mAi: #113 - fix admin rules list 'undefined' proceeding name

ProceedingType TS interface in admin-rules-list.ts and admin-rules-edit.ts
declared `name_de` but the Go ProceedingType model serialises `db:"name"`
as JSON key `name` (DE is the primary on the wire). Result: `pt.name_de`
was undefined for every row, so `${pt.code} · ${pt.name_de}` produced the
literal "upc.apl.cost · undefined" in the list (and the same in proceeding
selects of the edit page).

Frontend-only fix:
- Rename the field to `name` to match the API contract.
- Guard the label builder: if the active-language name is missing, fall
  back to just the proceeding code rather than rendering "code · " (or
  worse, the original "code · undefined" string).

Other admin pages that fetch /api/proceeding-types-db (deadlines-new,
deadlines-detail, project-form, fristenrechner) already read `pt.name`
correctly, so the bug was scoped to these two files. TriggerEvent's
`name_de` field is real and stays untouched.

cmd/server/main.go

@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ func main() {
 			// is captured into __meta of every export and printed in the
 			// embedded README.
 			Export: services.NewExportService(pool, branding.Name),
+			// t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96 — per-event-card optional choices.
+			EventChoice: services.NewEventChoiceService(pool, projectSvc, users),
 		}
 
 		// t-paliad-246 Slice A — Backup Mode runner. Wired only when

docs/design-event-card-choices-2026-05-25.md

@@ -0,0 +1,492 @@
+# Design — Per-event-card optional choices on the Verfahrensablauf timeline
+
+**Author:** atlas (inventor)
+**Date:** 2026-05-25
+**Task:** t-paliad-265 (m/paliad#96)
+**Branch:** `mai/atlas/inventor-per-event-card`
+**Status:** READY FOR REVIEW — m gates inventor → coder transition.
+
+---
+
+## 0. TL;DR
+
+> **m's decisions landed 2026-05-25** — see §11. Persisted table, caret+popover, per-card-overrides-page-level, and m chose to bundle Slice A + Slice B into one coder shift (over the inventor (R) of "Slice A first"). All other picks matched inventor recommendations.
+
+The Verfahrensablauf timeline today carries **two** projection knobs at the page level — `side` (who-we-are) and `appellant` (who-initiated). Both are **global** for the whole timeline. m wants three more knobs, but **per event card**, not page-level:
+
+1. **Appellant per decision card** — if a decision is appealable, the user picks which side appealed (Claimant / Defendant / Both / None). Different decisions in the same timeline can have different appellants.
+2. **Include Nichtigkeitswiderklage on Klageerwiderung** — toggling this on a single Klageerwiderung card flips on the existing `with_ccr` flag for everything downstream of that card.
+3. **Skip an optional event** — for any rule marked `priority='optional'`, a per-card "don't consider for this case" toggle hides downstream consequences.
+
+The flow these choices drive is **already there** — `condition_expr` jsonb gates (`with_ccr`, `with_amend`, `with_cci`) plus the page-level appellant selector. What's missing is (a) **per-card** scope and (b) **per-project persistence**.
+
+Recommendation: persist choices in a new `paliad.project_event_choices` table; expose them through a popover-on-caret affordance on the relevant cards only; map them into the existing `CalcOptions.Flags` + a new per-rule `Appellants` map at projection time. Two slices: **Slice A** (appellant-per-decision + skip-optional, narrow + bounded), **Slice B** (include-CCR-on-Klageerwiderung, requires per-card flag-scoping in the projection engine — bigger).
+
+---
+
+## 1. Premises verified live (before designing)
+
+CLAUDE.md / memory / issue text can drift; the live system can't. Each load-bearing premise below was probed against the live DB or live source on 2026-05-25.
+
+### Schema
+
+- **Migration tracker at 127** (`paliad.paliad_schema_migrations`). Next migration: 128. No new table for `project_event_choices` exists today.
+- **`paliad.deadline_rules` carries `condition_expr jsonb`** already. The flag-evaluation engine (`internal/services/fristenrechner.go:208 Calculate`, `evalConditionExpr` at line ~947) walks the jsonb tree and skips rules whose gate is unsatisfied. Today's gates are `{"flag":"with_ccr"}`, `{"flag":"with_amend"}`, `{"flag":"with_cci"}`, and `{"op":"and","args":[…]}` combinations.
+- **`with_ccr` is the existing Nichtigkeitswiderklage gate.** Verified live: 7 upc.inf.cfi rules gate on it (`upc.inf.cfi.reply`, `…rejoin`, `…ccr`, `…def_to_ccr`, `…reply_def_ccr`, `…rejoin_reply_ccr`, plus `upc.inf.cfi.app_to_amend` which additionally requires `with_amend`).
+- **`priority` column** has 4 values: `mandatory`, `recommended`, `optional`, `informational`. Live counts (deadline_rules table-wide): 230 mandatory / 18 recommended / 6 optional / (informational not in count, must be 0 or absent). The "skip optional" affordance keys off `priority='optional'`.
+- **`event_type` discriminator** exists with values `filing`, `decision`, `hearing`. The "appellant-per-decision" affordance keys off `event_type='decision'`. Live: every decision rule has `primary_party='court'`.
+- **`paliad.projects.our_side`** exists (column added before mig 112; values today include `claimant|defendant|applicant|appellant|respondent|third_party|other`). It is the broad project-level side axis t-paliad-257 / #88 hooked into.
+- **NO `appellant` column on `paliad.projects`** — the appellant axis lives only in the URL query (`?appellant=claimant|defendant`) in `client/verfahrensablauf.ts:73-89`.
+
+### Frontend
+
+- `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts` is the **shared rendering core** for both `/tools/verfahrensablauf` and `/tools/fristenrechner`. Per-card UI affordances added here surface on both pages automatically.
+- `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(deadlines, {side, appellant})` (line 496) is the **pure routing primitive**; column placement is computed without DOM. Unit-tested in `verfahrensablauf-core.test.ts`.
+- `deadlineCardHtml(dl, {showParty, editable, showNotes})` (line 254) is the **per-card renderer**. There is no per-card props channel for "choices" yet — that's the surface this design extends.
+- `client/verfahrensablauf.ts` and `client/fristenrechner.ts` both manage `currentSide` + `currentAppellant` in-memory and round-trip them through the URL (`writeSideToURL` / `writeAppellantToURL`). The pattern is mature; this design mirrors it for the new state when state stays URL-bound, and lifts it into a server-persisted store when state stays per-project.
+- `APPELLANT_AXIS_PROCEEDINGS` set (verfahrensablauf.ts:52-62) gates the page-level appellant selector to appeal-flavoured proceedings only. The per-card appellant affordance MUST NOT depend on this set — any first-instance decision is a potential appeal trigger (e.g. LG-Urteil → Berufung, BPatG-Entscheidung → BGH-Rechtsbeschwerde).
+
+### Surfaces in scope
+
+- **`/tools/verfahrensablauf`** — abstract browse, no project context. Per-card choices here are ephemeral (URL-bound) — there's no project to persist into.
+- **`/tools/fristenrechner`** — concrete projection, optionally project-bound via `?project=<id>` (`currentStep1Context.kind === "project"`). When project-bound, per-card choices persist to `paliad.project_event_choices`. When unbound, URL only.
+- **`/projects/{id}` Verlauf tab (SmartTimeline)** — separate widget (per `docs/design-smart-timeline-2026-05-08.md`); does **NOT** use `renderColumnsBody`. Per-card choices are NOT in scope for the SmartTimeline in v1 — the Verfahrensablauf core is.
+
+### What is NOT premised
+
+- The deadline_rules → procedural_events rename (#93) is **not assumed shipped**. This design uses `deadline_rules`/`rule_code` vocabulary throughout and flags the rename touch-points in §6.
+- The per-card UI does NOT require new server-side priority/event_type semantics. Both `priority='optional'` and `event_type='decision'` exist on every row.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Vision + scope
+
+m's vision (verbatim 2026-05-25 15:12):
+
+> We still have no choice to say that a specific party appealed. We may need selections within the event cards on the timeline to change it? For example for a decision we could check Appeal by... or in Klageerwiderung we can chose to include a Nichtigkeitswiderklage. Or with any optional event we can select not to consider it (because someone decided not to file it).
+
+### What changes
+
+- A **caret affordance** (▾) appears on the right edge of cards that have at least one applicable choice-kind. Click → small popover with the choices. Cards without an applicable choice render unchanged.
+- A **`choices_offered` jsonb column** on `paliad.deadline_rules` declares which choice-kinds each rule offers. Three kinds in v1:
+  - `appellant` — applicable to rules with `event_type='decision'` (no static list; engine decides).
+  - `include_ccr` — applicable to the single Klageerwiderung rule per proceeding (today: `upc.inf.cfi.def`, `de.inf.lg.erwidg`).
+  - `skip` — applicable to any rule with `priority='optional'`.
+- A **new persistence table** `paliad.project_event_choices(project_id, rule_code, choice_kind, choice_value)` holds the user's choices. Per-project, audit-logged via `paliad.system_audit_log`.
+- A **projection-time merge** turns the persisted choices into `CalcOptions.Flags` and a new `PerCardAppellants map[ruleCode]string` field, then re-runs the existing projection engine. No new flag types; `with_ccr` is the same `with_ccr`.
+
+### What stays
+
+- `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns` and `renderColumnsBody` are extended (new opts), not replaced.
+- `condition_expr` jsonb gating semantics are unchanged. Per-card `include_ccr` choice simply means "set `with_ccr` in the flag set for this projection" — same engine.
+- Page-level `side` / `appellant` selectors stay. The per-card appellant choice is an **override layer** on top of the page-level appellant (Q4 below).
+- URL-state plumbing (`?side=…`, `?appellant=…`) stays. The page-level URL params remain the only state for unbound `/tools/verfahrensablauf`.
+
+### Out of scope (v1)
+
+- Per-card choices on the SmartTimeline (project Verlauf tab). Deferred to a follow-up when SmartTimeline matures.
+- Versioning of choices over time ("the appellant changed mid-case", "the CCR was withdrawn"). Choices are last-write-wins.
+- Cross-project propagation of choices.
+- Implementing the choice flow (coder task per slice; this is design-only).
+- A "what-if scenarios" mode (saved named scenarios).
+
+---
+
+## 3. Data model
+
+### 3.1 The new table
+
+```sql
+-- migration 128_project_event_choices.up.sql
+CREATE TABLE paliad.project_event_choices (
+  id          uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+  project_id  uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES paliad.projects(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  rule_code   text NOT NULL,                       -- e.g. "RoP.029.a" or "de.inf.lg.urteil"
+  choice_kind text NOT NULL,                       -- 'appellant' | 'include_ccr' | 'skip'
+  choice_value text NOT NULL,                      -- value namespace per kind (see §3.3)
+  created_by  uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+  created_at  timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+  updated_by  uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+  updated_at  timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+
+  -- One choice per (project, rule_code, kind). Re-pick is an UPDATE.
+  UNIQUE (project_id, rule_code, choice_kind)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX project_event_choices_project_idx
+  ON paliad.project_event_choices (project_id);
+
+-- RLS: same `paliad.can_see_project(project_id)` predicate as paliad.deadlines.
+ALTER TABLE paliad.project_event_choices ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_select ON paliad.project_event_choices
+  FOR SELECT USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_mutate ON paliad.project_event_choices
+  FOR ALL USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id))
+  WITH CHECK (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+```
