rows whose anchor is uncertain —
+	// the projection layer mirrors UIDeadline.IsConditional from the
+	// fristenrechner so the SmartTimeline can render an "abhängig von
+	// <parent>" chip in place of the date column. When true, Date is
+	// nil and DependsOnRuleCode / DependsOnRuleName carry the parent
+	// reference (already populated by annotateDependsOn for projected
+	// rows; for conditional rows we additionally fall back to the
+	// UIDeadline-supplied ParentRule* when the parent has no
+	// computed date). Status is set to "conditional". (t-paliad-289)
+	IsConditional bool `json:"is_conditional,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // LaneInfo describes one column in the parent-node aggregated view.
@@ -933,12 +944,13 @@ func (s *ProjectionService) computeProjections(
 			Title:             ruleDisplayName(rule, ui, lang(opts.Lang)),
 			RuleCode:          ui.Code,
 			DeadlineRuleParty: ui.Party,
+			IsConditional:     ui.IsConditional,
 		}
 		idCopy := ruleID
 		ev.DeadlineRuleID = &idCopy
 
 		// Date — UIDeadline.DueDate is YYYY-MM-DD when set, "" for
-		// court-set rules whose date isn't bound yet.
+		// court-set / conditional rules whose date isn't bound yet.
 		if ui.DueDate != "" {
 			if t, perr := time.Parse("2006-01-02", ui.DueDate); perr == nil {
 				dt := time.Date(t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
@@ -946,7 +958,38 @@ func (s *ProjectionService) computeProjections(
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Conditional rows from the fristenrechner (t-paliad-289):
+		// pre-stamp the dependency reference here so the row carries
+		// the "abhängig von <parent>" payload even when the parent has
+		// no computed date for annotateDependsOn to pick up later.
+		// annotateDependsOn won't overwrite a non-empty DependsOnRuleCode,
+		// and the parent's actual date (if anchored elsewhere) still
+		// flows into DependsOnDate via the actuals-first preference.
+		if ui.IsConditional && ui.ParentRuleCode != "" {
+			ev.DependsOnRuleCode = ui.ParentRuleCode
+			switch lang(opts.Lang) {
+			case "en":
+				if ui.ParentRuleNameEN != "" {
+					ev.DependsOnRuleName = ui.ParentRuleNameEN
+				} else {
+					ev.DependsOnRuleName = ui.ParentRuleName
+				}
+			default:
+				ev.DependsOnRuleName = ui.ParentRuleName
+			}
+		}
+
 		switch {
+		case ui.IsConditional:
+			// Anchor uncertain (court-set ancestor without override,
+			// backward-anchor without forward date, or optional event
+			// not recorded). Surface as conditional so the frontend
+			// renders "abhängig von <parent>" in place of a date.
+			// Conditional rows must not carry a date even if the
+			// calculator left one — clear it to match the wire contract.
+			// (t-paliad-289)
+			ev.Date = nil
+			ev.Status = "conditional"
 		case ui.IsCourtSet && ev.Date == nil:
 			// Pure court-set rule — date is bound by the court at
 			// hearing/decision time. Surface as undated court_set.

internal/services/rule_editor_service.go

@@ -604,92 +604,6 @@ func (s *RuleEditorService) getByID(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (*models.
 	return &r, nil
 }
 
-// ExportMigrationsSince returns a SQL blob containing one UPDATE / INSERT
-// per audited rule change after the given audit row id. Used by the
-// admin "export changes to a migration file" flow (Q-H-5: pure SQL
-// format). Returns SQL + count + the latest audit id seen so the
-// caller can pass it as ?since= on the next call.
-//
-// v1 generates one UPDATE per audit row using the after_json snapshot.
-// Slice 11b will polish the output (re-order so foreign-key edges
-// resolve, collapse consecutive UPDATEs on the same row, format the
-// header comment with author + reason). v1 emits one statement per
-// audit row in chronological order — sufficient for hand-review.
-type ExportResult struct {
-	MigrationSQL  string `json:"migration_sql"`
-	Count         int    `json:"count"`
-	LatestAuditID string `json:"latest_audit_id"`
-}
-
-func (s *RuleEditorService) ExportMigrationsSince(ctx context.Context, sinceAuditID string) (*ExportResult, error) {
-	type auditRow struct {
-		ID        uuid.UUID       `db:"id"`
-		RuleID    uuid.UUID       `db:"rule_id"`
-		ChangedAt time.Time       `db:"changed_at"`
-		Action    string          `db:"action"`
-		AfterJSON json.RawMessage `db:"after_json"`
-		Reason    string          `db:"reason"`
-	}
-	var rows []auditRow
-	q := `SELECT id, rule_id, changed_at, action, after_json, reason
-	        FROM paliad.deadline_rule_audit
-	       WHERE migration_exported = false`
-	args := []any{}
-	if sinceAuditID != "" {
-		sid, err := uuid.Parse(sinceAuditID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid since= uuid", ErrInvalidInput)
-		}
-		q += ` AND changed_at >= (SELECT changed_at FROM paliad.deadline_rule_audit WHERE id = $1)`
-		args = append(args, sid)
-	}
-	q += ` ORDER BY changed_at ASC`
-	if err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &rows, q, args...); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list audit since: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	var sb strings.Builder
-	sb.WriteString("-- Auto-generated rule-editor migration export.\n")
-	sb.WriteString("-- Generated at: " + time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339) + "\n")
-	sb.WriteString("-- Rows: " + fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(rows)) + "\n\n")
-	sb.WriteString("SELECT set_config('paliad.audit_reason',\n")
-	sb.WriteString("    'rule-editor export: replay of " + fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(rows)) + " edits', true);\n\n")
-
-	latest := ""
-	for _, r := range rows {
-		sb.WriteString("-- audit " + r.ID.String() + " (" + r.Action + " " + r.ChangedAt.Format(time.RFC3339) + "): " + sqlEscape(r.Reason) + "\n")
-		switch r.Action {
-		case "create", "update":
-			if len(r.AfterJSON) == 0 {
-				sb.WriteString("-- (no after_json — skipped)\n\n")
-				continue
-			}
-			sb.WriteString("INSERT INTO paliad.deadline_rules\n")
-			sb.WriteString("    SELECT (jsonb_populate_record(NULL::paliad.deadline_rules, '")
-			sb.WriteString(sqlEscape(string(r.AfterJSON)))
-			sb.WriteString("'::jsonb)).*\n")
-			sb.WriteString("ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET name = EXCLUDED.name, name_en = EXCLUDED.name_en,\n")
-			sb.WriteString("    duration_value = EXCLUDED.duration_value, duration_unit = EXCLUDED.duration_unit,\n")
-			sb.WriteString("    timing = EXCLUDED.timing, priority = EXCLUDED.priority,\n")
-			sb.WriteString("    is_court_set = EXCLUDED.is_court_set,\n")
-			sb.WriteString("    condition_expr = EXCLUDED.condition_expr,\n")
-			sb.WriteString("    lifecycle_state = EXCLUDED.lifecycle_state,\n")
-			sb.WriteString("    updated_at = now();\n\n")
-		case "delete", "archive":
-			sb.WriteString("UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules SET lifecycle_state='archived', updated_at=now() WHERE id='")
-			sb.WriteString(r.RuleID.String())
-			sb.WriteString("';\n\n")
-		}
-		latest = r.ID.String()
-	}
-
-	return &ExportResult{
-		MigrationSQL:  sb.String(),
-		Count:         len(rows),
-		LatestAuditID: latest,
-	}, nil
-}
-
 // =============================================================================
 // Internal helpers
 // =============================================================================
@@ -814,6 +728,3 @@ func nullableJSON(b json.RawMessage) any {
 	return []byte(b)
 }
 
-func sqlEscape(s string) string {
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "''")
-}

pkg/litigationplanner/catalog.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import "context"
+
+// Catalog supplies proceeding-type metadata + rules for the calculator.
+//
+// Implementations:
+//   - paliad: reads paliad.deadline_rules + paliad.proceeding_types,
+//     filtered to lifecycle_state='published' AND is_active=true.
+//     ProjectHint scopes future per-project rule merges.
+//   - embedded/upc (Slice C): in-memory map keyed by code, populated
+//     once at init from the embedded JSON snapshot.
+//
+// All methods return ErrUnknownProceedingType / ErrUnknownRule when the
+// caller asks for a code/id that doesn't exist in the catalog.
+type Catalog interface {
+	// LoadProceeding returns the proceeding-type metadata + the full
+	// rule list (sorted by sequence_order). Caller passes the user-
+	// facing proceeding code (e.g. "upc.inf.cfi"). The hint scopes a
+	// future per-project rule merge — implementations that don't
+	// support projects ignore it.
+	LoadProceeding(ctx context.Context, code string, hint ProjectHint) (*ProceedingType, []Rule, error)
+
+	// LoadProceedingByID is the resolver used by CalculateRule when it
+	// has a rule + needs the rule's parent proceeding metadata.
+	LoadProceedingByID(ctx context.Context, id int) (*ProceedingType, error)
+
+	// LoadRuleByID resolves a rule UUID to the rule row. Used by
+	// CalculateRule when the caller supplies CalcRuleParams.RuleID.
+	LoadRuleByID(ctx context.Context, ruleID string) (*Rule, error)
+
+	// LoadRuleByCode resolves a rule by (proceedingCode, submissionCode)
+	// + returns the parent proceeding for use in the response identity.
+	// Used by CalculateRule when the caller supplies the (code, local)
+	// pair from a concept-card pill.
+	LoadRuleByCode(ctx context.Context, proceedingCode, submissionCode string) (*Rule, *ProceedingType, error)
+
+	// LoadRulesByTriggerEvent lists Pipeline-C trigger-event-rooted
+	// rules (rules whose trigger_event_id matches). Used by
+	// EventDeadlineService → Calculate via CalcOptions.TriggerEventIDFilter.
+	LoadRulesByTriggerEvent(ctx context.Context, triggerEventID int64) ([]Rule, error)
+
+	// LoadTriggerEventsByIDs bulk-loads paliad.trigger_events rows
+	// for the conditional-label override (t-paliad-294 /
+	// m/paliad#126). Returns a map keyed by event id; missing ids
+	// are simply absent (caller treats absence as "no override").
+	// Empty input returns an empty map without a DB roundtrip.
+	LoadTriggerEventsByIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []int64) (map[int64]TriggerEvent, error)
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/courts.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+// CourtRegistry maps a court id (e.g. "upc-ld-paris", "de-bgh") to its
+// (country, regime) tuple, which drives non-working-day adjustment.
+//
+// Implementations:
+//   - paliad: reads paliad.courts (CourtService.CountryRegime).
+//   - embedded/upc (Slice C): in-memory map populated from the embedded
+//     JSON snapshot.
+//
+// Empty courtID falls back to (defaultCountry, defaultRegime) so callers
+// without a court_id (the abstract Verfahrensablauf path) still get
+// sensible behaviour. Returns an error when courtID is non-empty and
+// not in the registry.
+type CourtRegistry interface {
+	CountryRegime(courtID, defaultCountry, defaultRegime string) (country, regime string, err error)
+}
+
+// Country and regime constants — keep in sync with the paliad.countries
+// seed list and the holidays_regime_chk / courts_regime_chk constraints.
+const (
+	CountryDE = "DE"
+	RegimeUPC = "UPC"
+	RegimeEPO = "EPO"
+)
+
+// DefaultsForJurisdiction maps the proceeding-type jurisdiction text
+// ('UPC' | 'DE' | 'EPA' | 'DPMA' | nil) to the (country, regime) tuple
+// a holiday lookup should default to when the caller didn't pass an
+// explicit CourtID. UPC proceedings get DE+UPC (München LD is HLC's
+// most common venue, German federal holidays plus UPC vacations apply);
+// DE / DPMA / EPA get DE-only (German federal). Future EPA-specific
+// closures will require callers to pick an EPA court explicitly so the
+// EPO regime kicks in.
+//
+// Helper kept tiny and stateless — when a caller passes a real CourtID,
+// these defaults are bypassed entirely and the court's actual country +
+// regime are used.
+func DefaultsForJurisdiction(jurisdiction *string) (country, regime string) {
+	if jurisdiction == nil {
+		return CountryDE, ""
+	}
+	switch *jurisdiction {
+	case "UPC":
+		return CountryDE, RegimeUPC
+	default:
+		return CountryDE, ""
+	}
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Package litigationplanner is the canonical Fristen / Verfahrensablauf
+// compute engine — the deadline-rule model, the calendar arithmetic, the
+// condition-expression gate, the sub-track routing, and the timeline
+// composer that drives Paliad's /tools/fristenrechner,
+// /tools/verfahrensablauf, and the per-project SmartTimeline.
+//
+// The package owns its types (Rule, ProceedingType, Timeline,
+// TimelineEntry, CalcOptions, …) and exposes three interfaces for the
+// stateful inputs: Catalog (proceeding + rule lookup), HolidayCalendar
+// (non-working-day adjustment), and CourtRegistry (court → country/regime
+// resolution). Paliad implements them against its Postgres database;
+// downstream consumers (youpc.org) implement them against an embedded
+// JSON snapshot of the UPC subset.
+//
+// See docs/design-litigation-planner-2026-05-26.md (t-paliad-292 /
+// m/paliad#124) for the full design.
+package litigationplanner