+
+**Why this shape:**
+- Tall not wide — adding a 4th choice-kind in slice C means one more allowed `choice_kind` value, no DDL.
+- `rule_code` is the join key against `paliad.deadline_rules` (which already uses `rule_code` widely — `Calculate`, `AnchorOverrides`, the projection). Stable across rule renames provided the rename keeps the same `rule_code`.
+- UNIQUE per `(project, rule_code, kind)` makes the choice idempotent — re-picking the appellant overwrites, doesn't accumulate.
+- ON DELETE CASCADE follows the project — when a project is hard-deleted (rare; usually soft-status), the choices go with it.
+
+### 3.2 The opt-in column on `paliad.deadline_rules`
+
+```sql
+-- migration 128_project_event_choices.up.sql (same migration)
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+  ADD COLUMN choices_offered jsonb;
+
+-- Example seeded values (in the same migration's data-fix block):
+--
+--   upc.inf.cfi.def → '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'
+--   de.inf.lg.erwidg → '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'
+--   upc.inf.cfi.decision → '{"appellant": ["claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"]}'
+--   de.inf.lg.urteil → '{"appellant": ["claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"]}'
+--   (every event_type='decision' rule)
+--   upc.inf.cfi.ccr (priority='optional') → '{"skip": [true, false]}'
+--   (every priority='optional' rule)
+```
+
+**Alternative considered + rejected:** infer offering at projection-time from `(event_type, priority, submission_code)` heuristics. Rejected because:
+- The Klageerwiderung rule is identified only by its `submission_code` slug. Tying the engine to a hardcoded slug list inside the projection service is brittle (mig 124 + future Wave-1 fixes rename slugs); declaring `choices_offered` in data lets the audit ship them without a code change.
+- A `skip` toggle that's automatically derived from `priority='optional'` is consistent today but may diverge tomorrow (an optional rule we DON'T want skippable, or a non-optional rule we DO want skippable). The opt-in jsonb keeps the choice axis decoupled from `priority`.
+
+### 3.3 Value namespaces per kind
+
+| `choice_kind` | `choice_value` valid set | Default when no row exists |
+|---|---|---|
+| `appellant` | `"claimant"` / `"defendant"` / `"both"` / `"none"` | inherits page-level appellant (URL `?appellant=`), else `null` (treated as "not yet picked" — render appeal-deadlines greyed) |
+| `include_ccr` | `"true"` / `"false"` | `"false"` (no CCR until user opts in — matches current default flag set) |
+| `skip` | `"true"` / `"false"` | `"false"` (rule renders normally) |
+
+Values are stored as `text` not `boolean` so the same column scales to multi-valued kinds (appellant has 4 values; future kinds may have N). Coercion lives in the service layer.
+
+### 3.4 Audit trail
+
+Every INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE on `project_event_choices` writes a row to `paliad.system_audit_log` (the standard sink mig 102 introduced) with `event_type='project_event_choice.set'` and the changed `(rule_code, kind, value)` in `metadata jsonb`. Pattern mirrors `paliad.deadlines.status_changed` audit rows.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Projection flow
+
+The existing projection engine is a single Go function: `FristenrechnerService.Calculate(ctx, proceedingCode, triggerDateStr, opts CalcOptions)`. Two changes:
+
+### 4.1 Extending `CalcOptions`
+
+```go
+type CalcOptions struct {
+    // ...existing fields...
+    Flags           []string             // <-- already exists
+    AnchorOverrides map[string]string    // <-- already exists
+
+    // NEW — per-card overrides surfaced by the per-event-card choices.
+    // Keyed by deadline_rules.rule_code.
+    //
+    //   PerCardAppellant: when a decision rule's rule_code is in this map,
+    //     the appellant for downstream rules whose parent is THAT decision
+    //     is set to the value here. Overrides any global Appellant.
+    //
+    //   SkipRules: when a rule's rule_code is in this set, the rule is
+    //     suppressed AND its descendants are suppressed. Same suppression
+    //     path as a failed condition_expr gate.
+    //
+    //   IncludeCCRFor: when a rule's rule_code is in this set, the with_ccr
+    //     flag is treated as set in the flag context FROM that rule
+    //     onward (i.e. for that rule's descendants). On v1 with a single
+    //     Klageerwiderung-per-proceeding, this is equivalent to a project-
+    //     wide with_ccr — but the per-card scope leaves room for future
+    //     proceedings with multiple CCR entry points.
+    PerCardAppellant map[string]string   // rule_code → "claimant"|"defendant"|"both"|"none"
+    SkipRules        map[string]struct{} // set of rule_code
+    IncludeCCRFor    map[string]struct{} // set of rule_code
+}
+```
+
+The handler reads `project_event_choices` for the project (if project-bound) and folds them into these fields before calling `Calculate`. When called unbound (URL-only, `/tools/verfahrensablauf` without project), the maps come from URL params instead (see §5.2).
+
+### 4.2 Three engine changes
+
+1. **SkipRules suppression**: in the post-condition_expr filter pass (`Calculate` around line 333 where the gate is evaluated), additionally drop any rule whose `rule_code ∈ opts.SkipRules`. Also drop its descendants (existing `parent_id` walk already handles cascading; just add the new predicate to the keep/drop decision).
+
+2. **IncludeCCRFor scope**: rather than threading a per-rule flag context (expensive change to engine), implement v1 as: **if any rule_code in IncludeCCRFor exists at all, append `"with_ccr"` to `opts.Flags`** before the gate-evaluation pass. This is correct for the v1 surface (Klageerwiderung is the only CCR-entry-point per proceeding) but loses the per-card scoping for multi-CCR cases. The full per-rule scope is **Slice B** (§7).
+
+3. **PerCardAppellant routing**: when `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns` collapses `party=both` rows in the appellant's column, today it consults the global `opts.appellant`. Extend to consult `PerCardAppellant[ruleCode]` first — if present, that drives the collapse for descendants of that decision. Out-of-band: this changes the projection contract subtly. We surface this as **server-computed metadata** on the response (`CalculatedDeadline.AppellantContext`) so the frontend bucketer doesn't need to know about parent-chain walks — the server already does the walk.
+
+### 4.3 Wire shape
+
+The `CalculatedDeadline` Go struct + TS mirror grow one optional field:
+
+```go
+type CalculatedDeadline struct {
+    // ...existing fields...
+    AppellantContext string `json:"appellantContext,omitempty"`
+    // "claimant" | "defendant" | "both" | "none" | "" (default).
+    // Filled by the projection from the user's per-decision choice.
+    // Frontend bucketer prefers this over the page-level appellant.
+}
+```
+
+This keeps the bucketer logic local — no second pass needed.
+
+---
+
+## 5. UI / i18n
+
+### 5.1 Caret + popover affordance
+
+Each rendered card gets, when `choices_offered IS NOT NULL`, a `▾` caret on the right edge of the title line. Click → popover anchored to the caret. Popover renders one block per choice-kind the rule offers (typically one, occasionally two if a rule has both `appellant` and `skip` — none today; design holds for the future).
+
+DOM-wise: `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts` `deadlineCardHtml` grows a `choicesCaret` segment, and a sibling module `client/views/event-card-choices.ts` (new) owns the popover open/close + commit handler. The popover commits via `POST /api/projects/{id}/event-choices` with body `{rule_code, kind, value}`; the response is the updated choice row.
+
+**Why a popover and not inline checkboxes:**
+- Inline would put a checkbox on every decision card + every optional card. ~6 decision cards + ~6 optional cards on a typical UPC.INF.CFI projection is ~12 always-on widgets per timeline. Visual noise + scan cost.
+- Popover defaults to hidden; the caret is a low-noise affordance. The selected choice surfaces as a small chip on the card title line ("Berufung: Beklagter") so the choice is glanceable without re-opening.
+- Mobile + touch: the caret is a 24×24 tap target; the popover is keyboard-dismissable.
+
+**Why not card-hover-reveal:** discoverability + touch failure (no hover on iOS).
+
+### 5.2 URL fallback (no project context)
+
+When `/tools/verfahrensablauf` is opened without a project (the abstract-browse case), per-card choices have no persistence layer. The popover still works, but commits update an **in-memory + URL** state instead:
+
+```
+?event_choices=RoP.029.a:appellant=defendant,upc.inf.cfi.ccr:skip=true
+```
+
+Compact CSV in one URL param. Read at page load, applied to `CalcOptions` via the same `PerCardAppellant` / `SkipRules` / `IncludeCCRFor` route. Shareable, ephemeral. Matches the existing `?side=` + `?appellant=` URL idiom.
+
+### 5.3 Chip indicators
+
+A card with a non-default choice gets a small chip next to the title:
+- Appellant chosen: `Berufung: Beklagter` / `Appeal: Defendant`
+- Include CCR: `mit Nichtigkeitswiderklage` / `with CCR`
+- Skipped: card itself fades to 50% opacity, body adds class `timeline-item--skipped`, chip reads `übersprungen` / `skipped` with an undo arrow.
+
+### 5.4 i18n keys (new)
+
+```
+choices.caret.title              "Optionen für dieses Ereignis"             "Options for this event"
+choices.appellant.title          "Berufung durch ..."                       "Appealed by ..."
+choices.appellant.claimant       "Klägerseite"                              "Claimant side"
+choices.appellant.defendant      "Beklagtenseite"                           "Defendant side"
+choices.appellant.both           "beide Parteien"                           "both parties"
+choices.appellant.none           "keine Berufung"                           "no appeal"
+choices.include_ccr.title        "Nichtigkeitswiderklage einbeziehen"       "Include nullity counterclaim"
+choices.skip.title               "Für diese Akte überspringen"              "Skip for this case"
+choices.skipped.chip             "übersprungen"                             "skipped"
+choices.reset                    "Auswahl zurücksetzen"                     "Reset choice"
+```
+
+### 5.5 What's removed
+
+The page-level appellant selector (URL `?appellant=`) stays for **non-decision proceedings** (the Appeal-CoA case where the appellant axis is the whole-timeline framing, not a per-decision choice). But for first-instance proceedings (UPC.INF, DE.INF.LG, etc.), the appellant axis migrates from page-level to per-decision card. The page-level selector hides when the proceeding has decision rules with `choices_offered.appellant` declared — which is the cleaner UX (one knob, in the right place).
+
+---
+
+## 6. Services + handlers (new surface)
+
+### 6.1 Go service
+
+```go
+// internal/services/event_choice_service.go (new)
+type EventChoiceService struct {
+    db *sqlx.DB
+}
+
+func (s *EventChoiceService) ListForProject(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID) ([]ProjectEventChoice, error)
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Upsert(ctx context.Context, c ProjectEventChoice) error
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Delete(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID, ruleCode, kind string) error
+
+// Used by ProjectionService to fold choices into CalcOptions.
+func (s *EventChoiceService) ToCalcOptions(choices []ProjectEventChoice) CalcOptionsAddendum
+```
+
+The `CalcOptionsAddendum` type wraps the three new map/set fields so the merge into the parent `CalcOptions` is one call from the projection handler.
+
+### 6.2 HTTP routes
+
+```
+GET    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices              → []ProjectEventChoice
+PUT    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices              → upsert one (body: {rule_code, kind, value})
+DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{rule_code}/{kind} → remove
+```
+
+All gated by `gateOnboarded` + visibilityPredicate (project-team membership).
+
+### 6.3 Projection handler
+
+The existing `POST /api/tools/fristenrechner` handler accepts `flags`, `anchorOverrides`, `priorityDate`, `courtId`. Extend the request shape:
+
+```json
+{
+  "proceedingType": "upc.inf.cfi",
+  "triggerDate": "2026-01-15",
+  "flags": ["with_ccr"],
+  "perCardChoices": [
+    {"rule_code": "RoP.029.a", "kind": "appellant", "value": "defendant"},
+    {"rule_code": "upc.inf.cfi.ccr", "kind": "skip", "value": "true"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Or, when project-bound:
+
+```json
+{
+  "proceedingType": "upc.inf.cfi",
+  "triggerDate": "2026-01-15",
+  "projectId": "abc-123"
+  // server pulls perCardChoices from paliad.project_event_choices
+}
+```
+
+The handler merges either source into `CalcOptions` and runs `Calculate`.
+
+### 6.4 Touch points — files coder will edit
+
+- **DB**: new migration `128_project_event_choices.up.sql` + `.down.sql`. Add `choices_offered` column + seed data.
+- **Go**: `internal/services/event_choice_service.go` (new), `internal/services/fristenrechner.go` (extend `CalcOptions`, projection logic), `internal/handlers/event_choices.go` (new HTTP routes), `internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go` (request shape extension).
+- **Models**: `internal/models/models.go` — `ProjectEventChoice` struct, `CalculatedDeadline.AppellantContext` field.
+- **Frontend**: `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts` (caret + chip in deadlineCardHtml), `frontend/src/client/views/event-card-choices.ts` (new popover module), `frontend/src/client/verfahrensablauf.ts` + `frontend/src/client/fristenrechner.ts` (URL-state plumbing for the unbound case; load project choices for the bound case).
+- **i18n**: `frontend/src/client/i18n.ts` + `frontend/src/i18n-keys.ts` — new keys per §5.4.
+- **Tests**: `internal/services/event_choice_service_test.go` (new), `internal/services/fristenrechner_test.go` (extend with PerCardAppellant + SkipRules cases), `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.test.ts` (extend bucketing with `perCardAppellant` opt).
+
+### 6.5 Coordination with #93 procedural-events rename
+
+When #93 lands (and the rename ships), this design's `rule_code` references become `procedural_event.code` — same string namespace, cleaner name. Join points:
+- `project_event_choices.rule_code` → `project_event_choices.procedural_event_code` (or stays as a generic string column if #93 keeps `rule_code` as the join key).
+- `deadline_rules.choices_offered` → `procedural_events.choices_offered`.
+
+If #93 ships first, this design's migration applies to `procedural_events` instead. The data shape (jsonb + new join table) is unaffected. If THIS ships first, #93 absorbs the column in its rename.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Slice plan
+
+### Slice A — Appellant per decision + Skip optional event
+
+Two choice-kinds, narrow + bounded, do not change the gate-evaluation engine.
+
+- **DB**: migration 128 adds `project_event_choices` + `choices_offered`. Seed `choices_offered` on all `event_type='decision'` rules and all `priority='optional'` rules.
+- **Service**: `EventChoiceService` CRUD; `CalcOptions.PerCardAppellant` + `CalcOptions.SkipRules`; `Calculate` extension to honour SkipRules suppression + AppellantContext metadata.
+- **HTTP**: 3 new routes (GET / PUT / DELETE on project_event_choices); fristenrechner request extension.
+- **Frontend**: caret + popover on decision cards + optional cards; chip indicators; URL-state for the unbound case; load-on-mount for the bound case.
+- **Tests**: bucketing with PerCardAppellant; service CRUD; gate-suppression with SkipRules.
+
+Ship this slice first. It validates the popover affordance + the persistence layer end-to-end without touching the flag-evaluation engine.
+
+### Slice B — Include Nichtigkeitswiderklage on Klageerwiderung
+
+Wires `IncludeCCRFor` through the flag-evaluation engine. v1 simplification (§4.2 #2) makes this **almost** a no-op for the engine — but the per-card scope semantics need a separate inventor pass to nail down whether the simplification holds for de.inf.lg's CCR analogue (Widerklage auf Nichtigkeit) and for any future proceedings with multiple CCR entry points.
+
+- **DB**: add `include_ccr` to allowed `choice_kind` values + seed `choices_offered = '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'` on the Klageerwiderung rows (`upc.inf.cfi.def`, `de.inf.lg.erwidg`).
+- **Service**: `CalcOptions.IncludeCCRFor`; the "if non-empty, append with_ccr to Flags" simplification.
+- **Frontend**: the include_ccr popover block (already designed; just enabling the row).
+- **Cross-flow audit**: confirm that the existing 7 upc.inf.cfi cross-flow rules + de.inf.lg analogues fire correctly when with_ccr is set via the per-card path vs. the existing page-level flag checkbox. Existing checkbox stays in v1; deprecation is a Slice C decision.
+
+### Bundling note (per m's Q4 decision 2026-05-25)
+
+A + B ship together. The slice headings above remain as a logical breakdown for the coder to follow when sequencing commits inside the single shift; they are not separate PRs. See §11 Q4 for rationale.
+
+### Slice C — Future choice-kinds
+
+Open-ended; not designed here. Examples surfaced by the t-paliad-067 audit:
+- "Bilateral hearing requested" toggle on hearing rules.
+- "Cost orders requested" toggle on cost-related rules.
+- "Stay applied" toggle on procedural events.
+
+Each new kind = one new allowed `choice_kind` value + one seed row + one popover block. Schema-stable.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Risk assessment
+
+- **Migration risk**: new table + new column, both additive. Down-migration drops table + column + reverts seed. No data loss path. Low risk.
+- **Projection correctness**: PerCardAppellant changes the bucket routing for "both" rows in chains downstream of a decision card. The unit-tested `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns` carries the existing appellant semantics; extending it without breaking the existing test suite means new tests, not changes to existing ones. Coder MUST add the new tests before changing the bucketer.
+- **Flag-context vs per-rule-flag aliasing**: §4.2 #2 (Slice B) trades per-card precision for engine simplicity. Acceptable in v1 (Klageerwiderung is the only entry point per proceeding) but a known limitation. Document it in `internal/services/fristenrechner.go` doc comment so the next Wave-2 inventor doesn't think it's bug-free.
+- **Page-level vs per-card appellant interaction**: when both are set, per-card wins for descendants of the decision the per-card was set on; page-level still drives descendants of decisions without a per-card pick. Could confuse a user. Mitigation: the page-level appellant selector hides for first-instance proceedings (per §5.5). For appeal proceedings, the selector stays — but those proceedings have a single root decision so the conflict surface is small.
+- **Cross-proceeding consistency** (where #93's rename lives) — coordinate with the inventor on #93 if both ship in parallel.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Out of scope (recap)
+
+- SmartTimeline (project Verlauf tab) per-card choices.
+- Versioning / time-machine of choices.
+- Cross-project propagation.
+- Coder implementation (separate task per slice).
+- A "saved scenarios" feature.
+- Removal of the page-level `?appellant=` URL param for appeal proceedings.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Open questions for m
+
+The following 4 questions need m's pick. Inventor recommendations marked **(R)**. After m answers via AskUserQuestion, the picks land in §11 below as the historical record.
+
+### Q1 — State location
+
+Where do per-card choices live?
+
+- **(R) A. `paliad.project_event_choices` persisted (with URL override for what-if).** Per-case choices are real, not exploratory. Persist by default; what-if exploration handled later as a URL-override layer.
+- B. URL query state only. Ephemeral, shareable, no persistence.
+- C. Both from day one. Persisted default + URL-overridable for what-if scenarios.
+
+### Q2 — Affordance
+
+How do the choices surface on a card?
+
+- **(R) A. Caret (▾) + popover on click.** Off-by-default visual, on-tap reveal. Selected choice surfaces as a chip on the card title.
+- B. Inline checkbox/radio on every relevant card. Higher discoverability, more visual noise.
+- C. Card-hover reveals the choices. Discoverability + touch issues.
+
+### Q3 — Page-level appellant interaction
+
+When a per-card appellant is set on a decision, what happens to the page-level `?appellant=` selector?
+
+- **(R) A. Per-card overrides page-level for descendants of THAT decision.** Decisions without a per-card pick still use page-level. Most expressive.
+- B. Per-card inherits page-level unless explicitly set. Less surprising default but loses the per-decision expressiveness.
+
+### Q4 — Slice order
+
+Which slice ships first?
+
+- **(R) A. Slice A first (appellant per decision + skip optional).** Bounded, validates the popover + persistence layer without touching the flag-evaluation engine. Slice B (include-CCR) follows.
+- B. Slice B first. Higher-impact user feature but requires the engine change.
+- C. Bundle A + B in one coder shift. Slower to ship, lower per-coder load, but one less round trip.
+
+---
+
+## 11. m's decisions (2026-05-25)
+
+- **Q1 (State location):** Persisted table — `paliad.project_event_choices` per §3.1. Matches inventor (R).
+- **Q2 (Affordance):** Caret + popover with chip indicator on chosen cards per §5.1, §5.3. Matches inventor (R).
+- **Q3 (Appellant layer):** Per-card overrides page-level for descendants of that decision. Page-level still drives decisions without a per-card pick. Matches inventor (R). Implementation: `CalculatedDeadline.AppellantContext` (§4.3) carries the per-decision pick down the parent chain so the bucketer reads one field.
+- **Q4 (Slice order):** **Bundle Slice A + Slice B in one coder shift** (m picked over inventor (R) of "A first"). Reasoning: keeps the popover, persistence layer, AND the engine extension for `IncludeCCRFor` in one cohesive PR — coder + reviewer hold the full mental model once; one user-visible release; no half-shipped state where the caret exists on Klageerwiderung cards but the include-CCR pick doesn't yet wire through. Trade-off: larger PR. Mitigation: coder still organises commits per slice internally (separate test files, separate handler additions) so review can read them sequentially. See §7 slice plan — both slices implemented; ship as one.
+
+### Coder-shift implications of Q4 bundling
+
+- Migration 128 carries ALL three choice-kinds (`appellant`, `skip`, `include_ccr`) in the seed of `choices_offered`, plus the Klageerwiderung rows seeded with `{"include_ccr": [true, false]}`.
+- `CalcOptions` gains all three new fields (`PerCardAppellant`, `SkipRules`, `IncludeCCRFor`) in the same Go change.
+- The `IncludeCCRFor` v1 simplification (§4.2 #2 — "any non-empty set means append `with_ccr` to Flags") documents the per-card-scope limitation up front. Multi-CCR proceedings are a future expansion, not a v1 ship blocker.
+- Frontend popover renders all three blocks the rule offers in one render path; coder cannot half-ship by leaving include_ccr's popover branch as a TODO.
+- Tests cover the full matrix on the same branch.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Hard rules for the coder shift
+
+- Migration is 128, not anything else. Verify against `paliad.paliad_schema_migrations` MAX before authoring.
+- Tests added BEFORE projection-engine changes in fristenrechner.go (bucketer, gate, AppellantContext).
+- `go build ./... && go test ./internal/... && cd frontend && bun run build` clean.
+- No regression on `?side=` + `?appellant=` URL state.
+- DE primary, EN secondary for all new i18n keys.
+- Branch per slice: `mai/<coder>/event-card-choices-slice-a` etc.
+
+---
+
+## 13. Reporting
+
+When ready, the coder reports completion with the URL of the test project that exercises the feature, a screenshot of the popover, and the deadline-rules SQL UPDATE counts for the seeded `choices_offered` rows. Standard slice-completion shape.