pkg/litigationplanner/durations.go

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import "time"
+
+// ApplyDuration is the unified date-arithmetic helper used by every
+// calculator path (proceeding-tree, trigger-event, CalculateRule single-
+// rule). Phase 3 Slice 4 (t-paliad-185) replaced the prior split
+// between addDuration (proceeding-tree, no timing / working_days) and
+// ApplyDurationOnCalendar (Pipeline-C, full support) with this single
+// helper.
+//
+// Returns (raw, adjusted, didAdjust, reason):
+//
+//   - raw: the date strictly implied by the rule before rollover.
+//   - adjusted: post-rollover for calendar units. 'working_days' lands
+//     on a working day by construction so raw == adjusted there.
+//   - didAdjust: true iff rollover moved the date.
+//   - reason: populated when didAdjust is true; nil otherwise.
+//
+// timing='before' negates the sign. timing='after' (or any other value
+// including the empty string) keeps it positive — preserves the pre-
+// Slice-4 behaviour for proceeding-tree rules whose Timing field is
+// sometimes NULL (mig 003 defaults to 'after' but legacy callers pass
+// r.Timing dereferenced).
+func ApplyDuration(
+	base time.Time, value int, unit, timing, country, regime string, holidays HolidayCalendar,
+) (raw, adjusted time.Time, didAdjust bool, reason *AdjustmentReason) {
+	sign := 1
+	if timing == "before" {
+		sign = -1
+	}
+	switch unit {
+	case "days":
+		raw = base.AddDate(0, 0, sign*value)
+	case "weeks":
+		raw = base.AddDate(0, 0, sign*value*7)
+	case "months":
+		raw = base.AddDate(0, sign*value, 0)
+	case "working_days":
+		raw = AddWorkingDays(base, sign*value, country, regime, holidays)
+		// Working-day arithmetic lands on a working day by construction
+		// — the per-step skip loop in AddWorkingDays already passes over
+		// weekends and holidays. No post-rollover required.
+		return raw, raw, false, nil
+	default:
+		raw = base
+	}
+	adjusted, _, didAdjust, reason = holidays.AdjustForNonWorkingDaysWithReason(raw, country, regime)
+	return raw, adjusted, didAdjust, reason
+}
+
+// AddWorkingDays advances from `from` by `n` working days, skipping
+// weekends and holidays applicable to the given country/regime. Negative
+// n walks backward. n=0 keeps the input date as-is (caller decides
+// whether to roll forward via AdjustForNonWorkingDays).
+//
+// Bounded by an inner 30-step skip per advance — vacation runs in our
+// holiday tables are < 14 consecutive days, so 30 is a safety margin.
+func AddWorkingDays(from time.Time, n int, country, regime string, holidays HolidayCalendar) time.Time {
+	if n == 0 {
+		return from
+	}
+	step := 1
+	if n < 0 {
+		step = -1
+		n = -n
+	}
+	cur := from
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		cur = cur.AddDate(0, 0, step)
+		for j := 0; j < 30 && holidays.IsNonWorkingDay(cur, country, regime); j++ {
+			cur = cur.AddDate(0, 0, step)
+		}
+	}
+	return cur
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/engine.go