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

@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ interface Rule {
 interface ProceedingType {
   id: number;
   code: string;
-  name_de: string;
+  // `name` is the German display name on the wire; the Go `ProceedingType`
+  // model serialises `db:"name"` as JSON key `name`. Don't reach for
+  // `name_de` — that field does not exist in this payload (m/paliad#113).
+  name: string;
   name_en: string;
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +172,8 @@ function fillProceedingSelect(selectId: string, list: ProceedingType[]) {
   for (const pt of list) {
     const opt = document.createElement("option");
     opt.value = String(pt.id);
-    opt.textContent = `${pt.code} · ${getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name_de}`;
+    const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name;
+    opt.textContent = name ? `${pt.code} · ${name}` : pt.code;
     sel.appendChild(opt);
   }
 }

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

@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ interface Rule {
 interface ProceedingType {
   id: number;
   code: string;
-  name_de: string;
+  // `name` is the German display name on the wire; the Go `ProceedingType`
+  // model serialises `db:"name"` as JSON key `name` (the schema treats DE
+  // as primary). EN lives in `name_en`. Don't reach for `name_de` — that
+  // field does not exist in this payload (cf. m/paliad#113).
+  name: string;
   name_en: string;
   category: string;
 }
@@ -125,7 +129,12 @@ function proceedingLabel(id: number | null | undefined): string {
   if (id == null) return "—";
   const pt = proceedings.find((p) => p.id === id);
   if (!pt) return `#${id}`;
-  const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name_de;
+  const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name;
+  // Guard against a proceeding row that's missing the active-language
+  // name (or against a stale field-name mismatch slipping back in).
+  // Show the code on its own rather than "code · undefined" — that
+  // literal string is the smell that surfaced this bug (m/paliad#113).
+  if (!name) return pt.code;
   return `${pt.code} · ${name}`;
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +162,8 @@ async function loadProceedings(): Promise<void> {
   for (const pt of proceedings) {
     const opt = document.createElement("option");
     opt.value = String(pt.id);
-    opt.textContent = `${pt.code} · ${getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name_de}`;
+    const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name;
+    opt.textContent = name ? `${pt.code} · ${name}` : pt.code;
     sel.appendChild(opt);
   }
 }

frontend/src/client/date-range-picker.ts

@@ -191,25 +191,37 @@ export function mountDateRangePicker(opts: MountOpts): PickerHandle {
   function renderPanel(): void {
     panel.replaceChildren();
 
-    // Three groups in a single row: past fan / ALLES centre / next fan.
-    const row = document.createElement("div");
-    row.className = "date-range-row";
+    // Three vertical columns: Past (closest→farthest top→bottom),
+    // NOW (Heute + Alles), Future (closest→farthest). The grid
+    // visualises time as space around NOW — each column's top is
+    // closest to the current moment, bottom is furthest away.
+    const grid = document.createElement("div");
+    grid.className = "date-range-grid";
 
-    const pastGroup = renderFan(
-      PAST_HORIZONS.filter((h) => presets.includes(h)),
+    // Past column: PAST_HORIZONS registry is outermost→innermost
+    // (past_all → past_1d); reverse for closeness-to-NOW ordering
+    // (past_1d at top, past_all at bottom).
+    const pastCol = renderColumn(
       "past",
+      t("date_range.fan.past.label"),
+      [...PAST_HORIZONS].reverse().filter((h) => presets.includes(h)),
     );
-    const centerGroup = renderCenter();
-    const nextGroup = renderFan(
-      NEXT_HORIZONS.filter((h) => presets.includes(h)),
-      "next",
+    const nowCol = renderNowColumn();
+    // Future column: NEXT_HORIZONS registry is already in closeness
+    // order (next_1d → next_all). next_1d moves to the NOW column as
+    // "Heute" (semantically just-today, single-day window), so the
+    // future column skips it.
+    const futureCol = renderColumn(
+      "future",
+      t("date_range.fan.future.label"),
+      NEXT_HORIZONS.filter((h) => h !== "next_1d" && presets.includes(h)),
     );
 
-    if (pastGroup) row.appendChild(pastGroup);
-    if (centerGroup) row.appendChild(centerGroup);
-    if (nextGroup) row.appendChild(nextGroup);
+    if (pastCol) grid.appendChild(pastCol);
+    if (nowCol) grid.appendChild(nowCol);
+    if (futureCol) grid.appendChild(futureCol);
 
-    panel.appendChild(row);
+    panel.appendChild(grid);
 
     // Custom-range section ("Anpassen"). Toggle button + collapsible
     // date-pair editor below.
@@ -218,49 +230,57 @@ export function mountDateRangePicker(opts: MountOpts): PickerHandle {
     }
   }
 
-  function renderFan(horizons: readonly TimeHorizon[], side: "past" | "next"): HTMLElement | null {
+  function renderColumn(
+    side: "past" | "future",
+    heading: string,
+    horizons: readonly TimeHorizon[],
+  ): HTMLElement | null {
     if (horizons.length === 0) return null;
-    const group = document.createElement("div");
-    group.className = `date-range-fan date-range-fan--${side}`;
-    group.setAttribute("role", "group");
-    group.setAttribute("aria-label", side === "past"
-      ? t("date_range.fan.past.label")
-      : t("date_range.fan.future.label"));
+    const col = document.createElement("div");
+    col.className = `date-range-col date-range-col--${side}`;
+    col.setAttribute("role", "group");
+    col.setAttribute("aria-label", heading);
+
+    const head = document.createElement("div");
+    head.className = "date-range-col-heading";
+    head.textContent = heading;
+    col.appendChild(head);
+
     for (const h of horizons) {
-      group.appendChild(makeChip(h));
+      col.appendChild(makeChip(h));
     }
-    return group;
+    return col;
   }
 
-  function renderCenter(): HTMLElement | null {
-    if (!presets.includes("any")) return null;
-    const wrap = document.createElement("div");
-    wrap.className = "date-range-center";
-    const btn = document.createElement("button");
-    btn.type = "button";
-    btn.className = "date-range-center-btn";
-    if (value.horizon === "any" || value.horizon === "all") {
-      btn.classList.add("date-range-center-btn--active");
-    }
-    btn.setAttribute("aria-pressed", String(value.horizon === "any" || value.horizon === "all"));
-    btn.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-chip.any`;
+  function renderNowColumn(): HTMLElement | null {
+    const showHeute = presets.includes("next_1d");
+    const showAlles = presets.includes("any");
+    if (!showHeute && !showAlles) return null;
 
-    const glyph = document.createElement("span");
-    glyph.className = "date-range-center-glyph";
+    const col = document.createElement("div");
+    col.className = "date-range-col date-range-col--now";
+    col.setAttribute("role", "group");
+    col.setAttribute("aria-label", t("date_range.center.label"));
+
+    const glyph = document.createElement("div");
+    glyph.className = "date-range-col-heading date-range-col-heading--glyph";
     glyph.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
     glyph.textContent = "⌖"; // ⌖ POSITION INDICATOR
-    const label = document.createElement("span");
-    label.className = "date-range-center-label";
-    label.textContent = t("date_range.center.label");
-    btn.appendChild(glyph);
-    btn.appendChild(label);
+    col.appendChild(glyph);
 
-    btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-      commit({ horizon: "any" }, /*closeAfter*/ true);
-    });
-
-    wrap.appendChild(btn);
-    return wrap;
+    if (showHeute) col.appendChild(makeChip("next_1d"));
+    if (showAlles) {
+      const allesChip = makeChip("any");
+      // Legacy "all" horizon also lights up Alles for back-compat
+      // with saved Custom Views that store the bidirectional-unbounded
+      // value (Q26 — parser preserves it, picker surfaces it here).
+      if (value.horizon === "all") {
+        allesChip.classList.add("agenda-chip-active");
+        allesChip.setAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+      }
+      col.appendChild(allesChip);
+    }
+    return col;
   }
 
   function makeChip(h: TimeHorizon): HTMLButtonElement {

frontend/src/client/deadlines-detail.ts

@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ function refreshRuleAutoDisplay(): void {
   panel.style.display = "";
   const r = currentAutoRule();
   if (r) {
-    text.textContent = formatRuleLabel(r);
+    // Canonical "Name · Citation" with muted citation (t-paliad-258 addendum).
+    text.innerHTML = formatRuleLabelHTML(r, esc);
     text.classList.remove("rule-auto-text--empty");
     return;
   }

frontend/src/client/deadlines-new.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   type PickerHandle,
 } from "./event-types";
 import { projectIndent } from "./project-indent";
-import { formatRuleLabel } from "./rule-label";
+import { formatRuleLabel, formatRuleLabelHTML } from "./rule-label";
 
 let eventTypePicker: PickerHandle | null = null;
 let currentUserAdmin = false;
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ function refreshRuleAutoDisplay(): void {
   panel.style.display = "";
   const rule = currentAutoRule();
   if (rule) {
-    text.textContent = formatRuleLabel(rule);
+    // Canonical "Name · Citation" with muted citation (t-paliad-258 addendum).
+    text.innerHTML = formatRuleLabelHTML(rule, esc);
     text.classList.remove("rule-auto-text--empty");
     return;
   }

frontend/src/client/filter-bar/axes.ts

@@ -73,13 +73,16 @@ export function renderAxis(axis: AxisKey, ctx: AxisCtx, opts?: RenderAxisOpts):
 
 type TimeHorizonValue = NonNullable<BarState["time"]>["horizon"];
 