@@ -0,0 +1,908 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// Calculate renders the full UI timeline for a proceeding type + trigger date.
+// Preserves the pre-Phase-C in-memory calculator's classification:
+//
+//   - Rules with duration_value = 0 and no parent_id → IsRootEvent
+//     (due date = trigger date)
+//   - Rules with duration_value = 0 and a parent_id → IsCourtSet
+//     (due date empty, UI shows "court-set" placeholder)
+//   - All other rules → calculate from either the trigger date (no parent)
+//     or the previously-computed date for their parent rule.
+//
+// Audit-driven extensions:
+//
+//   - opts.Flags can flip flag-conditioned rules onto their alt_* values
+//     (e.g. upc.inf.cfi inf.reply / inf.rejoin under "with_ccr").
+//   - opts.PriorityDateStr overrides the anchor for rules with
+//     anchor_alt='priority_date' (e.g. epa.grant.exa publication date
+//     is 18mo from priority, not filing).
+//   - opts.AnchorOverrides per-rule (rule_code → YYYY-MM-DD) lets the
+//     caller redirect a downstream rule's parent anchor to a user-set
+//     date.
+func Calculate(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	proceedingCode string,
+	triggerDateStr string,
+	opts CalcOptions,
+	catalog Catalog,
+	holidays HolidayCalendar,
+	courts CourtRegistry,
+) (*Timeline, error) {
+	// Phase-3 dispatch: TriggerEventIDFilter routes to the event-driven
+	// branch (Pipeline-C unified rules). proceedingCode is ignored on
+	// this path.
+	if opts.TriggerEventIDFilter != nil {
+		return calculateByTriggerEvent(ctx, *opts.TriggerEventIDFilter, triggerDateStr, opts, catalog, holidays, courts)
+	}
+
+	triggerDate, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", triggerDateStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid trigger date %q: %w", triggerDateStr, err)
+	}
+
+	var priorityDate *time.Time
+	if opts.PriorityDateStr != "" {
+		pd, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", opts.PriorityDateStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid priority date %q: %w", opts.PriorityDateStr, err)
+		}
+		priorityDate = &pd
+	}
+	flagSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(opts.Flags))
+	for _, f := range opts.Flags {
+		flagSet[f] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	// v1 simplification (t-paliad-265): when any IncludeCCRFor entry
+	// exists, we treat with_ccr as set in the flag context.
+	if len(opts.IncludeCCRFor) > 0 {
+		flagSet["with_ccr"] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	// Parse anchor overrides up-front so a malformed date errors out
+	// before we start walking rules.
+	overrideDates := make(map[string]time.Time, len(opts.AnchorOverrides))
+	for code, dateStr := range opts.AnchorOverrides {
+		od, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", dateStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid anchor override for %q (%q): %w", code, dateStr, err)
+		}
+		overrideDates[code] = od
+	}
+
+	// Look up proceeding type metadata.
+	pickedProceeding, rules, err := catalog.LoadProceeding(ctx, proceedingCode, opts.ProjectHint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Sub-track routing (m/paliad#58). When the user picks a proceeding
+	// that has no native rules and is normally a sub-track of another
+	// proceeding (today: upc.ccr.cfi → upc.inf.cfi + with_ccr), route
+	// rule lookup to the parent and merge the default flags into the
+	// user's flag set. The response identity stays on the user-picked
+	// proceeding so the page header still reads "Counterclaim for
+	// Revocation", but the timeline body is the parent's full flow with
+	// the sub-track flag enabled.
+	var subTrackNote SubTrackRouting
+	var hasSubTrackNote bool
+	pt := pickedProceeding
+	if route, ok := LookupSubTrackRouting(proceedingCode); ok {
+		subTrackNote = route
+		hasSubTrackNote = true
+		parentPt, parentRules, err := catalog.LoadProceeding(ctx, route.ParentCode, opts.ProjectHint)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("sub-track %q routes to %q which is not active: %w", proceedingCode, route.ParentCode, err)
+		}
+		pt = parentPt
+		rules = parentRules
+		// Merge default flags into the user's flag set so the gated
+		// rules render. User-supplied flags win on conflict.
+		for _, f := range route.DefaultFlags {
+			if _, exists := flagSet[f]; !exists {
+				flagSet[f] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Resolve (country, regime) for non-working-day adjustment. Court
+	// wins when supplied; otherwise default by proceeding regime.
+	defaultCountry, defaultRegime := DefaultsForJurisdiction(pt.Jurisdiction)
+	country, regime, err := courts.CountryRegime(opts.CourtID, defaultCountry, defaultRegime)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve court %q: %w", opts.CourtID, err)
+	}
+
+	if len(opts.RuleOverrides) > 0 {
+		rules = ApplyRuleOverrides(rules, opts.RuleOverrides)
+	}
+
+	// ruleByID lets the conditional-rendering branches resolve a parent
+	// rule's display fields (submission_code, name, name_en) for the
+	// "abhängig von <ParentRuleName>" chip without re-scanning the rules
+	// slice on every iteration. (t-paliad-289)
+	ruleByID := make(map[uuid.UUID]Rule, len(rules))
+	for _, r := range rules {
+		ruleByID[r.ID] = r
+	}
+
+	// triggerEventByID powers the trigger-event override on the
+	// conditional-label chip (m/paliad#126 / t-paliad-294). When a rule
+	// carries a real paliad.trigger_events row, that catalog event —
+	// not the rule's parent_id — is the rule's actual semantic anchor.
+	// The override fires below when stamping ParentRule* on the wire so
+	// the chip reads e.g. "abhängig von Antrag auf Vertraulichkeit
+	// gegenüber der Öffentlichkeit" for R.262(2) — instead of the
+	// (misleading) parent_id-derived "abhängig von Klageerhebung".
+	//
+	// Bulk-loaded in one round-trip; trees in the live corpus carry at
+	// most a handful of trigger_event_id-bearing rules (2 today on
+	// upc.inf.cfi), so the IN(...) is small.
+	var triggerIDs []int64
+	seenTrigger := make(map[int64]struct{}, len(rules))
+	for _, r := range rules {
+		if r.TriggerEventID == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := seenTrigger[*r.TriggerEventID]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		seenTrigger[*r.TriggerEventID] = struct{}{}
+		triggerIDs = append(triggerIDs, *r.TriggerEventID)
+	}
+	triggerEventByID, err := catalog.LoadTriggerEventsByIDs(ctx, triggerIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load trigger events for conditional labels: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Walk the rule list in sequence_order (already sorted by the
+	// catalog query) and compute each entry, keeping a code→date map so
+	// RelativeTo / parent_id references resolve to the adjusted
+	// predecessor date.
+	computed := make(map[string]time.Time, len(rules))
+	courtSet := make(map[uuid.UUID]bool, len(rules))
+	deadlines := make([]TimelineEntry, 0, len(rules))
+
+	skipRules := opts.SkipRules
+	perCardAppellant := opts.PerCardAppellant
+	skippedIDs := make(map[uuid.UUID]struct{}, len(skipRules))
+	hiddenCount := 0
+	appellantContext := make(map[uuid.UUID]string, len(rules))
+
+	for _, r := range rules {
+		// Phase-3 unified gate: evaluate condition_expr (jsonb).
+		// Suppression semantic preserved: when the gate fires false
+		// AND no alt_* values exist, the rule is dropped from the
+		// timeline entirely (purely conditional). When alt_* values
+		// exist, the gate-false branch still renders, just without
+		// the alt-swap.
+		gateMet := EvalConditionExpr([]byte(r.ConditionExpr), flagSet)
+		if !gateMet && r.AltDurationValue == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// SkipRules suppression (t-paliad-265).
+		// t-paliad-290 (m/paliad#122): when opts.IncludeHidden is set,
+		// we re-surface the directly-skipped row (faded via IsHidden)
+		// instead of dropping it.
+		var isHidden bool
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			if _, skipped := skipRules[*r.SubmissionCode]; skipped {
+				hiddenCount++
+				if !opts.IncludeHidden {
+					skippedIDs[r.ID] = struct{}{}
+					continue
+				}
+				isHidden = true
+			}
+		}
+		if r.ParentID != nil {
+			if _, parentSkipped := skippedIDs[*r.ParentID]; parentSkipped {
+				skippedIDs[r.ID] = struct{}{}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		// AppellantContext propagation. A rule with its own
+		// PerCardAppellant pick stamps its UUID with that value.
+		// Otherwise inherit from parent if the parent had a context.
+		var ctxVal string
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			if v, ok := perCardAppellant[*r.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+				ctxVal = v
+			}
+		}
+		if ctxVal == "" && r.ParentID != nil {
+			if v, ok := appellantContext[*r.ParentID]; ok {
+				ctxVal = v
+			}
+		}
+		if ctxVal != "" {
+			appellantContext[r.ID] = ctxVal
+		}
+
+		d := TimelineEntry{
+			RuleID:           r.ID.String(),
+			Name:             r.Name,
+			NameEN:           r.NameEN,
+			Priority:         r.Priority,
+			ConditionExpr:    json.RawMessage(r.ConditionExpr),
+			AppellantContext: ctxVal,
+			ChoicesOffered:   json.RawMessage(r.ChoicesOffered),
+			IsHidden:         isHidden,
+		}
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			d.Code = *r.SubmissionCode
+		}
+		if r.PrimaryParty != nil {
+			d.Party = *r.PrimaryParty
+		}
+		if r.RuleCode != nil {
+			d.RuleRef = *r.RuleCode
+		}
+		if r.LegalSource != nil {
+			d.LegalSource = *r.LegalSource
+			d.LegalSourceDisplay = FormatLegalSourceDisplay(*r.LegalSource)
+			d.LegalSourceURL = BuildLegalSourceURL(*r.LegalSource)
+		}
+		if r.DeadlineNotes != nil {
+			d.Notes = *r.DeadlineNotes
+		}
+		if r.DeadlineNotesEn != nil {
+			d.NotesEN = *r.DeadlineNotesEn
+		}
+
+		// Resolve the parent rule once so every conditional-rendering
+		// branch (incl. the optional-not-recorded path below) can stamp
+		// ParentRule* on the wire without re-scanning. Populated even
+		// for non-conditional rows — the frontend dependency-footer
+		// ("Folgt aus …") already consumes this on regular projected
+		// rows. (t-paliad-289)
+		var parentRule *Rule
+		if r.ParentID != nil {
+			if pr, ok := ruleByID[*r.ParentID]; ok {
+				parentRule = &pr
+				if pr.SubmissionCode != nil {
+					d.ParentRuleCode = *pr.SubmissionCode
+				}
+				d.ParentRuleName = pr.Name
+				d.ParentRuleNameEN = pr.NameEN
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Trigger-event override on the user-facing dependency identity
+		// (m/paliad#126 / t-paliad-294). When a rule has a real
+		// trigger_event_id, that catalog event is the actual semantic
+		// anchor — not the parent_id node, which is only the calc-time
+		// arithmetic anchor. Only the user-facing wire fields shift;
+		// parentRule (and the parent_id chain feeding parentIsCourtSet
+		// and the calc-time arithmetic below) stays anchored on the
+		// rule tree.
+		if r.TriggerEventID != nil {
+			if te, ok := triggerEventByID[*r.TriggerEventID]; ok {
+				d.ParentRuleCode = te.Code
+				d.ParentRuleName = te.NameDE
+				d.ParentRuleNameEN = te.Name
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Propagate court-set status from a parent rule whose date the
+		// court determines: if the anchor itself has no real date,
+		// nothing downstream can be computed either — UNLESS the user
+		// has supplied an override date for the parent.
+		parentOverridden := false
+		if r.ParentID != nil && courtSet[*r.ParentID] {
+			for _, prev := range rules {
+				if prev.ID == *r.ParentID {
+					if prev.SubmissionCode != nil {
+						if _, ok := overrideDates[*prev.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+							parentOverridden = true
+						}
+					}
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		parentIsCourtSet := r.ParentID != nil && courtSet[*r.ParentID] && !parentOverridden
+
+		// Zero-duration rules fall into one of four buckets:
+		//   1. parent=nil, not court-determined → IsRootEvent (trigger anchor)
+		//   2. parent=nil, court-determined → IsCourtSet
+		//   3. parent set, court-determined → IsCourtSet (waypoint)
+		//   4. parent set, NOT court-determined → "filed-with-parent"
+		//
+		// AnchorOverrides: when the user has set a date for any zero-
+		// duration rule, that override wins over both the court-set
+		// placeholder and the parent-inheritance.
+		if r.DurationValue == 0 {
+			if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+				if ov, ok := overrideDates[*r.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+					d.DueDate = ov.Format("2006-01-02")
+					d.OriginalDate = d.DueDate
+					d.IsOverridden = true
+					computed[*r.SubmissionCode] = ov
+					deadlines = append(deadlines, d)
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+
+			if r.ParentID == nil && !r.IsCourtSet {
+				// Bucket 1: timeline anchor.
+				d.IsRootEvent = true
+				d.DueDate = triggerDateStr
+				d.OriginalDate = triggerDateStr
+				if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+					computed[*r.SubmissionCode] = triggerDate
+				}
+			} else if r.ParentID != nil && !r.IsCourtSet {
+				// Bucket 4: filed-with-parent. Inherit parent's date.
+				if parentIsCourtSet {
+					// Indirect: rule isn't itself court-determined,
+					// it's blocked because its parent is.
+					d.IsCourtSet = true
+					d.IsCourtSetIndirect = true
+					d.IsConditional = true
+					d.DueDate = ""
+					d.OriginalDate = ""
+					courtSet[r.ID] = true
+				} else {
+					var parentDate time.Time
+					var haveParentDate bool
+					for _, prev := range rules {
+						if prev.ID == *r.ParentID {
+							if prev.SubmissionCode != nil {
+								if ov, ok := overrideDates[*prev.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+									parentDate = ov
+									haveParentDate = true
+								} else if ref, ok := computed[*prev.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+									parentDate = ref
+									haveParentDate = true
+								}
+							}
+							break
+						}
+					}
+					if haveParentDate {
+						d.DueDate = parentDate.Format("2006-01-02")
+						d.OriginalDate = d.DueDate
+						if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+							computed[*r.SubmissionCode] = parentDate
+						}
+					} else {
+						// Parent not yet computed (defensive).
+						d.IsCourtSet = true
+						d.IsCourtSetIndirect = true
+						d.IsConditional = true
+						d.DueDate = ""
+						d.OriginalDate = ""
+						courtSet[r.ID] = true
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Buckets 2 + 3: court-determined directly.
+				d.IsCourtSet = true
+				d.DueDate = ""
+				d.OriginalDate = ""
+				courtSet[r.ID] = true
+			}
+			deadlines = append(deadlines, d)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// If the parent is court-determined and not overridden we have
+		// no real anchor date; surface this rule as court-set too
+		// rather than fabricating one off the trigger date. IsConditional
+		// surfaces the "abhängig von <ParentRuleName>" UX (t-paliad-289).
+		if parentIsCourtSet {
+			d.IsCourtSet = true
+			d.IsCourtSetIndirect = true
+			d.IsConditional = true
+			d.DueDate = ""
+			d.OriginalDate = ""
+			courtSet[r.ID] = true
+			deadlines = append(deadlines, d)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Anchor: prefer alt-anchor (e.g. priority_date for
+		// epa.grant.exa publish) when supplied, then parent's computed
+		// date (or user override), then trigger date.
+		baseDate := triggerDate
+		if r.AnchorAlt != nil && *r.AnchorAlt == "priority_date" && priorityDate != nil {
+			baseDate = *priorityDate
+		} else if r.ParentID != nil {
+			for _, prev := range rules {
+				if prev.ID == *r.ParentID {
+					if prev.SubmissionCode != nil {
+						if ov, ok := overrideDates[*prev.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+							baseDate = ov
+						} else if ref, ok := computed[*prev.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+							baseDate = ref
+						}
+					}
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Flag-conditioned alt-swap (legacy with_ccr pattern): when the
+		// gate fires AND alt_* values exist, swap the primary duration
+		// to the alt values. This is distinct from combine_op below —
+		// alt-swap is a one-or-the-other choice keyed on flags, whereas
+		// combine_op computes both legs and picks max/min.
+		durationValue := r.DurationValue
+		durationUnit := r.DurationUnit
+		timing := ""
+		if r.Timing != nil {
+			timing = *r.Timing
+		}
+		if r.CombineOp == nil && gateMet && HasConditionExpr(r.ConditionExpr) && r.AltDurationValue != nil {
+			durationValue = *r.AltDurationValue
+			if r.AltDurationUnit != nil {
+				durationUnit = *r.AltDurationUnit
+			}
+			if r.AltRuleCode != nil {
+				d.RuleRef = *r.AltRuleCode
+			}
+		}
+
+		// User override on this rule: replace the calculated date with
+		// the user's date. Skip holiday rollover — the user's date is
+		// authoritative.
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			if ov, ok := overrideDates[*r.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+				d.OriginalDate = ov.Format("2006-01-02")
+				d.DueDate = ov.Format("2006-01-02")
+				d.WasAdjusted = false
+				d.AdjustmentReason = nil
+				d.IsOverridden = true
+				computed[*r.SubmissionCode] = ov
+				deadlines = append(deadlines, d)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		origDate, adjusted, wasAdj, reason := ApplyDuration(
+			baseDate, durationValue, durationUnit, timing, country, regime, holidays,
+		)
+
+		// combine_op composite: compute the alt leg too, apply max/min.
+		if r.CombineOp != nil && r.AltDurationValue != nil && r.AltDurationUnit != nil {
+			altOrig, altAdj, altWasAdj, altReason := ApplyDuration(
+				baseDate, *r.AltDurationValue, *r.AltDurationUnit, timing, country, regime, holidays,
+			)
+			switch *r.CombineOp {
+			case "max":
+				if altAdj.After(adjusted) {
+					origDate, adjusted, wasAdj, reason = altOrig, altAdj, altWasAdj, altReason
+				}
+			case "min":
+				if altAdj.Before(adjusted) {
+					origDate, adjusted, wasAdj, reason = altOrig, altAdj, altWasAdj, altReason
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		d.OriginalDate = origDate.Format("2006-01-02")
+		d.DueDate = adjusted.Format("2006-01-02")
+		d.WasAdjusted = wasAdj
+		d.AdjustmentReason = reason
+
+		// Optional-on-the-other-side detection (t-paliad-289 Symptom B).
+		// Rules with priority='optional' AND primary_party='both' whose
+		// data-model parent is the proceeding's trigger anchor (parent
+		// has parent_id=NULL and is not court-set, i.e. the SoC root
+		// rule) represent a rule whose REAL triggering event sits
+		// outside the rule data — e.g. R.262(2) Erwiderung auf
+		// Vertraulichkeitsantrag anchors on SoC in the data, but the
+		// real trigger is the opposing party's confidentiality motion
+		// which may never happen. Without an explicit anchor on the
+		// rule itself, the projection must NOT claim a concrete date.
+		if !d.IsOverridden && !d.IsConditional &&
+			r.Priority == "optional" &&
+			r.PrimaryParty != nil && *r.PrimaryParty == "both" &&
+			parentRule != nil && parentRule.ParentID == nil && !parentRule.IsCourtSet {
+			d.IsConditional = true
+			d.DueDate = ""
+			d.OriginalDate = ""
+			d.WasAdjusted = false
+			d.AdjustmentReason = nil
+			// Mark this rule's ID as having an uncertain anchor so
+			// rules chaining off it also surface conditional via the
+			// parentIsCourtSet path.
+			courtSet[r.ID] = true
+		}
+
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			computed[*r.SubmissionCode] = adjusted
+		}
+		deadlines = append(deadlines, d)
+	}
+
+	// t-paliad-296: within consecutive runs of rules sharing the same
+	// trigger group (parent_id + trigger_event_id), reorder by duration
+	// ascending so optional events following the same anchor render in
+	// their likely-sequence order. Different trigger groups keep their
+	// proceeding-sequence position — the chunk walk only sorts adjacent
+	// same-group rows. Court-set / conditional rows sort LAST.
+	sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(deadlines, ruleByID)
+
+	resp := &Timeline{
+		ProceedingType:   pickedProceeding.Code,
+		ProceedingName:   pickedProceeding.Name,
+		ProceedingNameEN: pickedProceeding.NameEN,
+		TriggerDate:      triggerDateStr,
+		Deadlines:        deadlines,
+		HiddenCount:      hiddenCount,
+	}
+	// Sub-track routing keeps the user-picked proceeding's identity,
+	// so the trigger-event label rides on `pickedProceeding`.
+	if pickedProceeding.TriggerEventLabelDE != nil {
+		resp.TriggerEventLabel = *pickedProceeding.TriggerEventLabelDE
+	}
+	if pickedProceeding.TriggerEventLabelEN != nil {
+		resp.TriggerEventLabelEN = *pickedProceeding.TriggerEventLabelEN
+	}
+	if hasSubTrackNote {
+		resp.ContextualNote = subTrackNote.NoteDE
+		resp.ContextualNoteEN = subTrackNote.NoteEN
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// calculateByTriggerEvent renders the Pipeline-C timeline for an event
+// trigger (mig 085 + Slice 3). Pipeline-C rules are flat (no parent_id
+// chains), have no flag gating, no priority_date alt-anchor, no party
+// classification, and no IsRootEvent / IsCourtSet semantics. The math
+// is just: base + (timing-signed) duration → optional alt-leg combine
+// → optional weekend/holiday rollover for calendar units.
+//
+// Timeline.ProceedingType / ProceedingName stay empty —
+// EventDeadlineService owns the trigger-event metadata.
+func calculateByTriggerEvent(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	triggerEventID int64,
+	triggerDateStr string,
+	opts CalcOptions,
+	catalog Catalog,
+	holidays HolidayCalendar,
+	courts CourtRegistry,
+) (*Timeline, error) {
+	triggerDate, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", triggerDateStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid trigger date %q: %w", triggerDateStr, err)
+	}
+
+	// Pipeline-C rules originate from youpc's UPC-flavoured deadline
+	// corpus — DE / UPC defaults match the legacy EventDeadlineService.
+	country, regime, err := courts.CountryRegime(opts.CourtID, CountryDE, RegimeUPC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve court %q: %w", opts.CourtID, err)
+	}
+
+	rules, err := catalog.LoadRulesByTriggerEvent(ctx, triggerEventID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(opts.RuleOverrides) > 0 {
+		rules = ApplyRuleOverrides(rules, opts.RuleOverrides)
+	}
+
+	deadlines := make([]TimelineEntry, 0, len(rules))
+	for _, r := range rules {
+		timing := ""
+		if r.Timing != nil {
+			timing = *r.Timing
+		}
+		baseRaw, baseAdj, baseChanged, baseReason := ApplyDuration(
+			triggerDate, r.DurationValue, r.DurationUnit, timing, country, regime, holidays,
+		)
+		picked := baseAdj
+		original := baseRaw
+		wasAdj := baseChanged
+		reason := baseReason
+
+		if r.CombineOp != nil && r.AltDurationValue != nil && r.AltDurationUnit != nil {
+			altRaw, altAdj, altChanged, altReason := ApplyDuration(
+				triggerDate, *r.AltDurationValue, *r.AltDurationUnit, timing, country, regime, holidays,
+			)
+			switch *r.CombineOp {
+			case "max":
+				if altAdj.After(baseAdj) {
+					picked, original, wasAdj, reason = altAdj, altRaw, altChanged, altReason
+				}
+			case "min":
+				if altAdj.Before(baseAdj) {
+					picked, original, wasAdj, reason = altAdj, altRaw, altChanged, altReason
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		d := TimelineEntry{
+			RuleID:           r.ID.String(),
+			Name:             r.Name,
+			NameEN:           r.NameEN,
+			Priority:         r.Priority,
+			ConditionExpr:    json.RawMessage(r.ConditionExpr),
+			DueDate:          picked.Format("2006-01-02"),
+			OriginalDate:     original.Format("2006-01-02"),
+			WasAdjusted:      wasAdj,
+			AdjustmentReason: reason,
+		}
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			d.Code = *r.SubmissionCode
+		}
+		if r.PrimaryParty != nil {
+			d.Party = *r.PrimaryParty
+		}
+		if r.RuleCode != nil {
+			d.RuleRef = *r.RuleCode
+		}
+		if r.LegalSource != nil {
+			d.LegalSource = *r.LegalSource
+			d.LegalSourceDisplay = FormatLegalSourceDisplay(*r.LegalSource)
+			d.LegalSourceURL = BuildLegalSourceURL(*r.LegalSource)
+		}
+		if r.DeadlineNotes != nil {
+			d.Notes = *r.DeadlineNotes
+		}
+		if r.DeadlineNotesEn != nil {
+			d.NotesEN = *r.DeadlineNotesEn
+		}
+		deadlines = append(deadlines, d)
+	}
+
+	return &Timeline{
+		// Trigger-event responses don't carry proceeding metadata —
+		// EventDeadlineService.Calculate fills the trigger fields in
+		// the legacy CalculateResponse shape. Leaving these empty is
+		// the stable contract.
+		ProceedingType: "",
+		ProceedingName: "",
+		TriggerDate:    triggerDateStr,
+		Deadlines:      deadlines,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// CalculateRule computes a single deadline from a rule + trigger date.
+// Used by the v4 result-card click flow. Distinct from Calculate: no
+// parent-chain walk, no full-timeline rendering — just one date out.
+//
+// When the rule is court-determined, DueDate is empty and
+// IsCourtSet=true; the caller should disable the "Add to project" CTA.
+//
+// When the rule has a condition_expr gate and the caller's Flags
+// satisfy it AND alt_duration_value is non-NULL, the calc swaps to
+// alt_*. When the gate is not satisfied, the calc still proceeds with
+// the base duration_value and surfaces FlagsRequired.
+func CalculateRule(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	params CalcRuleParams,
+	catalog Catalog,
+	holidays HolidayCalendar,
+	courts CourtRegistry,
+) (*RuleCalculation, error) {
+	triggerDate, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", params.TriggerDate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid trigger date %q: %w", params.TriggerDate, err)
+	}
+
+	rule, pt, err := resolveRule(ctx, params, catalog)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	mandWire, _ := wireFlagsFromPriority(rule.Priority)
+	out := &RuleCalculation{
+		Rule: RuleCalculationRule{
+			ID:            rule.ID.String(),
+			NameDE:        rule.Name,
+			NameEN:        rule.NameEN,
+			DurationValue: rule.DurationValue,
+			DurationUnit:  rule.DurationUnit,
+			IsMandatory:   mandWire,
+		},
+		Proceeding: RuleCalculationProceeding{
+			Code:   pt.Code,
+			NameDE: pt.Name,
+			NameEN: pt.NameEN,
+		},
+		TriggerDate: params.TriggerDate,
+	}
+	if rule.SubmissionCode != nil {
+		out.Rule.LocalCode = *rule.SubmissionCode
+	}
+	if rule.RuleCode != nil {
+		out.Rule.RuleRef = *rule.RuleCode
+	}
+	if rule.LegalSource != nil {
+		out.Rule.LegalSource = *rule.LegalSource
+		out.Rule.LegalSourceDisplay = FormatLegalSourceDisplay(*rule.LegalSource)
+		out.Rule.LegalSourceURL = BuildLegalSourceURL(*rule.LegalSource)
+	}
+	if rule.PrimaryParty != nil {
+		out.Rule.Party = *rule.PrimaryParty
+	}
+	if rule.DeadlineNotes != nil {
+		out.Rule.NotesDE = *rule.DeadlineNotes
+	}
+	if rule.DeadlineNotesEn != nil {
+		out.Rule.NotesEN = *rule.DeadlineNotesEn
+	}
+	// Slice 9 (t-paliad-195) replacement for the dropped condition_flag
+	// text[] enumeration: walk the jsonb gate to pull out flag-leaf
+	// names. Returns nil on an unconditional rule.
+	out.FlagsRequired = ExtractFlagsFromExpr(rule.ConditionExpr)
+
+	// Court-determined: no calculable date.
+	if rule.IsCourtSet {
+		out.IsCourtSet = true
+		return out, nil
+	}
+
+	// Resolve flag-conditional duration via the unified condition_expr
+	// evaluator.
+	flagSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(params.Flags))
+	for _, f := range params.Flags {
+		flagSet[f] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	durationValue := rule.DurationValue
+	durationUnit := rule.DurationUnit
+	gateMet := EvalConditionExpr([]byte(rule.ConditionExpr), flagSet)
+	if gateMet && HasConditionExpr(rule.ConditionExpr) {
+		out.FlagsApplied = out.FlagsRequired
+		if rule.AltDurationValue != nil {
+			durationValue = *rule.AltDurationValue
+		}
+		if rule.AltDurationUnit != nil {
+			durationUnit = *rule.AltDurationUnit
+		}
+		if rule.AltRuleCode != nil {
+			out.Rule.RuleRef = *rule.AltRuleCode
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Zero-duration non-court-determined rules are "filed at the same
+	// time as parent" markers: effectively mean "due on the trigger
+	// date itself".
+	if durationValue == 0 {
+		out.OriginalDate = params.TriggerDate
+		out.DueDate = params.TriggerDate
+		return out, nil
+	}
+
+	defaultCountry, defaultRegime := DefaultsForJurisdiction(pt.Jurisdiction)
+	country, regime, err := courts.CountryRegime(params.CourtID, defaultCountry, defaultRegime)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve court %q: %w", params.CourtID, err)
+	}
+
+	timing := ""
+	if rule.Timing != nil {
+		timing = *rule.Timing
+	}
+	endDate, adjusted, wasAdj, reason := ApplyDuration(
+		triggerDate, durationValue, durationUnit, timing, country, regime, holidays,
+	)
+	out.OriginalDate = endDate.Format("2006-01-02")
+	out.DueDate = adjusted.Format("2006-01-02")
+	out.WasAdjusted = wasAdj
+	out.AdjustmentReason = reason
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// resolveRule resolves CalcRuleParams to a rule + its proceeding type.
+// Accepts either RuleID (UUID) or (ProceedingCode, RuleLocalCode). The
+// frontend uses the latter form (it has the pill context) and the
+// programmatic / test caller can use the former.
+func resolveRule(ctx context.Context, params CalcRuleParams, catalog Catalog) (*Rule, *ProceedingType, error) {
+	if params.RuleID == "" && (params.ProceedingCode == "" || params.RuleLocalCode == "") {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("CalcRuleParams: either RuleID or (ProceedingCode + RuleLocalCode) is required")
+	}
+
+	if params.RuleID != "" {
+		rule, err := catalog.LoadRuleByID(ctx, params.RuleID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		if rule.ProceedingTypeID == nil {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("rule %q has no proceeding_type_id", params.RuleID)
+		}
+		pt, err := catalog.LoadProceedingByID(ctx, *rule.ProceedingTypeID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("resolve proceeding for rule %q: %w", params.RuleID, err)
+		}
+		return rule, pt, nil
+	}
+
+	rule, pt, err := catalog.LoadRuleByCode(ctx, params.ProceedingCode, params.RuleLocalCode)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return rule, pt, nil
+}
+
+// ApplyRuleOverrides replaces rules whose ID appears in `overrides`
+// with the override row, and appends any override whose ID isn't in
+// the source list (net-new drafts the rule editor wants to preview).
+//
+// Used by the Slice 11a (t-paliad-191) preview endpoint: the editor
+// passes the draft as an override so Calculate runs against the
+// proposed shape without writing to the DB. Empty overrides slice =
+// pass-through.
+func ApplyRuleOverrides(src, overrides []Rule) []Rule {
+	if len(overrides) == 0 {
+		return src
+	}
+	byID := make(map[uuid.UUID]Rule, len(overrides))
+	for _, o := range overrides {
+		byID[o.ID] = o
+	}
+	out := make([]Rule, 0, len(src)+len(overrides))
+	seen := make(map[uuid.UUID]bool, len(overrides))
+	for _, r := range src {
+		if ov, ok := byID[r.ID]; ok {
+			out = append(out, ov)
+			seen[ov.ID] = true
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, r)
+	}
+	for _, o := range overrides {
+		if seen[o.ID] {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, o)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// wireFlagsFromPriority derives the legacy (IsMandatory, IsOptional)
+// pair from the unified priority enum so the wire shape stays
+// pixel-identical. Mapping mirrors mig 083's backfill (per design §2.3):
+//
+//	'mandatory'     → (true,  false)
+//	'optional'      → (true,  true)
+//	'recommended'   → (false, false)
+//	'informational' → (false, false)
+//	(unknown)       → (true,  false)
+func wireFlagsFromPriority(priority string) (isMandatory, isOptional bool) {
+	switch priority {
+	case "mandatory":
+		return true, false
+	case "optional":
+		return true, true
+	case "recommended":
+		return false, false
+	case "informational":
+		return false, false
+	default:
+		return true, false
+	}
+}
+
+// AllFlagsSet is retained as a tiny utility for callers that have a
+// flat list of flag strings + a flag-set lookup. The new condition_expr
+// gate is the canonical evaluator; this helper exists for forward-
+// compat with any future caller that wants the legacy AND-over-list
+// semantic without rebuilding the jsonb.
+func AllFlagsSet(required []string, set map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	return allFlagsSet(required, set)
+}
+
+// WireFlagsFromPriority is the public form of wireFlagsFromPriority so
+// the paliad-side test suite (which historically asserted the mapping
+// directly) can still test the contract.
+func WireFlagsFromPriority(priority string) (isMandatory, isOptional bool) {
+	return wireFlagsFromPriority(priority)
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/expr.go

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import "encoding/json"
+
+// allFlagsSet returns true when every element of `required` is present in
+// `set`. Empty `required` returns true (no condition). Retained as the
+// fallback predicate used by EvalConditionExpr when condition_expr is
+// NULL but the legacy condition_flag text[] is set — preserves
+// transition-window behaviour for any row Slice 2 missed (it shouldn't,
+// but defensive).
+func allFlagsSet(required []string, set map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	for _, f := range required {
+		if _, ok := set[f]; !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// EvalConditionExpr returns true iff the rule's gate predicate is
+// satisfied for the caller's flag set. Drives flag-conditional rendering
+// + flag-conditional alt-swap throughout the calculator.
+//
+// Grammar (design §2.4 long form, mig 084 backfill):
+//
+//	{"flag": "<name>"}              — leaf: true iff <name> ∈ flags
+//	{"op": "and", "args": [<n>...]} — true iff every arg evaluates true
+//	{"op": "or",  "args": [<n>...]} — true iff any arg evaluates true
+//	{"op": "not", "args": [<one>]}  — true iff the single arg is false
+//
+// NULL / empty / "null" expression → true (unconditional). Malformed
+// JSON → true (defensive: the rule still renders, the lawyer sees
+// it even if the gate is broken).
+//
+// Slice 9 (t-paliad-195, mig 091) dropped the legacy condition_flag
+// text[] column; the fallback that AND'd over it is gone. Any future
+// row needing array-of-flags semantics writes the equivalent
+// {"op":"and","args":[{"flag":"<a>"},...]} jsonb directly.
+func EvalConditionExpr(expr []byte, flags map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	if len(expr) == 0 || string(expr) == "null" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return EvalConditionExprNode(expr, flags)
+}
+
+// EvalConditionExprNode walks one node of the condition_expr jsonb
+// tree. Recursion depth is bounded by the editor (Slice 11 caps tree
+// depth + arg count); pre-Slice-11 backfilled rows have at most a
+// 2-arg AND (mig 084).
+func EvalConditionExprNode(raw []byte, flags map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	var node struct {
+		Flag string            `json:"flag"`
+		Op   string            `json:"op"`
+		Args []json.RawMessage `json:"args"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &node); err != nil {
+		// Malformed → unconditional. The Slice 11 editor's validation
+		// will block such writes; in the live corpus today mig 084's
+		// jsonb_build_object output is well-formed by construction.
+		return true
+	}
+	if node.Flag != "" {
+		_, ok := flags[node.Flag]
+		return ok
+	}
+	switch node.Op {
+	case "and":
+		for _, a := range node.Args {
+			if !EvalConditionExprNode(a, flags) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	case "or":
+		for _, a := range node.Args {
+			if EvalConditionExprNode(a, flags) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	case "not":
+		if len(node.Args) != 1 {
+			// Malformed NOT — fall through to unconditional rather
+			// than risk suppressing a rule the lawyer expects to see.
+			return true
+		}
+		return !EvalConditionExprNode(node.Args[0], flags)
+	}
+	// Unknown op (forward-compat with editor extensions): treat as
+	// unconditional so the rule still renders.
+	return true
+}
+
+// HasConditionExpr returns true when the rule carries a non-empty,
+// non-"null" jsonb gate. Slice 9 (t-paliad-195) replacement for the
+// pre-drop `len(r.ConditionFlag) > 0` predicate that guarded the
+// flag-keyed alt-swap branch. Same intent: "this rule has a gate;
+// when the gate flips to met, swap to alt".
+func HasConditionExpr(expr NullableJSON) bool {
+	if len(expr) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	s := string(expr)
+	return s != "null" && s != "{}"
+}
+
+// ExtractFlagsFromExpr walks the jsonb gate and returns the unique
+// flag names referenced as {"flag":"<name>"} leaves. Used by
+// CalculateRule's response (FlagsRequired) so the result-card calc
+// panel can render flag checkboxes for each gate input. Replaces the
+// dropped condition_flag text[] enumeration. Returns nil on a NULL
+// expression or one that contains no flag leaves.
+func ExtractFlagsFromExpr(expr NullableJSON) []string {
+	if !HasConditionExpr(expr) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+	walkFlagLeaves([]byte(expr), seen)
+	if len(seen) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(seen))
+	for f := range seen {
+		out = append(out, f)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func walkFlagLeaves(raw []byte, into map[string]struct{}) {
+	var node struct {
+		Flag string            `json:"flag"`
+		Op   string            `json:"op"`
+		Args []json.RawMessage `json:"args"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &node); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if node.Flag != "" {
+		into[node.Flag] = struct{}{}
+		return
+	}
+	for _, a := range node.Args {
+		walkFlagLeaves(a, into)
+	}
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/holidays.go