-// Default chip set when the surface doesn't override. Matches the
-// forward-leaning bias of the legacy filter-bar default (the universal
-// substrate is more often used for "what's coming up" than "what just
-// happened") but now covers the full symmetric fan plus past_30d for
-// quick recent-history lookups.
+// Default chip set when the surface doesn't override. Mirrors m's
+// 3-column picker spec (t-paliad-278): symmetric 7d/30d/90d/all fan
+// per side, plus Heute (next_1d) + Alles (any) in the centre column,
+// plus Anpassen. Surfaces with a tighter scope (project history is
+// past-only) keep overriding via `timePresets`.
 const DEFAULT_TIME_PRESETS: TimeHorizonValue[] = [
-  "past_30d", "past_7d", "any", "next_7d", "next_30d", "next_90d", "custom",
+  "past_7d", "past_30d", "past_90d", "past_all",
+  "next_1d", "any",
+  "next_7d", "next_30d", "next_90d", "next_all",
+  "custom",
 ];
 
 function renderTimeAxis(ctx: AxisCtx, presetOverride?: TimeHorizonValue[]): HTMLElement {

frontend/src/client/fristenrechner.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ import {
   renderTimelineBody,
   wireDateEditClicks,
 } from "./views/verfahrensablauf-core";
+import {
+  attachEventCardChoices,
+  reseedChips,
+  type EventChoice,
+  type ChoiceKind,
+} from "./views/event-card-choices";
 
 let lastResponse: DeadlineResponse | null = null;
 
@@ -162,6 +168,13 @@ async function calculate() {
     ? courtPicker.value
     : "";
 
+  // t-paliad-265 — when project-bound, the server pulls per-card
+  // choices from paliad.project_event_choices. The frontend has
+  // already pre-fetched them into perCardChoicesCache so chip
+  // indicators repaint in step with the calc; sending projectId here
+  // is the persistence path.
+  const projectIdForCalc = currentStep1Context.kind === "project" ? currentStep1Context.projectId : "";
+
   const data = await calculateDeadlines({
     proceedingType: selectedType,
     triggerDate,
@@ -169,6 +182,7 @@ async function calculate() {
     flags,
     anchorOverrides: overrides,
     courtId,
+    projectId: projectIdForCalc || undefined,
   });
   if (seq !== procCalcSeq) return;
   if (!data) return;
@@ -439,6 +453,10 @@ function renderProcedureResults(data: DeadlineResponse) {
     : renderTimelineBody(data, { showParty: true, editable: true, showNotes });
 
   container.innerHTML = headerHtml + bodyHtml;
+  // t-paliad-265: rehydrate per-event-card chip indicators after the
+  // innerHTML rewrite. Safe to call before attachEventCardChoices() —
+  // it no-ops when no state was attached yet.
+  reseedChips(container);
   printBtn.style.display = "block";
   if (saveBtn) {
     // Ad-hoc explore-mode has no project to save against — show the
@@ -461,6 +479,49 @@ function renderProcedureResults(data: DeadlineResponse) {
   applyPendingFocus();
 }
 
+// initEventCardChoicesForFristenrechner attaches the per-event-card
+// popover to the timeline container. The fristenrechner page is the
+// project-bound surface: commits POST/DELETE to the persistence
+// endpoint; the next calculate() pulls the fresh state from the
+// server. (t-paliad-265)
+async function initEventCardChoicesForFristenrechner(container: HTMLElement): Promise<void> {
+  // Load the current persisted state for the project context, if any.
+  const initial: EventChoice[] = [];
+  if (currentStep1Context.kind === "project" && currentStep1Context.projectId) {
+    try {
+      const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${encodeURIComponent(currentStep1Context.projectId)}/event-choices`);
+      if (resp.ok) {
+        const rows = (await resp.json()) as EventChoice[];
+        for (const r of rows) initial.push(r);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("event-choices: initial load failed", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  attachEventCardChoices({
+    container,
+    initial,
+    commit: async (choice) => {
+      if (currentStep1Context.kind !== "project" || !currentStep1Context.projectId) return;
+      const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${encodeURIComponent(currentStep1Context.projectId)}/event-choices`, {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify(choice),
+      });
+      if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`event-choices PUT ${resp.status}`);
+      scheduleProcCalc(0);
+    },
+    remove: async (submissionCode, kind) => {
+      if (currentStep1Context.kind !== "project" || !currentStep1Context.projectId) return;
+      const url = `/api/projects/${encodeURIComponent(currentStep1Context.projectId)}/event-choices/${encodeURIComponent(submissionCode)}/${encodeURIComponent(kind)}`;
+      const resp = await fetch(url, { method: "DELETE" });
+      if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 404) throw new Error(`event-choices DELETE ${resp.status}`);
+      scheduleProcCalc(0);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 // onDateEditCommit is the click-to-edit callback handed to the shared
 // wireDateEditClicks() helper: persist the per-rule override (empty value
 // clears it) then recompute so downstream rules re-anchor.
@@ -648,6 +709,15 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   const timelineContainer = document.getElementById("timeline-container");
   if (timelineContainer) wireDateEditClicks(timelineContainer, onDateEditCommit);
 
+  // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choices. Project-bound surface, so
+  // commits POST to /api/projects/{id}/event-choices. The popover
+  // module owns the popover; this page owns the recalc trigger. When
+  // there's no project context yet (Step 1 not picked), the popover
+  // still works but commits silently no-op (project_id missing).
+  if (timelineContainer) {
+    void initEventCardChoicesForFristenrechner(timelineContainer);
+  }
+
   // Reset button
   document.getElementById("reset-btn")!.addEventListener("click", reset);
 

frontend/src/client/i18n.ts

@@ -306,6 +306,24 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.col.court": "Gericht",
     "deadlines.col.opponent": "Gegnerseite",
     "deadlines.col.both": "Beide Parteien",
+    // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choice popover (Verfahrensablauf timeline)
+    "choices.caret.title": "Optionen für dieses Ereignis",
+    "choices.appellant.title": "Berufung durch …",
+    "choices.appellant.claimant": "Klägerseite",
+    "choices.appellant.defendant": "Beklagtenseite",
+    "choices.appellant.both": "beide Parteien",
+    "choices.appellant.none": "keine Berufung",
+    "choices.include_ccr.title": "Nichtigkeitswiderklage einbeziehen",
+    "choices.include_ccr.true": "Ja",
+    "choices.include_ccr.false": "Nein",
+    "choices.skip.title": "Für diese Akte überspringen",
+    "choices.skip.true": "Überspringen",
+    "choices.skip.false": "Einbeziehen",
+    "choices.skipped.chip": "übersprungen",
+    "choices.appellant.chip": "Berufung:",
+    "choices.include_ccr.chip": "mit Nichtigkeitswiderklage",
+    "choices.reset": "Auswahl zurücksetzen",
+    "choices.commit.error": "Konnte Auswahl nicht speichern",
     // Trigger-event mode (PR-2 \u2014 youpc-parity)
     "deadlines.mode.procedure": "Verfahrensablauf",
     "deadlines.mode.event": "Was kommt nach\u2026",
@@ -1117,6 +1135,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "event.title.appointment_updated": "Termin ge\u00e4ndert",
     "event.title.appointment_deleted": "Termin gel\u00f6scht",
     "event.title.appointment_project_changed": "Termin verschoben",
+    // Umbrella audit kind + admin churn surfaced by the FilterBar
+    // project_event_kind chip cluster (KnownProjectEventKinds).
+    "event.title.approval_decided": "Genehmigung entschieden",
+    "event.title.member_role_changed": "Teamrolle ge\u00e4ndert",
     // 4-eye approval lifecycle (t-paliad-138). Verlauf renders these as
     // a paired card with the original lifecycle event (e.g.
     // "Frist angelegt" + "Genehmigung erteilt von Bert").
@@ -2841,21 +2863,26 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.save.error.network": "Netzwerkfehler — bitte erneut versuchen.",
 
     // t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — Admin rule-editor UI.
-    "nav.admin.rules": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Regel-Migrations",
-    "admin.card.rules.title": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Fristen-Regeln anlegen, bearbeiten, publishen. Audit-Log, Preview, Migration-Export.",
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — "Regel" relabelled as "Verfahrensschritt".
+    // The admin URL `/admin/rules` and i18n key prefix `admin.rules.*` stay
+    // (URL change is Slice B.6); the visible labels rename. Canonical
+    // `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.",
 
-    "admin.rules.list.title": "Regeln verwalten — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Fristen-Regeln anlegen, bearbeiten und freigeben. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
-    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ Neue Regel",
+    "admin.rules.list.title": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten — Paliad",
+    "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…",
-    "admin.rules.empty": "Keine Regeln für die gewählten Filter.",
-    "admin.rules.error.load": "Konnte Regeln nicht laden.",
+    "admin.rules.empty": "Keine Verfahrensschritte für die gewählten Filter.",
+    "admin.rules.error.load": "Konnte Verfahrensschritte nicht laden.",
 
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding.any": "Alle",
@@ -2866,7 +2893,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.filter.search": "Suche",
     "admin.rules.filter.search.placeholder": "Name, Submission Code, Rechtsgrundlage…",
 
-    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Submission Code / Einreichung-Kennung",
+    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",
     "admin.rules.col.legal_citation": "Rechtsgrundlage",
     "admin.rules.col.name": "Name",
     "admin.rules.col.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
@@ -2896,8 +2923,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.orphans.reason.manual_unbound": "Manuell entkoppelt",
     "admin.rules.orphans.resolved": "Orphan zugeordnet.",
 
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Neue Regel anlegen",
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "Eine neue Regel wird als Draft angelegt. Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben — dieser wandert ins Audit-Log und beim Export in die Migration.",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Neuen Verfahrensschritt anlegen",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "Ein neuer Verfahrensschritt wird als Draft angelegt. Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben — dieser wandert ins Audit-Log und beim Export in die Migration.",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.title": "Orphan zuordnen",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.body": "Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben. Die Regel-Verknüpfung wird sofort auf der Deadline gespeichert.",
     "admin.rules.modal.reason": "Grund",
@@ -2912,12 +2939,12 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.modal.error.create": "Anlegen fehlgeschlagen.",
     "admin.rules.modal.error.resolve": "Zuordnung fehlgeschlagen.",
 
-    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Regel bearbeiten — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Regel laden…",
-    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Ungültige Regel-ID in der URL.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Regel nicht gefunden.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Konnte Regel nicht laden.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Verfahrensschritt bearbeiten — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Verfahrensschritt laden…",
+    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Ungültige Verfahrensschritt-ID in der URL.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Verfahrensschritt nicht gefunden.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Konnte Verfahrensschritt nicht laden.",
 
     "admin.rules.edit.section.identity": "Identität",
     "admin.rules.edit.section.proceeding": "Verfahren & Trigger",
@@ -2930,14 +2957,14 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name": "Name (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name_en": "Name (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.description": "Beschreibung",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Submission Code / Einreichung-Kennung",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Code (Verfahrensschritt-Identifikator)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.rule_code": "Rechtsgrundlage (Kurzform)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.legal_source": "Rechtsgrundlage (Langform)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding.none": "—",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger": "Trigger-Ereignis",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger.none": "—",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent-Regel (UUID)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Übergeordneter Verfahrensschritt (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.concept": "Konzept (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.sequence_order": "Reihenfolge",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.duration_value": "Dauer",
@@ -2949,7 +2976,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.alt_rule_code": "Alt-Rule-Code",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.anchor_alt": "Alt-Anchor",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.primary_party": "Primäre Partei",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Event-Typ (frei)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Art des Verfahrensschritts (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes": "Hinweise (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes_en": "Hinweise (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.priority": "Priorität",
@@ -3035,7 +3062,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // /admin/audit-log to the same component.
     "date_range.button.label": "Zeitraum",
     "date_range.button.label.custom_range": "Von {from} bis {to}",
-    "date_range.horizon.next_1d":  "Morgen",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_1d":  "Heute",
     "date_range.horizon.next_7d":  "Nächste 7 Tage",
     "date_range.horizon.next_14d": "Nächste 14 Tage",
     "date_range.horizon.next_30d": "Nächste 30 Tage",
@@ -3060,6 +3087,21 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "date_range.custom.invalid":            "Bis-Datum muss nach Von-Datum liegen.",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_format":     "Datum nicht erkannt (Format JJJJ-MM-TT).",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_missing":    "Bitte beide Datumsfelder ausfüllen.",
+
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — canonical `procedural_event` i18n contract.
+    // The values are identical to the legacy `admin.rules.*` keys above —
+    // these aliases let .tsx files rebind in Slice B (B.5) without
+    // touching DE/EN strings then. Adding/changing values? Update BOTH
+    // sides.
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.title":     "Verfahrensschritte verwalten — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.heading":   "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.new":       "+ Neuer Verfahrensschritt",
+    "admin.procedural_events.col.code":       "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.title":     "Verfahrensschritt bearbeiten — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb":"← Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code":         "Code (Verfahrensschritt-Identifikator)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind":   "Art des Verfahrensschritts (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent":       "Übergeordneter Verfahrensschritt (UUID)",
   },
 
   en: {
@@ -3349,6 +3391,24 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.col.court": "Court",
     "deadlines.col.opponent": "Opponent Side",
     "deadlines.col.both": "Both parties",
+    // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choice popover (Verfahrensablauf timeline)
+    "choices.caret.title": "Options for this event",
+    "choices.appellant.title": "Appeal by …",
+    "choices.appellant.claimant": "Claimant side",
+    "choices.appellant.defendant": "Defendant side",
+    "choices.appellant.both": "both parties",
+    "choices.appellant.none": "no appeal",
+    "choices.include_ccr.title": "Include nullity counterclaim",
+    "choices.include_ccr.true": "Yes",
+    "choices.include_ccr.false": "No",
+    "choices.skip.title": "Skip for this case",
+    "choices.skip.true": "Skip",
+    "choices.skip.false": "Include",
+    "choices.skipped.chip": "skipped",
+    "choices.appellant.chip": "Appeal:",
+    "choices.include_ccr.chip": "with nullity counterclaim",
+    "choices.reset": "Reset choice",
+    "choices.commit.error": "Could not save selection",
     "deadlines.adjusted": "Adjusted",
     "deadlines.adjusted.reason": "weekend/holiday",
     "deadlines.adjusted.weekend": "weekend",
@@ -4143,6 +4203,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "event.title.appointment_updated": "Appointment updated",
     "event.title.appointment_deleted": "Appointment deleted",
     "event.title.appointment_project_changed": "Appointment moved",
+    // Umbrella audit kind + admin churn surfaced by the FilterBar
+    // project_event_kind chip cluster (KnownProjectEventKinds).
+    "event.title.approval_decided": "Approval decided",
+    "event.title.member_role_changed": "Team role changed",
     // 4-eye approval lifecycle (t-paliad-138).
     "event.title.deadline_approval_requested": "Approval requested",
     "event.title.deadline_approval_approved": "Approval granted",
@@ -5854,21 +5918,22 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.save.error.network": "Network error — please retry.",
 
     // t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — Admin rule-editor UI.
-    "nav.admin.rules": "Manage Rules",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Rule Migrations",
-    "admin.card.rules.title": "Manage Rules",
-    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Author, edit and publish deadline rules. Audit log, preview, migration export.",
+    // 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.",
 
-    "admin.rules.list.title": "Manage Rules — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Manage Rules",
-    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Author, edit and publish deadline rules. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
-    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ New Rule",
+    "admin.rules.list.title": "Manage procedural events — Paliad",
+    "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…",
-    "admin.rules.empty": "No rules for the chosen filters.",
-    "admin.rules.error.load": "Could not load rules.",
+    "admin.rules.empty": "No procedural events for the chosen filters.",
+    "admin.rules.error.load": "Could not load procedural events.",
 
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding.any": "Any",
@@ -5879,7 +5944,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.filter.search": "Search",
     "admin.rules.filter.search.placeholder": "Name, submission code, legal citation…",
 
-    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Submission code",
+    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Code (procedural event)",
     "admin.rules.col.legal_citation": "Legal citation",
     "admin.rules.col.name": "Name",
     "admin.rules.col.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
@@ -5909,8 +5974,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.orphans.reason.manual_unbound": "Manually unbound",
     "admin.rules.orphans.resolved": "Orphan resolved.",
 
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Create new rule",
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "A new rule will be created as a draft. Please supply a reason (≥10 chars) — recorded in the audit log and exported into the migration file.",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Create new procedural event",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "A new procedural event will be created as a draft. Please supply a reason (≥10 chars) — recorded in the audit log and exported into the migration file.",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.title": "Resolve orphan",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.body": "Please supply a reason (≥10 chars). The rule binding is persisted immediately on the deadline.",
     "admin.rules.modal.reason": "Reason",
@@ -5925,12 +5990,12 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.modal.error.create": "Creation failed.",
     "admin.rules.modal.error.resolve": "Resolution failed.",
 
-    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Edit Rule — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Loading rule…",
-    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Manage Rules",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Invalid rule id in URL.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Rule not found.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Could not load rule.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Edit procedural event — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Loading procedural event…",
+    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Invalid procedural-event id in URL.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Procedural event not found.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Could not load procedural event.",
 
     "admin.rules.edit.section.identity": "Identity",
     "admin.rules.edit.section.proceeding": "Proceeding & Trigger",
@@ -5943,14 +6008,14 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name": "Name (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name_en": "Name (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.description": "Description",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Submission code",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Code (procedural-event identifier)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.rule_code": "Legal citation (short form)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.legal_source": "Legal citation (long form)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding.none": "—",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger": "Trigger event",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger.none": "—",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent rule (UUID)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent procedural event (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.concept": "Concept (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.sequence_order": "Order",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.duration_value": "Duration",
@@ -5962,7 +6027,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.alt_rule_code": "Alt rule code",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.anchor_alt": "Alt anchor",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.primary_party": "Primary party",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Event type (free)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Procedural-event kind (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes": "Notes (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes_en": "Notes (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.priority": "Priority",
@@ -6045,7 +6110,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // 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}",
-    "date_range.horizon.next_1d":  "Tomorrow",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_1d":  "Today",
     "date_range.horizon.next_7d":  "Next 7 days",
     "date_range.horizon.next_14d": "Next 14 days",
     "date_range.horizon.next_30d": "Next 30 days",
@@ -6070,6 +6135,19 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "date_range.custom.invalid":            "End date must be strictly after start date.",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_format":     "Date not recognised (format YYYY-MM-DD).",
     "date_range.custom.invalid_missing":    "Please fill in both date fields.",
+
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — canonical `procedural_event` i18n contract.
+    // Mirrors the DE block; values identical to the legacy
+    // `admin.rules.*` keys. Adding/changing values? Update BOTH sides.
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.title":     "Manage procedural events — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.heading":   "Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.new":       "+ New procedural event",
+    "admin.procedural_events.col.code":       "Code (procedural event)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.title":     "Edit procedural event — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb":"← Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code":         "Code (procedural-event identifier)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind":   "Procedural-event kind (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent":       "Parent procedural event (UUID)",
   },
 };
 

frontend/src/client/submission-draft.ts

@@ -155,14 +155,29 @@ const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
   "parties.defendant.representative":{ de: "Beklagten-Vertreter",         en: "Defendant representative" },
   "parties.other.name":              { de: "Weitere Partei",              en: "Other party" },
   "parties.other.representative":    { de: "Weitere-Partei-Vertreter",    en: "Other party representative" },
-  "rule.submission_code":            { de: "Schriftsatz-Code",            en: "Submission code" },
-  "rule.name":                       { de: "Schriftsatz",                 en: "Submission" },
-  "rule.name_de":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (DE)",            en: "Submission (DE)" },
-  "rule.name_en":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (EN)",            en: "Submission (EN)" },
-  "rule.legal_source":               { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code)",      en: "Legal source (code)" },
-  "rule.legal_source_pretty":        { de: "Rechtsgrundlage",             en: "Legal source" },
-  "rule.primary_party":              { de: "Partei (typisch)",            en: "Primary party" },
-  "rule.event_type":                 { de: "Schriftsatz-Typ",             en: "Event type" },
+  // Procedural-event namespace (t-paliad-262 Slice A, design doc
+  // docs/design-procedural-events-model-2026-05-25.md). The canonical
+  // placeholder names are below; the `rule.*` aliases that follow are
+  // @deprecated but kept forever per m's Q7 lock — existing Word
+  // templates and saved drafts authored with the old names keep
+  // merging identically.
+  "procedural_event.code":               { de: "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",    en: "Code (procedural event)" },
+  "procedural_event.name":               { de: "Verfahrensschritt",           en: "Procedural event" },
+  "procedural_event.name_de":            { de: "Verfahrensschritt (DE)",      en: "Procedural event (DE)" },
+  "procedural_event.name_en":            { de: "Verfahrensschritt (EN)",      en: "Procedural event (EN)" },
+  "procedural_event.legal_source":       { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code)",      en: "Legal source (code)" },
+  "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty":{ de: "Rechtsgrundlage",             en: "Legal source" },
+  "procedural_event.primary_party":      { de: "Partei (typisch)",            en: "Primary party" },
+  "procedural_event.event_kind":         { de: "Art des Verfahrensschritts",  en: "Procedural-event kind" },
+  // Legacy aliases — @deprecated, kept forever (m/paliad#93 Q7).
+  "rule.submission_code":            { de: "Schriftsatz-Code (legacy)",      en: "Submission code (legacy)" },
+  "rule.name":                       { de: "Schriftsatz (legacy)",           en: "Submission (legacy)" },
+  "rule.name_de":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (DE, legacy)",       en: "Submission (DE, legacy)" },
+  "rule.name_en":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (EN, legacy)",       en: "Submission (EN, legacy)" },
+  "rule.legal_source":               { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code, legacy)", en: "Legal source (code, legacy)" },
+  "rule.legal_source_pretty":        { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (legacy)",       en: "Legal source (legacy)" },
+  "rule.primary_party":              { de: "Partei (typisch, legacy)",       en: "Primary party (legacy)" },
+  "rule.event_type":                 { de: "Schriftsatz-Typ (legacy)",       en: "Event type (legacy)" },
   "deadline.due_date":               { de: "Frist (ISO)",                 en: "Deadline (ISO)" },
   "deadline.due_date_long_de":       { de: "Frist (DE lang)",             en: "Deadline (DE long)" },
   "deadline.due_date_long_en":       { de: "Frist (EN lang)",             en: "Deadline (EN long)" },
@@ -174,14 +189,14 @@ const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
 
 const VARIABLE_GROUPS: VariableGroup[] = [
   {
-    id: "rule",
-    label: { de: "Schriftsatz", en: "Submission" },
+    id: "procedural_event",
+    label: { de: "Verfahrensschritt", en: "Procedural event" },
     keys: [
-      "rule.name",
-      "rule.legal_source_pretty",
-      "rule.primary_party",
-      "rule.event_type",
-      "rule.submission_code",
+      "procedural_event.name",
+      "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty",
+      "procedural_event.primary_party",
+      "procedural_event.event_kind",
+      "procedural_event.code",
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -595,10 +610,25 @@ function paintVariables(): void {
 