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import "time"
+
+// HolidayCalendar adjusts dates onto working days for a given
+// (country, regime) pair. The calculator only needs three primitives:
+//
+//   - IsNonWorkingDay  — used by the addWorkingDays walker
+//   - AdjustForNonWorkingDays         — forward snap (timing='after')
+//   - AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward — backward snap (timing='before')
+//   - AdjustForNonWorkingDaysWithReason — like the forward snap but
+//     also returns *AdjustmentReason so the timeline can render the
+//     "rolled past holiday X" footer in TimelineEntry.AdjustmentReason.
+//
+// Implementations:
+//   - paliad: reads paliad.holidays, caches per-year, merges DE
+//     federal fallback.
+//   - embedded/upc (Slice C): in-memory year-keyed map populated from
+//     the embedded JSON snapshot.
+type HolidayCalendar interface {
+	IsNonWorkingDay(date time.Time, country, regime string) bool
+	AdjustForNonWorkingDays(date time.Time, country, regime string) (adjusted, original time.Time, wasAdjusted bool)
+	AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward(date time.Time, country, regime string) (adjusted, original time.Time, wasAdjusted bool)
+	AdjustForNonWorkingDaysWithReason(date time.Time, country, regime string) (adjusted, original time.Time, wasAdjusted bool, reason *AdjustmentReason)
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/legal_source.go

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import "strings"
+
+// FormatLegalSourceDisplay renders a structured legal_source code into
+// the form HLC users read in pleadings:
+//
+//	UPC.RoP.23.1   → "UPC RoP R.23(1)"
+//	UPC.RoP.139    → "UPC RoP R.139"
+//	DE.PatG.82.1   → "PatG §82(1)"
+//	DE.ZPO.276.1   → "ZPO §276(1)"
+//	EU.EPÜ.108     → "EPÜ Art.108"
+//	EU.EPC-R.79.1  → "EPC R.79(1)"
+//	EU.RPBA.12.1.c → "RPBA Art.12(1)(c)"
+//
+// Returns the empty string for an empty input. Unknown jurisdictions
+// fall through with the structured form preserved (caller decides
+// whether to display).
+func FormatLegalSourceDisplay(src string) string {
+	src = strings.TrimSpace(src)
+	if src == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(src, ".")
+	if len(parts) < 3 {
+		// Malformed — return as-is so the caller still has something.
+		return src
+	}
+	code := parts[1]
+	rest := parts[2:]
+	var prefix string
+	switch code {
+	case "RoP":
+		prefix = "UPC RoP R."
+	case "PatG":
+		prefix = "PatG §"
+	case "ZPO":
+		prefix = "ZPO §"
+	case "EPÜ":
+		prefix = "EPÜ Art."
+	case "EPC-R":
+		prefix = "EPC R."
+	case "RPBA":
+		prefix = "RPBA Art."
+	default:
+		prefix = code + " "
+	}
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.Grow(len(prefix) + len(src))
+	b.WriteString(prefix)
+	b.WriteString(rest[0])
+	for _, p := range rest[1:] {
+		b.WriteByte('(')
+		b.WriteString(p)
+		b.WriteByte(')')
+	}
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+// BuildLegalSourceURL maps a structured legal_source code to a
+// youpc.org/laws permalink when the cited body is hosted there. Today
+// youpc only carries the UPC corpus (UPCA, UPCS, UPCRoP); DE national
+// codes (PatG, ZPO) and EPO bodies (EPÜ, EPC-R, RPBA) have no youpc
+// home yet, so the helper returns the empty string for those and the
+// caller renders the display string as plain text.
+//
+// Inputs mirror FormatLegalSourceDisplay — structured dot-separated
+// codes like UPC.RoP.23.1, UPC.UPCA.83. Sub-paragraph segments beyond
+// the law-number position are dropped; youpc resolves the page at
+// <type>.<number> granularity. The law-number is zero-padded to 3
+// digits to match how youpc stores law_number (laws-data.json carries
+// "001" / "023" / "220" forms).
+//
+//	UPC.RoP.23.1   → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCRoP.023
+//	UPC.RoP.220.1  → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCRoP.220
+//	UPC.RoP.29.a   → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCRoP.029
+//	UPC.UPCA.83    → https://youpc.org/laws#UPCA.083
+//	DE.ZPO.276.1   → ""   (no youpc home — render display text plain)
+func BuildLegalSourceURL(src string) string {
+	src = strings.TrimSpace(src)
+	if src == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(src, ".")
+	if len(parts) < 3 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	var lawType string
+	switch parts[0] + "." + parts[1] {
+	case "UPC.RoP":
+		lawType = "UPCRoP"
+	case "UPC.UPCA":
+		lawType = "UPCA"
+	case "UPC.UPCS":
+		lawType = "UPCS"
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+	number := padLawNumber(parts[2])
+	if number == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return "https://youpc.org/laws#" + lawType + "." + number
+}
+
+// padLawNumber zero-pads a pure-digit law-number segment to 3 digits.
+// Non-digit-only inputs (e.g. "112a" if youpc ever ingests EPÜ Art.
+// 112a) pass through unchanged so the URL still resolves. Empty input
+// returns the empty string.
+func padLawNumber(s string) string {
+	if s == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	for _, c := range s {
+		if c < '0' || c > '9' {
+			return s
+		}
+	}
+	if len(s) >= 3 {
+		return s
+	}
+	return strings.Repeat("0", 3-len(s)) + s
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/proceeding_mapping.go

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+// proceeding_mapping bridges the two proceeding-type vocabularies in the
+// codebase: the **litigation** conceptual category (INF / REV / APP /
+// CCR / AMD / APM / ZPO_CIVIL) used by the historical project-binding
+// + Pipeline-A rules, and the **fristenrechner** code category
+// (upc.inf.cfi / de.inf.lg / epa.opp.opd / …) used by the Determinator
+// cascade + rule engine. Post-Phase-3-Slice-5 (t-paliad-186) projects
+// bind to fristenrechner codes directly, but the litigation→fristenrechner
+// mapping is still needed for the ~40 Pipeline-A rules that remain on
+// litigation proceedings and for any other surface that thinks in
+// litigation terms.
+//
+// The mapping table here is the single source of truth — see
+// docs/design-determinator-row-cascade-2026-05-13.md §4.2 for the
+// design rationale + ambiguity notes, and
+// docs/design-proceeding-code-taxonomy-2026-05-18.md for the
+// lowercase dot-separated naming convention applied by mig 096
+// (t-paliad-206). **Never silent FK promotion**: every ambiguous case
+// returns ok=false so callers can degrade gracefully ("no narrowing")
+// instead of guessing.
+
+// Stable code constants — the strings landed by mig 096. Use these
+// throughout the codebase so a future rename only needs to touch this
+// file. The id-anchored FKs (deadline_rules.proceeding_type_id,
+// projects.proceeding_type_id) are unaffected by the rename.
+const (
+	CodeUPCInfringement     = "upc.inf.cfi"
+	CodeUPCRevocation       = "upc.rev.cfi"
+	CodeUPCCounterclaim     = "upc.ccr.cfi"
+	CodeUPCPreliminary      = "upc.pi.cfi"
+	CodeUPCDamages          = "upc.dmgs.cfi"
+	CodeUPCDiscovery        = "upc.disc.cfi"
+	CodeUPCAppealMerits     = "upc.apl.merits"
+	CodeUPCAppealOrder      = "upc.apl.order"
+	CodeUPCAppealCost       = "upc.apl.cost"
+	CodeDEInfringementLG    = "de.inf.lg"
+	CodeDEInfringementOLG   = "de.inf.olg"
+	CodeDEInfringementBGH   = "de.inf.bgh"
+	CodeDENullityBPatG      = "de.null.bpatg"
+	CodeDENullityBGH        = "de.null.bgh"
+	CodeEPAGrant            = "epa.grant.exa"
+	CodeEPAOpposition       = "epa.opp.opd"
+	CodeEPAOppositionAppeal = "epa.opp.boa"
+	CodeDPMAOpposition      = "dpma.opp.dpma"
+	CodeDPMAAppealBPatG     = "dpma.appeal.bpatg"
+	CodeDPMAAppealBGH       = "dpma.appeal.bgh"
+)
+
+// MapLitigationToFristenrechner returns the fristenrechner code +
+// condition flags implied by a (litigationCode, jurisdiction) pair.
+//
+// Inputs are case-sensitive — pass the canonical upper-snake form
+// (e.g. "INF", "UPC"). Unrecognised codes or genuinely ambiguous
+// combinations (APP+DE, ZPO_CIVIL+DE) return ok=false with a zero
+// fristenrechner code; callers should treat that as "no narrowing"
+// and leave the cascade wide-open rather than auto-pick.
+//
+// Condition flags are returned as a slice so callers can apply them
+// alongside the fristenrechner code (CCR+UPC → upc.inf.cfi + with_ccr,
+// AMD+UPC → upc.inf.cfi + with_amend). An empty slice means no flag
+// context applies.
+func MapLitigationToFristenrechner(litigationCode, jurisdiction string) (fristenrechnerCode string, conditionFlags []string, ok bool) {
+	switch litigationCode {
+	case "INF":
+		switch jurisdiction {
+		case "UPC":
+			return CodeUPCInfringement, nil, true
+		case "DE":
+			return CodeDEInfringementLG, nil, true
+		}
+	case "REV":
+		switch jurisdiction {
+		case "UPC":
+			return CodeUPCRevocation, nil, true
+		case "DE":
+			return CodeDENullityBPatG, nil, true
+		}
+	case "CCR":
+		// Counterclaim revocation — UPC fold-in is structural (the
+		// counterclaim lives inside an upc.inf.cfi proceeding with the
+		// with_ccr flag). DE Nichtigkeit is conceptually the same
+		// adversarial-validity test, no separate flag.
+		switch jurisdiction {
+		case "UPC":
+			return CodeUPCInfringement, []string{"with_ccr"}, true
+		case "DE":
+			return CodeDENullityBPatG, nil, true
+		}
+	case "AMD":
+		// Amendment-application bundled into upc.inf.cfi via with_amend.
+		// No DE / EPA / DPMA analogue today.
+		if jurisdiction == "UPC" {
+			return CodeUPCInfringement, []string{"with_amend"}, true
+		}
+	case "APP":
+		// Appeal is ambiguous in DE (OLG vs BGH) and the project
+		// model doesn't carry the instance hint we'd need to
+		// disambiguate. UPC is unambiguous — upc.apl.merits covers
+		// the merits appeal track for inf/rev/ccr/damages.
+		if jurisdiction == "UPC" {
+			return CodeUPCAppealMerits, nil, true
+		}
+	case "APM":
+		// Preliminary injunction / urgency procedure — UPC-only
+		// concept in the fristenrechner taxonomy.
+		if jurisdiction == "UPC" {
+			return CodeUPCPreliminary, nil, true
+		}
+	case "OPP":
+		// Opposition — primarily EPA. DPMA has dpma.opp.dpma but it
+		// doesn't surface from the litigation vocabulary today.
+		if jurisdiction == "EPA" {
+			return CodeEPAOpposition, nil, true
+		}
+	}
+	return "", nil, false
+}
+
+// ResolveCounterclaimRouting handles the determinator's
+// upc.ccr.cfi illustrative-peer route: the code exists in the dropdown
+// for taxonomic completeness, but no rules are attached to it. When the
+// cascade resolves to upc.ccr.cfi we route the rule lookup back to
+// upc.inf.cfi with a default with_ccr=true flag — see
+// docs/design-proceeding-code-taxonomy-2026-05-18.md §0.3 sub-decision S1.
+//
+// `code` is the proceeding code the cascade resolved to. If it's
+// upc.ccr.cfi, the function returns (CodeUPCInfringement,
+// []string{"with_ccr"}, true). For any other code the function returns
+// (code, nil, false) and callers proceed with the code unchanged. The
+// boolean signals "routing was applied"; the caller can surface the hint
+// "Regeln liegen auf upc.inf.cfi (with_ccr=true); wir leiten Sie dorthin
+// weiter." in the UI.
+func ResolveCounterclaimRouting(code string) (effectiveCode string, defaultFlags []string, routed bool) {
+	if route, ok := SubTrackRoutings[code]; ok {
+		return route.ParentCode, route.DefaultFlags, true
+	}
+	return code, nil, false
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/sort.go