   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
+    // matching .draft-var span in the preview (sticky while focused,
+    // clears on blur). Survives autosave repaints because paintVariables
+    // is called by flushAutosave and we re-bind every render.
+    inp.addEventListener("focusin", () => onVarFocusEnter(inp.dataset.var ?? ""));
+    inp.addEventListener("focusout", () => onVarFocusLeave(inp.dataset.var ?? ""));
   });
   host.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".submission-draft-var-reset").forEach((btn) => {
     btn.addEventListener("click", () => onVarReset(btn.dataset.resetKey ?? ""));
   });
+  // After repaint, re-apply the active highlight if a field is still
+  // focused (paintVariables runs after autosave; the same input regains
+  // focus via restoreVarFocus and would otherwise emit focusin too
+  // late for our handler — re-apply explicitly).
+  const active = document.activeElement;
+  if (isVarField(active)) {
+    const key = active.dataset.var;
+    if (key) applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key);
+  }
 }
 
 function paintPreview(): void {
@@ -606,6 +636,16 @@ function paintPreview(): void {
   if (!host || !state.view) return;
   host.innerHTML = state.view.preview_html ?? "";
   wireDraftVars(host);
+  // t-paliad-274 (B) — preview HTML was just blown away by innerHTML,
+  // so any prior --active classes are gone. Re-apply for whichever
+  // sidebar field is currently focused (typing in a field triggers an
+  // autosave round-trip that ends in paintPreview, and the user should
+  // see the highlight stay put across that cycle).
+  const active = document.activeElement;
+  if (isVarField(active)) {
+    const key = active.dataset.var;
+    if (key) applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key);
+  }
 }
 
 // t-paliad-261 (B) — click a substituted variable in the preview to
@@ -680,6 +720,48 @@ function onDraftVarClick(key: string, ev: Event): void {
   flashVarRow(input);
 }
 
+// t-paliad-274 (B) — sidebar-field-focus → preview-occurrence highlight.
+// Reverse direction of the click-to-jump from #92: when the user focuses
+// any .submission-draft-var-input, every matching .draft-var span in the
+// preview gets the --active modifier; on blur (or focus shift to a
+// different field), the previous key's highlights clear and the new
+// key's apply. Sticky-while-focused, not a one-shot flash — the lawyer
+// can scan the preview for "where does this variable land in my prose?"
+// while the field stays focused.
+function onVarFocusEnter(key: string): void {
+  if (!key) return;
+  // Clear any leftover highlight before applying the new one — covers
+  // the focus-shift-without-blur case (Tab between fields).
+  clearPreviewActiveHighlight();
+  applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key);
+}
+
+function onVarFocusLeave(_key: string): void {
+  // We don't need the key here — if focus moves to a different sidebar
+  // input, that input's focusin will re-call apply with the new key
+  // (after our clearPreviewActiveHighlight). If focus leaves the sidebar
+  // entirely, this clears.
+  clearPreviewActiveHighlight();
+}
+
+function applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key: string): void {
+  const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-preview");
+  if (!host) return;
+  host.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
+    `.draft-var[data-var="${cssEscape(key)}"]`,
+  ).forEach((el) => {
+    el.classList.add("draft-var--active");
+  });
+}
+
+function clearPreviewActiveHighlight(): void {
+  const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-preview");
+  if (!host) return;
+  host.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".draft-var--active").forEach((el) => {
+    el.classList.remove("draft-var--active");
+  });
+}
+
 function flashVarRow(input: HTMLElement): void {
   const row = input.closest<HTMLElement>(".submission-draft-var-row");
   if (!row) return;

frontend/src/client/verfahrensablauf.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ import {
   renderTimelineBody,
   wireDateEditClicks,
 } from "./views/verfahrensablauf-core";
+import {
+  attachEventCardChoices,
+  reseedChips,
+  currentChoices,
+  type EventChoice,
+  type ChoiceKind,
+} from "./views/event-card-choices";
 
 let selectedType = "";
 let lastResponse: DeadlineResponse | null = null;
@@ -98,6 +105,37 @@ function writeAppellantToURL(a: Side) {
 const anchorOverrides = new Map<string, string>();
 function clearAnchorOverrides() { anchorOverrides.clear(); }
 
+// Per-event-card choices (t-paliad-265). Unbound on this page (no
+// project context), so persistence is URL-only via `?event_choices=`.
+// Format: comma-separated `submission_code:kind=value` tuples. Same
+// idiom as `?side=` + `?appellant=`.
+let perCardChoices: EventChoice[] = [];
+
+function readChoicesFromURL(): EventChoice[] {
+  const raw = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("event_choices");
+  if (!raw) return [];
+  const out: EventChoice[] = [];
+  for (const tuple of raw.split(",")) {
+    const m = tuple.match(/^([^:]+):([^=]+)=(.+)$/);
+    if (!m) continue;
+    const kind = m[2] as ChoiceKind;
+    if (kind !== "appellant" && kind !== "include_ccr" && kind !== "skip") continue;
+    out.push({ submission_code: m[1], choice_kind: kind, choice_value: m[3] });
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function writeChoicesToURL(choices: EventChoice[]) {
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+  if (choices.length === 0) {
+    url.searchParams.delete("event_choices");
+  } else {
+    const enc = choices.map((c) => `${c.submission_code}:${c.choice_kind}=${c.choice_value}`).join(",");
+    url.searchParams.set("event_choices", enc);
+  }
+  window.history.replaceState(null, "", url.pathname + (url.search ? url.search : "") + url.hash);
+}
+
 type ProcedureView = "timeline" | "columns";
 let procedureView: ProcedureView = "columns";
 
@@ -210,6 +248,7 @@ async function doCalc() {
     flags: readFlags(),
     anchorOverrides: overrides,
     courtId,
+    perCardChoices,
   });
   if (seq !== calcSeq) return;
   if (!data) return;
@@ -302,6 +341,11 @@ function renderResults(data: DeadlineResponse) {
   if (toggle) toggle.style.display = "";
 
   syncTriggerEventLabel();
+
+  // t-paliad-265: rehydrate per-event-card chip indicators after every
+  // re-render so the popover-driven active state survives the
+  // innerHTML rewrite the timeline body just did.
+  reseedChips(container);
 }
 
 function setProceedingPickerCollapsed(collapsed: boolean, displayName?: string) {
@@ -529,6 +573,34 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   initViewToggle();
   initPerspectiveControls();
 
+  // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choices. Unbound surface, so commits
+  // mutate the in-memory list + URL, then trigger a recalc. The
+  // popover module owns the popover lifecycle; this page owns the
+  // recalc + URL plumbing.
+  perCardChoices = readChoicesFromURL();
+  const timelineEl = document.getElementById("timeline-container");
+  if (timelineEl) {
+    attachEventCardChoices({
+      container: timelineEl,
+      initial: perCardChoices,
+      commit: (choice) => {
+        perCardChoices = perCardChoices.filter(
+          (c) => !(c.submission_code === choice.submission_code && c.choice_kind === choice.choice_kind),
+        );
+        perCardChoices.push(choice);
+        writeChoicesToURL(perCardChoices);
+        scheduleCalc(0);
+      },
+      remove: (submissionCode, kind) => {
+        perCardChoices = perCardChoices.filter(
+          (c) => !(c.submission_code === submissionCode && c.choice_kind === kind),
+        );
+        writeChoicesToURL(perCardChoices);
+        scheduleCalc(0);
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
   onLangChange(() => {
     // Active-button name updates with language change (the data-i18n
     // pass swaps the inner <strong>'s text). Re-collapse the summary