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// SortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup is the public form of
+// sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup. Exported so paliad's
+// test suite (which historically reached the helper directly) can
+// keep invoking it via a tiny wrapper.
+func SortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(
+	deadlines []TimelineEntry,
+	ruleByID map[uuid.UUID]Rule,
+) {
+	sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(deadlines, ruleByID)
+}
+
+// sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup walks consecutive runs of
+// deadlines whose underlying rule shares the same trigger group
+// (parent_id + trigger_event_id) and reorders each run in place by
+// duration ascending. Different trigger groups keep their original
+// proceeding-sequence position — the walk only ever permutes adjacent
+// same-group rows.
+//
+// Sort key (within a run):
+//  1. Conditional / court-set rows (no concrete date in the duration
+//     ladder) sort LAST, tiebroken by submission_code.
+//  2. duration_unit weight ASC: days/working_days < weeks < months < years
+//  3. duration_value ASC
+//  4. submission_code ASC (deterministic tiebreak)
+//
+// Issue: m/paliad#128 — post-decision optional events (R.151/R.353
+// 1-month before R.118.4/R.220.1 2-month) were rendering in catalog
+// order instead of likely-sequence order. (t-paliad-296)
+func sortDeadlinesByDurationWithinTriggerGroup(
+	deadlines []TimelineEntry,
+	ruleByID map[uuid.UUID]Rule,
+) {
+	if len(deadlines) < 2 {
+		return
+	}
+	n := len(deadlines)
+	i := 0
+	for i < n {
+		gid := triggerGroupKey(deadlines[i], ruleByID)
+		j := i + 1
+		for j < n && triggerGroupKey(deadlines[j], ruleByID) == gid {
+			j++
+		}
+		// Root rules (no parent and no trigger_event) get gid="" and
+		// would otherwise collapse into one big run. Skip the sort for
+		// the "root" pseudo-group — each root rule represents its own
+		// anchor (SoC, oral hearing, decision …) and the proceeding-
+		// sequence order between them must be preserved.
+		if j-i > 1 && gid != "" {
+			chunk := deadlines[i:j]
+			sort.SliceStable(chunk, func(a, b int) bool {
+				return durationLessForSort(chunk[a], chunk[b], ruleByID)
+			})
+		}
+		i = j
+	}
+}
+
+// triggerGroupKey returns a string key identifying which trigger group
+// a deadline belongs to. Same key = same group = candidates for sort.
+// Empty string means "root" (no parent, no trigger_event) — used as a
+// sentinel by the caller to skip sorting roots against each other.
+func triggerGroupKey(d TimelineEntry, ruleByID map[uuid.UUID]Rule) string {
+	rid, err := uuid.Parse(d.RuleID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	r, ok := ruleByID[rid]
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if r.ParentID != nil {
+		return "p:" + r.ParentID.String()
+	}
+	if r.TriggerEventID != nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("t:%d", *r.TriggerEventID)
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// durationLessForSort compares two deadlines for the duration-ascending
+// sort. Court-set / conditional rows (no concrete date) sort LAST
+// regardless of duration — they don't fit the duration ladder.
+func durationLessForSort(
+	a, b TimelineEntry,
+	ruleByID map[uuid.UUID]Rule,
+) bool {
+	aLast := a.IsCourtSet || a.IsConditional
+	bLast := b.IsCourtSet || b.IsConditional
+	if aLast != bLast {
+		return !aLast
+	}
+	if aLast && bLast {
+		return a.Code < b.Code
+	}
+
+	ra := lookupRuleFromDeadline(a, ruleByID)
+	rb := lookupRuleFromDeadline(b, ruleByID)
+
+	wa := durationUnitWeight(ra.DurationUnit)
+	wb := durationUnitWeight(rb.DurationUnit)
+	if wa != wb {
+		return wa < wb
+	}
+	if ra.DurationValue != rb.DurationValue {
+		return ra.DurationValue < rb.DurationValue
+	}
+	return a.Code < b.Code
+}
+
+func lookupRuleFromDeadline(
+	d TimelineEntry,
+	ruleByID map[uuid.UUID]Rule,
+) Rule {
+	if d.RuleID == "" {
+		return Rule{}
+	}
+	rid, err := uuid.Parse(d.RuleID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Rule{}
+	}
+	return ruleByID[rid]
+}
+
+// durationUnitWeight maps a duration unit to its sort weight so the
+// trigger-group sort can order shorter durations first. days and
+// working_days share weight 0 (both are sub-week granularities);
+// unknown units sort to the end so they're visible as a tail rather
+// than silently winning.
+func durationUnitWeight(unit string) int {
+	switch unit {
+	case "days", "working_days":
+		return 0
+	case "weeks":
+		return 1
+	case "months":
+		return 2
+	case "years":
+		return 3
+	}
+	return 4
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/subtrack.go

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+// SubTrackRouting describes a proceeding type that has no native rules
+// of its own and is normally rendered inside a parent proceeding's flow
+// with one or more condition flags enabled. The Procedure Roadmap
+// (verfahrensablauf) routes calc requests for these codes to the parent
+// proceeding + default flags, but preserves the user-picked code/name
+// in the response identity and surfaces a contextual note explaining
+// the framing — see m/paliad#58 and the design doc cited above.
+//
+// Adding a new sub-track is a data-only change here: extend
+// SubTrackRoutings with the (code, parent, flags, note) tuple and the
+// renderer picks it up automatically. The note copy lives in this file
+// because it's semantic to the routing, not UI chrome.
+type SubTrackRouting struct {
+	// Code is the user-picked proceeding code (e.g. "upc.ccr.cfi").
+	Code string
+	// ParentCode is the proceeding whose rules to use (e.g. "upc.inf.cfi").
+	ParentCode string
+	// DefaultFlags are merged into the user's flag set so the
+	// gated rules render. Order is preserved.
+	DefaultFlags []string
+	// NoteDE / NoteEN are the contextual banner above the timeline,
+	// explaining that the proceeding type is normally a sub-track.
+	// Plain text — the frontend renders them as a banner.
+	NoteDE string
+	NoteEN string
+}
+
+// SubTrackRoutings — single-source-of-truth registry. Today: just CCR.
+// The pattern generalises to other "sub-track" proceeding types (e.g.
+// R.30 application to amend the patent as a standalone roadmap, R.46
+// preliminary objection) once they have a proceeding-type code of their
+// own. New entries here are picked up by the spawn-as-standalone
+// renderer in Calculate without further wiring.
+var SubTrackRoutings = map[string]SubTrackRouting{
+	CodeUPCCounterclaim: {
+		Code:         CodeUPCCounterclaim,
+		ParentCode:   CodeUPCInfringement,
+		DefaultFlags: []string{"with_ccr"},
+		NoteDE:       "Die Nichtigkeitswiderklage läuft normalerweise innerhalb eines UPC-Verletzungsverfahrens mit aktiver Nichtigkeitswiderklage. Diese Zeitleiste zeigt das Verletzungsverfahren mit gesetztem with_ccr-Flag.",
+		NoteEN:       "The counterclaim for revocation normally runs inside a UPC infringement action with the counterclaim flag set. This timeline shows the infringement action with with_ccr automatically enabled.",
+	},
+}
+
+// LookupSubTrackRouting returns the sub-track routing for a proceeding
+// code, or (zero, false) if the code is not a sub-track. Used by the
+// fristenrechner Calculate path to spawn the parent flow with the sub-
+// track's default flags.
+func LookupSubTrackRouting(code string) (SubTrackRouting, bool) {
+	r, ok := SubTrackRoutings[code]
+	return r, ok
+}

pkg/litigationplanner/types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,428 @@
+package litigationplanner
+
+import (
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// NullableJSON is a jsonb column that may be NULL. json.RawMessage
+// (and *json.RawMessage) doesn't implement sql.Scanner, so a NULL value
+// from Postgres breaks the row scan with "unsupported Scan, storing
+// driver.Value type <nil> into type *json.RawMessage" — exactly the
+// error that hid every approval_request from the inbox when m's first
+// "create" lifecycle row arrived with NULL pre_image (m's dogfood
+// 2026-05-08 20:35). Using NullableJSON on every nullable jsonb column
+// fixes the scan and preserves inline JSON output (no base64 cast).
+type NullableJSON []byte
+
+// Scan implements sql.Scanner.
+func (n *NullableJSON) Scan(value any) error {
+	if value == nil {
+		*n = nil
+		return nil
+	}
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case []byte:
+		*n = append((*n)[:0], v...)
+		return nil
+	case string:
+		*n = []byte(v)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("NullableJSON: unsupported scan type %T", value)
+}
+
+// Value implements driver.Valuer.
+func (n NullableJSON) Value() (driver.Value, error) {
+	if len(n) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return []byte(n), nil
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON emits the raw JSON bytes (or "null").
+func (n NullableJSON) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(n) == 0 {
+		return []byte("null"), nil
+	}
+	return []byte(n), nil
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON consumes raw JSON bytes (literal "null" maps to nil).
+func (n *NullableJSON) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	if string(data) == "null" {
+		*n = nil
+		return nil
+	}
+	*n = append((*n)[:0], data...)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Rule is one rule in the proceeding-rule tree (UPC R.023, etc.).
+//
+// JSON + db tags are intentionally identical to the historical
+// paliad.deadline_rules row shape — sqlx scans onto Rule directly and
+// the wire bytes the frontend reads are unchanged from the pre-extract
+// shape.
+type Rule struct {
+	ID               uuid.UUID  `db:"id"                 json:"id"`
+	ProceedingTypeID *int       `db:"proceeding_type_id" json:"proceeding_type_id,omitempty"`
+	ParentID         *uuid.UUID `db:"parent_id"          json:"parent_id,omitempty"`
+	SubmissionCode   *string    `db:"submission_code"    json:"submission_code,omitempty"`
+	Name             string     `db:"name"               json:"name"`
+	NameEN           string     `db:"name_en"            json:"name_en"`
+	Description      *string    `db:"description"        json:"description,omitempty"`
+	PrimaryParty     *string    `db:"primary_party"      json:"primary_party,omitempty"`
+	EventType        *string    `db:"event_type"         json:"event_type,omitempty"`
+	DurationValue    int        `db:"duration_value"     json:"duration_value"`
+	DurationUnit     string     `db:"duration_unit"      json:"duration_unit"`
+	Timing           *string    `db:"timing"             json:"timing,omitempty"`
+	RuleCode         *string    `db:"rule_code"          json:"rule_code,omitempty"`
+	DeadlineNotes    *string    `db:"deadline_notes"     json:"deadline_notes,omitempty"`
+	DeadlineNotesEn  *string    `db:"deadline_notes_en"  json:"deadline_notes_en,omitempty"`
+	SequenceOrder    int        `db:"sequence_order"     json:"sequence_order"`
+	AltDurationValue *int       `db:"alt_duration_value" json:"alt_duration_value,omitempty"`
+	AltDurationUnit  *string    `db:"alt_duration_unit"  json:"alt_duration_unit,omitempty"`
+	AltRuleCode      *string    `db:"alt_rule_code"      json:"alt_rule_code,omitempty"`
+	AnchorAlt        *string    `db:"anchor_alt"         json:"anchor_alt,omitempty"`
+	ConceptID        *uuid.UUID `db:"concept_id"         json:"concept_id,omitempty"`
+	// ConceptDefaultEventTypeID is the canonical paliad.event_types row for
+	// this rule's concept (joined via paliad.deadline_concept_event_types
+	// where is_default = true). Lets the deadline create form auto-populate
+	// the Typ chip when the user picks this rule. Hydrated by the service
+	// layer; not a column. NULL when the concept has no mapped event_type.
+	ConceptDefaultEventTypeID *uuid.UUID `db:"-" json:"concept_default_event_type_id,omitempty"`
+	LegalSource               *string    `db:"legal_source"       json:"legal_source,omitempty"`
+	IsSpawn                   bool       `db:"is_spawn"           json:"is_spawn"`
+	SpawnLabel                *string    `db:"spawn_label"        json:"spawn_label,omitempty"`
+	IsActive                  bool       `db:"is_active"          json:"is_active"`
+	CreatedAt                 time.Time  `db:"created_at"         json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt                 time.Time  `db:"updated_at"         json:"updated_at"`
+
+	// TriggerEventID points at paliad.trigger_events when this rule is
+	// event-rooted (Pipeline C unification, design §2.5). NULL on
+	// proceeding-rooted rules.
+	TriggerEventID *int64 `db:"trigger_event_id" json:"trigger_event_id,omitempty"`
+
+	// SpawnProceedingTypeID is the cross-proceeding spawn target —
+	// when is_spawn=true and this is non-NULL, the calculator follows
+	// the FK and emits the target proceeding's root rule chain.
+	SpawnProceedingTypeID *int `db:"spawn_proceeding_type_id" json:"spawn_proceeding_type_id,omitempty"`
+
+	// CombineOp is 'max' or 'min' for composite-rule arithmetic
+	// (R.198 / R.213: "31d OR 20 working_days, whichever is longer").
+	// NULL = single-anchor arithmetic.
+	CombineOp *string `db:"combine_op" json:"combine_op,omitempty"`
+
+	// ConditionExpr is the jsonb gating expression. Grammar:
+	//   {"flag": "<name>"}
+	//   {"op":"and"|"or", "args":[<node>, ...]}
+	//   {"op":"not", "args":[<node>]}
+	// NULL or {} = unconditional.
+	ConditionExpr NullableJSON `db:"condition_expr" json:"condition_expr,omitempty"`
+
+	// Priority is the 4-way unified enum: 'mandatory' (default),
+	// 'recommended', 'optional', 'informational'.
+	Priority string `db:"priority" json:"priority"`
+
+	// IsCourtSet replaces the runtime heuristic (primary_party='court'
+	// OR event_type IN ('hearing','decision','order')).
+	IsCourtSet bool `db:"is_court_set" json:"is_court_set"`
+
+	// LifecycleState drives the rule-editor flow:
+	// 'draft' | 'published' | 'archived'.
+	LifecycleState string `db:"lifecycle_state" json:"lifecycle_state"`
+
+	// DraftOf points at the published rule this draft will replace on
+	// publish. NULL on published / archived rows.
+	DraftOf *uuid.UUID `db:"draft_of" json:"draft_of,omitempty"`
+
+	// PublishedAt records when the row entered LifecycleState='published'.
+	PublishedAt *time.Time `db:"published_at" json:"published_at,omitempty"`
+
+	// ChoicesOffered declares which per-event-card choice-kinds this
+	// rule offers on the Verfahrensablauf timeline (mig 129,
+	// t-paliad-265). NULL = no caret affordance (default).
+	ChoicesOffered NullableJSON `db:"choices_offered" json:"choices_offered,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ProceedingType is one of the litigation conceptual codes (INF/REV/CCR
+// /APM/APP/AMD/ZPO_CIVIL — matter management) or the lowercase dot-
+// separated fristenrechner codes (upc.*.*, de.*.*, epa.*.*, dpma.*.*) —
+// see docs/design-proceeding-code-taxonomy-2026-05-18.md.
+type ProceedingType struct {
+	ID           int     `db:"id"             json:"id"`
+	Code         string  `db:"code"           json:"code"`
+	Name         string  `db:"name"           json:"name"`
+	NameEN       string  `db:"name_en"        json:"name_en"`
+	Description  *string `db:"description"    json:"description,omitempty"`
+	Jurisdiction *string `db:"jurisdiction"   json:"jurisdiction,omitempty"`
+	Category     *string `db:"category"       json:"category,omitempty"`
+	DefaultColor string  `db:"default_color"  json:"default_color"`
+	SortOrder    int     `db:"sort_order"     json:"sort_order"`
+	IsActive     bool    `db:"is_active"      json:"is_active"`
+	// TriggerEventLabel{DE,EN}: optional caption for /tools/verfahrensablauf
+	// "Auslösendes Ereignis". When set, overrides the proceedingName fallback
+	// that fires when no rule has IsRootEvent=true.
+	TriggerEventLabelDE *string `db:"trigger_event_label_de" json:"trigger_event_label_de,omitempty"`
+	TriggerEventLabelEN *string `db:"trigger_event_label_en" json:"trigger_event_label_en,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// AdjustmentReason describes why a date was rolled forward / backward
+// off a non-working day. Populated by HolidayCalendar implementations
+// when AdjustForNonWorkingDaysWithReason moves the date.
+//
+// Date fields are JSON-serialised as YYYY-MM-DD strings (matching
+// TimelineEntry.DueDate / OriginalDate) so the frontend doesn't need a
+// separate RFC3339 parser.
+type AdjustmentReason struct {
+	// Kind is the dominant cause; longest cause wins when several apply
+	// (vacation > public_holiday > weekend).
+	Kind string `json:"kind"`
+	// Holidays collects every named holiday encountered while walking
+	// past the non-working run, deduped by (date, name). May be empty
+	// when the only cause is a weekend.
+	Holidays []HolidayDTO `json:"holidays,omitempty"`
+	// VacationName, VacationStart and VacationEnd describe the
+	// contiguous vacation block the original date sits in. Populated
+	// only when Kind == "vacation". Span boundaries are the first/last
+	// vacation day in the block (excludes the weekends that pad it).
+	VacationName  string `json:"vacationName,omitempty"`
+	VacationStart string `json:"vacationStart,omitempty"`
+	VacationEnd   string `json:"vacationEnd,omitempty"`
+	// OriginalWeekday is the English weekday name of the original date —
+	// "Saturday" / "Sunday" — set only when Kind == "weekend" so the UI
+	// can localise it.
+	OriginalWeekday string `json:"originalWeekday,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// HolidayDTO is the JSON shape for a holiday emitted in
+// AdjustmentReason — distinct from a DB-level Holiday row so dates
+// serialise as YYYY-MM-DD strings.
+type HolidayDTO struct {
+	Date       string `json:"date"`
+	Name       string `json:"name"`
+	IsVacation bool   `json:"isVacation,omitempty"`
+	IsClosure  bool   `json:"isClosure,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// CalcOptions carries optional inputs for Calculate. Callers can leave
+// fields empty/nil for the legacy behaviour.
+//
+//   - PriorityDateStr: when non-empty (YYYY-MM-DD), rules with
+//     anchor_alt='priority_date' (e.g. epa.grant.exa.ep_grant.publish
+//     per Art. 93 EPÜ) use this date as their base instead of the
+//     parent's adjusted date / the trigger date.
+//   - Flags: lowercase string flags from the UI (e.g. "with_ccr",
+//     "with_amend"). Drive condition_expr evaluation + flag-keyed
+//     alt-swap.
+//   - AnchorOverrides: rule_code → YYYY-MM-DD. Per-rule user overrides
+//     of the computed deadline date. When a child rule chains off a
+//     parent whose code is in AnchorOverrides, the override date is
+//     used as the anchor instead of the parent's calculated date.
+//   - CourtID picks the forum the proceeding is filed in (e.g.
+//     "upc-ld-paris", "de-bgh"). The calculator resolves it to
+//     (country, regime) for non-working-day computation.
+//   - TriggerEventIDFilter scopes Calculate to event-driven Pipeline-C
+//     rules: when non-nil, the proceedingCode argument is ignored and
+//     the engine selects rules WHERE trigger_event_id = *filter.
+//   - RuleOverrides substitutes specific rules in the calculator's
+//     rule list with caller-supplied in-memory rows. Used by the
+//     rule-editor preview.
+//   - PerCardAppellant / SkipRules / IncludeCCRFor / IncludeHidden
+//     drive per-event-card choice overlays (t-paliad-265, t-paliad-290).
+//   - ProjectHint scopes the catalog lookup to a project context
+//     (paliad's catalog uses this to merge in project-scoped rules
+//     in future slices; v1 catalogs may ignore it).
+type CalcOptions struct {
+	PriorityDateStr      string
+	Flags                []string
+	AnchorOverrides      map[string]string
+	CourtID              string
+	TriggerEventIDFilter *int64
+	RuleOverrides        []Rule
+
+	PerCardAppellant map[string]string
+	SkipRules        map[string]struct{}
+	IncludeCCRFor    map[string]struct{}
+	IncludeHidden    bool
+
+	ProjectHint ProjectHint
+}
+
+// ProjectHint scopes a Catalog call to a specific project. Paliad's
+// catalog uses ProjectID to merge in project-scoped rules in a future
+// slice (m/paliad#124 §6 — currently dropped per m's 2026-05-26
+// decision; the field stays for forward-compat). Other catalogs (the
+// embedded UPC snapshot used by youpc.org) ignore the hint.
+//
+// Zero value = no project context (the abstract Verfahrensablauf /
+// public Fristenrechner case).
+type ProjectHint struct {
+	ProjectID uuid.UUID
+}
+
+// CalcRuleParams identifies a single rule and the inputs needed to
+// compute one deadline from it. Caller supplies either RuleID OR the
+// (ProceedingCode, RuleLocalCode) pair — whichever the frontend has on
+// hand from the concept-card pill it just received a click on.
+type CalcRuleParams struct {
+	RuleID         string   // optional — UUID
+	ProceedingCode string   // optional — used with RuleLocalCode
+	RuleLocalCode  string   // optional — paliad.deadline_rules.submission_code
+	TriggerDate    string   // required — YYYY-MM-DD
+	Flags          []string // optional — condition_flag inputs
+	CourtID        string   // optional — selects holiday calendar
+}
+
+// Timeline is the package's structured return for Calculate. JSON tags
+// are aligned with paliad's historical UIResponse so handlers can serve
+// it directly — the wire bytes the frontend reads are unchanged.
+type Timeline struct {
+	ProceedingType      string          `json:"proceedingType"`
+	ProceedingName      string          `json:"proceedingName"`
+	ProceedingNameEN    string          `json:"proceedingNameEN,omitempty"`
+	TriggerDate         string          `json:"triggerDate"`
+	Deadlines           []TimelineEntry `json:"deadlines"`
+	ContextualNote      string          `json:"contextualNote,omitempty"`
+	ContextualNoteEN    string          `json:"contextualNoteEN,omitempty"`
+	TriggerEventLabel   string          `json:"triggerEventLabel,omitempty"`
+	TriggerEventLabelEN string          `json:"triggerEventLabelEN,omitempty"`
+	HiddenCount         int             `json:"hiddenCount"`
+}
+
+// TimelineEntry matches the frontend's CalculatedDeadline TypeScript
+// interface (camelCase JSON to keep /tools/fristenrechner byte-identical).
+type TimelineEntry struct {
+	RuleID             string            `json:"ruleId,omitempty"`
+	Code               string            `json:"code"`
+	Name               string            `json:"name"`
+	NameEN             string            `json:"nameEN"`
+	Party              string            `json:"party"`
+	Priority           string            `json:"priority"`
+	RuleRef            string            `json:"ruleRef"`
+	LegalSource        string            `json:"legalSource,omitempty"`
+	LegalSourceDisplay string            `json:"legalSourceDisplay,omitempty"`
+	LegalSourceURL     string            `json:"legalSourceURL,omitempty"`
+	Notes              string            `json:"notes,omitempty"`
+	NotesEN            string            `json:"notesEN,omitempty"`
+	DueDate            string            `json:"dueDate"`
+	OriginalDate       string            `json:"originalDate"`
+	WasAdjusted        bool              `json:"wasAdjusted"`
+	AdjustmentReason   *AdjustmentReason `json:"adjustmentReason,omitempty"`
+	IsRootEvent        bool              `json:"isRootEvent"`
+	IsCourtSet         bool              `json:"isCourtSet"`
+	ConditionExpr      json.RawMessage   `json:"conditionExpr,omitempty"`
+	IsCourtSetIndirect bool              `json:"isCourtSetIndirect,omitempty"`
+	// IsConditional signals the rule's anchor is uncertain — no
+	// concrete date can be projected. Set when the rule depends on:
+	//   - a court-set ancestor whose date isn't anchored (overlaps
+	//     with IsCourtSetIndirect; the two are kept distinct because
+	//     IsCourtSet wraps a specific UX message "wird vom Gericht
+	//     bestimmt", whereas IsConditional is the broader "render as
+	//     'abhängig von <parent>'" signal)
+	//   - timing='before' rules whose forward anchor isn't set
+	//   - optional opposing-side rules whose true triggering event
+	//     hasn't been recorded for this project (e.g. R.262(2)
+	//     Erwiderung auf Vertraulichkeitsantrag)
+	// When true, DueDate and OriginalDate are empty and the frontend
+	// renders an "abhängig von <ParentRuleName>" chip in place of a
+	// date. Suppressed by an explicit user anchor. (t-paliad-289)
+	IsConditional bool `json:"isConditional,omitempty"`
+	// ParentRuleCode / ParentRuleName / ParentRuleNameEN surface the
+	// parent's identity so the frontend can render
+	// "abhängig von <ParentRuleName>" when IsConditional=true.
+	// Populated whenever the rule has a parent_id, not only when
+	// conditional — keeps the wire shape stable. Empty for root rules.
+	// When a rule has a real trigger_event_id, these fields are
+	// overridden to point at the trigger_events catalog row instead of
+	// the parent_id chain (t-paliad-294 / m/paliad#126).
+	ParentRuleCode   string            `json:"parentRuleCode,omitempty"`
+	ParentRuleName   string            `json:"parentRuleName,omitempty"`
+	ParentRuleNameEN string            `json:"parentRuleNameEN,omitempty"`
+	IsOverridden     bool              `json:"isOverridden,omitempty"`
+	ChoicesOffered   json.RawMessage   `json:"choicesOffered,omitempty"`
+	AppellantContext string            `json:"appellantContext,omitempty"`
+	IsHidden         bool              `json:"isHidden,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// RuleCalculation is the single-rule calc response that backs the
+// result-card click → calc-panel flow. Distinct from TimelineEntry
+// (which represents one rendered row inside a full-proceeding
+// response): RuleCalculation is self-contained.
+type RuleCalculation struct {
+	Rule             RuleCalculationRule       `json:"rule"`
+	Proceeding       RuleCalculationProceeding `json:"proceeding"`
+	TriggerDate      string                    `json:"triggerDate"`
+	OriginalDate     string                    `json:"originalDate"`
+	DueDate          string                    `json:"dueDate"`
+	WasAdjusted      bool                      `json:"wasAdjusted"`
+	AdjustmentReason *AdjustmentReason         `json:"adjustmentReason,omitempty"`
+	IsCourtSet       bool                      `json:"isCourtSet"`
+	FlagsApplied     []string                  `json:"flagsApplied,omitempty"`
+	FlagsRequired    []string                  `json:"flagsRequired,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// RuleCalculationRule mirrors the small subset of Rule the
+// frontend needs to render the calc panel.
+type RuleCalculationRule struct {
+	ID                 string `json:"id"`
+	LocalCode          string `json:"localCode,omitempty"`
+	NameDE             string `json:"nameDE"`
+	NameEN             string `json:"nameEN"`
+	RuleRef            string `json:"ruleRef,omitempty"`
+	LegalSource        string `json:"legalSource,omitempty"`
+	LegalSourceDisplay string `json:"legalSourceDisplay,omitempty"`
+	LegalSourceURL     string `json:"legalSourceURL,omitempty"`
+	DurationValue      int    `json:"durationValue"`
+	DurationUnit       string `json:"durationUnit"`
+	Party              string `json:"party,omitempty"`
+	IsMandatory        bool   `json:"isMandatory"`
+	NotesDE            string `json:"notesDE,omitempty"`
+	NotesEN            string `json:"notesEN,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// RuleCalculationProceeding identifies the proceeding context for the
+// rule. Used by the frontend for display + by the add-to-project flow.
+type RuleCalculationProceeding struct {
+	Code   string `json:"code"`
+	NameDE string `json:"nameDE"`
+	NameEN string `json:"nameEN"`
+}
+
+// FristenrechnerType mirrors the /api/tools/proceeding-types response
+// metadata.
+type FristenrechnerType struct {
+	Code   string `json:"code"`
+	Name   string `json:"name"`
+	NameEN string `json:"nameEN"`
+	Group  string `json:"group"`
+}
+
+// TriggerEvent is a UPC procedural event referenced by deadline rules
+// whose semantic anchor is an event rather than a parent rule (the
+// classic case: R.262(2) Erwiderung auf Vertraulichkeitsantrag is
+// triggered by the opposing party's confidentiality application, not
+// by the SoC parent rule). The conditional-rendering branch reads
+// this when stamping ParentRule* on the wire.
+type TriggerEvent struct {
+	ID          int64     `db:"id"          json:"id"`
+	Code        string    `db:"code"        json:"code"`
+	Name        string    `db:"name"        json:"name"`
+	NameDE      string    `db:"name_de"     json:"name_de"`
+	Description string    `db:"description" json:"description"`
+	IsActive    bool      `db:"is_active"   json:"is_active"`
+	CreatedAt   time.Time `db:"created_at"  json:"created_at"`
+}
+
+// Sentinel errors surfaced by Calculate / CalculateRule / Catalog
+// implementations. Handlers map these to HTTP statuses.
+var (
+	ErrUnknownProceedingType = errors.New("unknown proceeding type")
+	ErrUnknownRule           = errors.New("unknown rule")
+)

scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template/main.go

@@ -315,11 +315,11 @@ func buildDocumentXML() string {
 	body0(&b, "Rechtsgrundlage: {{procedural_event.legal_source_pretty}} ({{procedural_event.legal_source}})")
 	body0(&b, "Typische Partei: {{procedural_event.primary_party}} · Schriftsatz-Typ: {{procedural_event.event_kind}}")
 
-	headerSubsection(&b, "Frist")
-	body0(&b, "Frist-Bezeichnung: {{deadline.title}}")
-	body0(&b, "Fälligkeit: {{deadline.due_date_long_de}} ({{deadline.due_date}})")
-	body0(&b, "Ursprüngliche Frist: {{deadline.original_due_date}}")
-	body0(&b, "Berechnet aus: {{deadline.computed_from}} · Quelle: {{deadline.source}}")
+	// t-paliad-287 — the dedicated Frist block was removed in 2026-05.
+	// {{deadline.*}} placeholders stay resolvable in the variable bag
+	// for custom templates that want them, but the default HL skeleton
+	// no longer renders them in the submission body: the deadline is
+	// internal/admin context and has no place in a court-bound document.
 
 	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "I. Sachverhalt")
 	body0(&b, "[Hier folgt der Sachverhalt. Diese Vorlage ist eine Skelett-Fassung — bitte gemäß Schriftsatz-Typ ({{procedural_event.name}}) ausformulieren.]")
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ func buildDocumentXML() string {
 	body1(&b, "EN long date: {{today.long_en}} · Today (bare alias): {{today}}")
 	body1(&b, "Project our side (EN): {{project.our_side_en}} · Proceeding (EN): {{project.proceeding.name_en}}")
 	body1(&b, "Proceeding (DE): {{project.proceeding.name_de}}")
-	body1(&b, "Deadline EN long: {{deadline.due_date_long_en}}")
 	body1(&b, "Procedural event name (DE): {{procedural_event.name_de}} · (EN): {{procedural_event.name_en}}")
 	body1(&b, "Rule legacy aliases — name: {{rule.name}}, name_de: {{rule.name_de}}, name_en: {{rule.name_en}}")
 	body1(&b, "Rule legacy aliases — code: {{rule.submission_code}}, legal_source: {{rule.legal_source}}, legal_source_pretty: {{rule.legal_source_pretty}}")

scripts/gen-skeleton-submission-template/main.go

@@ -137,14 +137,19 @@ const stylesXML = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 </w:styles>`
 
 // Document body — a code-agnostic Schriftsatz skeleton: firm letterhead +
-// case caption + parties + submission heading + deadline + a single
-// neutral body block. Mirrors the variable bag from SubmissionVarsService
-// (48 keys across firm.* / today.* / user.* / project.* / parties.* /
-// rule.* / deadline.*) without baking in DE-LG-Klageerwiderung-specific
-// structure. A lawyer customising this template for a UPC SoC, EPO
-// opposition, or DPMA appeal replaces the [Schriftsatztext] block and
-// renames the party labels — every placeholder still resolves regardless
-// of the submission_code chosen.
+// case caption + parties + submission heading + a single neutral body
+// block. Mirrors the variable bag from SubmissionVarsService (firm.* /
+// today.* / user.* / project.* / parties.* / rule.*) without baking in
+// DE-LG-Klageerwiderung-specific structure. A lawyer customising this
+// template for a UPC SoC, EPO opposition, or DPMA appeal replaces the
+// [Schriftsatztext] block and renames the party labels — every
+// placeholder still resolves regardless of the submission_code chosen.
+//
+// The {{deadline.*}} placeholders are deliberately NOT rendered by the
+// default skeleton (t-paliad-287). The deadline is internal context for
+// the lawyer, not text that belongs in a court-bound submission. The
+// keys stay resolvable in the bag so a custom template can still
+// reference them where it actually wants them.
 //
 // Every placeholder occupies its own <w:r> run so the renderer's pass-1
 // (format-preserving, single-run) substitution catches it. The
@@ -194,11 +199,12 @@ func buildDocumentXML() string {
 	plain(&b, "Rechtsgrundlage: {{rule.legal_source_pretty}} ({{rule.legal_source}})")
 	plain(&b, "Typische Partei: {{rule.primary_party}} · Schriftsatz-Typ: {{rule.event_type}}")
 
-	heading2(&b, "Frist")
-	plain(&b, "Diese Frist wurde berechnet aus: {{deadline.computed_from}}")
-	plain(&b, "Fälligkeit: {{deadline.due_date_long_de}} ({{deadline.due_date}})")
-	plainOptional(&b, "Ursprüngliche Frist: {{deadline.original_due_date}}")
-	plain(&b, "Frist-Bezeichnung: {{deadline.title}} · Quelle: {{deadline.source}}")
+	// t-paliad-287 — the dedicated Frist block was removed in 2026-05.
+	// {{deadline.*}} placeholders stay resolvable in the variable bag
+	// (lawyer can still drop them into a custom paragraph) but the
+	// default skeleton no longer renders them in the submission body:
+	// the deadline is internal/admin context and has no place in a
+	// document going out to court.
 
 	heading2(&b, "Schriftsatztext")
 	plain(&b, "[Hier folgt der eigentliche Schriftsatztext. Diese Skelett-Vorlage enthält keine vorgefertigte Struktur — bitte gemäß Schriftsatz-Typ ({{rule.name}}) ergänzen.]")
@@ -217,7 +223,7 @@ func buildDocumentXML() string {
 	// the bare {{today}} alias. A lawyer customising the template can
 	// delete this block; the renderer round-trips it cleanly today.
 	heading2(&b, "Locale-aware variants (SKELETON)")
-	plain(&b, "EN long date: {{today.long_en}} · Deadline EN: {{deadline.due_date_long_en}}")
+	plain(&b, "EN long date: {{today.long_en}}")
 	plain(&b, "Project our side (EN): {{project.our_side_en}} · Proceeding (EN): {{project.proceeding.name_en}}")
 	plain(&b, "Rule name (EN): {{rule.name_en}} · Project our side (DE): {{project.our_side_de}}")
 	plain(&b, "Proceeding (DE): {{project.proceeding.name_de}} · Rule name (DE): {{rule.name_de}}")