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

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+// Per-event-card choice popover + chip indicator (t-paliad-265 /
+// m/paliad#96).
+//
+// The shared rendering core (verfahrensablauf-core.ts) emits a caret
+// button on cards that carry a non-empty `choices_offered` declaration
+// and an inert chip span next to the title. This module:
+//
+//   1. Wires a delegated click handler on the result container so the
+//      caret opens a popover with the offered choice-kinds.
+//   2. Commits the user's pick — either by POSTing to the project-
+//      bound endpoint or by mutating the in-memory state for the
+//      unbound (no-project) case.
+//   3. Rehydrates the chip on every render + after every commit so the
+//      glanceable indicator matches the active state.
+//
+// Two consumer pages — /tools/verfahrensablauf (unbound) and
+// /tools/fristenrechner (project-bound) — both wire this module
+// once at boot via attachEventCardChoices().
+
+import { escAttr, escHtml } from "./verfahrensablauf-core";
+import { t } from "../i18n";
+
+export type ChoiceKind = "appellant" | "include_ccr" | "skip";
+
+export interface EventChoice {
+  submission_code: string;
+  choice_kind: ChoiceKind;
+  choice_value: string;
+}
+
+// State surface — the page passes in callbacks that own persistence.
+// commit / remove must trigger a recalc on the page side (the popover
+// only owns its own visual state).
+export interface EventCardChoicesOpts {
+  container: HTMLElement;
+  // Initial state: a list of choices. The page seeds this from the
+  // server response (project-bound) or from URL params (unbound).
+  initial: EventChoice[];
+  // commit gets called for an UPSERT. The page POSTs to the API (or
+  // mutates URL state) AND triggers a recalc.
+  commit: (choice: EventChoice) => Promise<void> | void;
+  // remove gets called when the user resets a choice.
+  remove: (submissionCode: string, kind: ChoiceKind) => Promise<void> | void;
+}
+
+// One mutable bag per attach() call. The current implementation is a
+// single-page singleton — paginated views (admin tables) are not in
+// scope. Last-write-wins on the in-memory state.
+interface AttachedState {
+  opts: EventCardChoicesOpts;
+  // active: submission_code → kind → value. Rebuilt from `initial`
+  // on every reseed() call.
+  active: Map<string, Map<ChoiceKind, string>>;
+  popover: HTMLDivElement | null;
+}
+
+const states = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, AttachedState>();
+
+// attachEventCardChoices wires the delegated click + popover lifecycle
+// to the given container. Call once per page after mount; safe to call
+// again with a fresh container.
+export function attachEventCardChoices(opts: EventCardChoicesOpts): void {
+  const state: AttachedState = {
+    opts,
+    active: new Map(),
+    popover: null,
+  };
+  for (const c of opts.initial) {
+    if (!state.active.has(c.submission_code)) {
+      state.active.set(c.submission_code, new Map());
+    }
+    state.active.get(c.submission_code)!.set(c.choice_kind, c.choice_value);
+  }
+  states.set(opts.container, state);
+
+  opts.container.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+    const target = (e.target as HTMLElement | null)?.closest<HTMLElement>(".event-card-choices-caret");
+    if (target) {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      openPopover(state, target);
+      return;
+    }
+    // Outside-click closes the popover.
+    if (state.popover && !state.popover.contains(e.target as Node)) {
+      closePopover(state);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // ESC also closes.
+  document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+    if (e.key === "Escape" && state.popover) {
+      closePopover(state);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Repaint chips on every renderResults() call. The page is
+  // responsible for calling reseedChips() after re-render so the chip
+  // dom node (re-created by the renderer) picks the active state up.
+  reseedChips(opts.container);
+}
+
+// reseedChips walks every chip span in the container and re-renders
+// its content from the active state map. Idempotent.
+export function reseedChips(container: HTMLElement): void {
+  const state = states.get(container);
+  if (!state) return;
+  container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".event-card-choices-chip").forEach((chip) => {
+    const code = chip.dataset.submissionCode || "";
+    const kinds = state.active.get(code);
+    if (!kinds || kinds.size === 0) {
+      chip.innerHTML = "";
+      chip.dataset.empty = "true";
+      return;
+    }
+    chip.dataset.empty = "false";
+    chip.innerHTML = renderChip(kinds);
+  });
+  // Skipped rows fade out via a class on the card-item ancestor.
+  container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".event-card-choices-chip").forEach((chip) => {
+    const code = chip.dataset.submissionCode || "";
+    const skipped = state.active.get(code)?.get("skip") === "true";
+    const itemEl = chip.closest<HTMLElement>(".timeline-item, .fr-col-item");
+    if (itemEl) itemEl.classList.toggle("timeline-item--skipped", skipped);
+  });
+}
+
+function renderChip(kinds: Map<ChoiceKind, string>): string {
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  if (kinds.get("skip") === "true") {
+    parts.push(`<span class="event-card-choices-chip-part event-card-choices-chip-part--skipped">${escHtml(t("choices.skipped.chip"))}</span>`);
+  }
+  const ap = kinds.get("appellant");
+  if (ap && ap !== "" ) {
+    let label = "";
+    switch (ap) {
+      case "claimant":  label = t("choices.appellant.claimant"); break;
+      case "defendant": label = t("choices.appellant.defendant"); break;
+      case "both":      label = t("choices.appellant.both"); break;
+      case "none":      label = t("choices.appellant.none"); break;
+    }
+    if (label) {
+      parts.push(`<span class="event-card-choices-chip-part">${escHtml(t("choices.appellant.chip"))} ${escHtml(label)}</span>`);
+    }
+  }
+  if (kinds.get("include_ccr") === "true") {
+    parts.push(`<span class="event-card-choices-chip-part">${escHtml(t("choices.include_ccr.chip"))}</span>`);
+  }
+  return parts.join(" ");
+}
+
+function openPopover(state: AttachedState, caret: HTMLElement): void {
+  closePopover(state);
+  const code = caret.dataset.submissionCode || "";
+  if (!code) return;
+  let offered: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  try {
+    offered = JSON.parse(caret.dataset.choicesOffered || "{}");
+  } catch {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const pop = document.createElement("div");
+  pop.className = "event-card-choices-popover";
+  pop.setAttribute("role", "dialog");
+  pop.setAttribute("aria-label", t("choices.caret.title"));
+
+  const blocks: string[] = [];
+  if (Array.isArray(offered.appellant)) {
+    blocks.push(renderAppellantBlock(state, code, offered.appellant as unknown[]));
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(offered.include_ccr)) {
+    blocks.push(renderToggleBlock(state, code, "include_ccr"));
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(offered.skip)) {
+    blocks.push(renderToggleBlock(state, code, "skip"));
+  }
+  pop.innerHTML = blocks.join("");
+
+  document.body.appendChild(pop);
+  state.popover = pop;
+  positionPopover(pop, caret);
+
+  pop.addEventListener("click", async (e) => {
+    const btn = (e.target as HTMLElement | null)?.closest<HTMLButtonElement>("button[data-choice-action]");
+    if (!btn) return;
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    const kind = btn.dataset.choiceKind as ChoiceKind | undefined;
+    const value = btn.dataset.choiceValue || "";
+    const action = btn.dataset.choiceAction;
+    if (!kind) return;
+    try {
+      if (action === "set") {
+        await state.opts.commit({ submission_code: code, choice_kind: kind, choice_value: value });
+        if (!state.active.has(code)) state.active.set(code, new Map());
+        state.active.get(code)!.set(kind, value);
+      } else if (action === "clear") {
+        await state.opts.remove(code, kind);
+        state.active.get(code)?.delete(kind);
+      }
+      reseedChips(state.opts.container);
+      closePopover(state);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("event card choice commit failed", err);
+      // Surface a soft inline error inside the popover; do NOT close.
+      const errEl = document.createElement("div");
+      errEl.className = "event-card-choices-error";
+      errEl.textContent = t("choices.commit.error");
+      pop.appendChild(errEl);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function renderAppellantBlock(state: AttachedState, code: string, values: unknown[]): string {
+  const current = state.active.get(code)?.get("appellant") || "";
+  const buttons = values
+    .filter((v): v is string => typeof v === "string")
+    .map((v) => {
+      const labelKey = `choices.appellant.${v}` as const;
+      const isActive = v === current;
+      return `<button type="button"
+        data-choice-action="set"
+        data-choice-kind="appellant"
+        data-choice-value="${escAttr(v)}"
+        class="event-card-choices-option${isActive ? " event-card-choices-option--active" : ""}">${escHtml(t(labelKey as any))}</button>`;
+    })
+    .join("");
+  const reset = current
+    ? `<button type="button" data-choice-action="clear" data-choice-kind="appellant"
+        class="event-card-choices-reset">${escHtml(t("choices.reset"))}</button>`
+    : "";
+  return `<div class="event-card-choices-block">
+    <div class="event-card-choices-title">${escHtml(t("choices.appellant.title"))}</div>
+    <div class="event-card-choices-options">${buttons}</div>
+    ${reset}
+  </div>`;
+}
+
+function renderToggleBlock(state: AttachedState, code: string, kind: "include_ccr" | "skip"): string {
+  const current = state.active.get(code)?.get(kind) || "false";
+  const titleKey = kind === "include_ccr" ? "choices.include_ccr.title" : "choices.skip.title";
+  const trueKey = kind === "include_ccr" ? "choices.include_ccr.true" : "choices.skip.true";
+  const falseKey = kind === "include_ccr" ? "choices.include_ccr.false" : "choices.skip.false";
+  const opt = (v: "true" | "false", labelKey: string) => `<button type="button"
+    data-choice-action="set"
+    data-choice-kind="${kind}"
+    data-choice-value="${v}"
+    class="event-card-choices-option${v === current ? " event-card-choices-option--active" : ""}">${escHtml(t(labelKey as any))}</button>`;
+  const reset = state.active.get(code)?.has(kind)
+    ? `<button type="button" data-choice-action="clear" data-choice-kind="${kind}"
+        class="event-card-choices-reset">${escHtml(t("choices.reset"))}</button>`
+    : "";
+  return `<div class="event-card-choices-block">
+    <div class="event-card-choices-title">${escHtml(t(titleKey as any))}</div>
+    <div class="event-card-choices-options">
+      ${opt("true", trueKey)}
+      ${opt("false", falseKey)}
+    </div>
+    ${reset}
+  </div>`;
+}
+
+function closePopover(state: AttachedState): void {
+  if (state.popover) {
+    state.popover.remove();
+    state.popover = null;
+  }
+}
+
+function positionPopover(pop: HTMLDivElement, caret: HTMLElement): void {
+  const rect = caret.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const scrollY = window.scrollY || document.documentElement.scrollTop;
+  const scrollX = window.scrollX || document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
+  pop.style.position = "absolute";
+  pop.style.top = `${rect.bottom + scrollY + 4}px`;
+  pop.style.left = `${Math.max(8, rect.right + scrollX - 240)}px`;
+  pop.style.zIndex = "1000";
+}
+
+// Returns the current in-memory choice list for the given container —
+// used by the unbound /tools/verfahrensablauf page to keep the URL
+// param in sync.
+export function currentChoices(container: HTMLElement): EventChoice[] {
+  const state = states.get(container);
+  if (!state) return [];
+  const out: EventChoice[] = [];
+  state.active.forEach((kinds, code) => {
+    kinds.forEach((value, kind) => {
+      out.push({ submission_code: code, choice_kind: kind, choice_value: value });
+    });
+  });
+  return out;
+}

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

@@ -191,6 +191,48 @@ describe("bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns — side+appellant column routing (m/paliad
     expect(rows[0].court.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["C"]);
   });
 
+  test("appellantContext overrides the page-level appellant for descendants (t-paliad-265)", () => {
+    // A per-decision pick stamps AppellantContext on descendants of
+    // that decision. The bucketer prefers it over the page-level
+    // appellant: if a "both" row carries appellantContext='defendant',
+    // it collapses to defendant's column regardless of the global
+    // appellant opt.
+    const dl: CalculatedDeadline = {
+      ...both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23"),
+      appellantContext: "defendant",
+    };
+    const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([dl], { appellant: "claimant" });
+    expect(rows[0].ours).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+  });
+
+  test("appellantContext='claimant' + side='defendant' lands the row in opponent (claimant ≠ us)", () => {
+    // The user is on the defendant side; per-card pick says the
+    // claimant appealed. The "both" row collapses to the claimant's
+    // column, which after the side-swap is opponent (right).
+    const dl: CalculatedDeadline = {
+      ...both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23"),
+      appellantContext: "claimant",
+    };
+    const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([dl], { side: "defendant", appellant: "defendant" });
+    expect(rows[0].ours).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+  });
+
+  test("appellantContext='both' or 'none' falls back to page-level mirror (t-paliad-265)", () => {
+    // 'both' and 'none' aren't side-collapse values — they're
+    // statements about who appealed but don't pick a column. The
+    // bucketer treats them as no override, so the page-level
+    // appellant (or default mirror) applies.
+    const both1: CalculatedDeadline = {
+      ...both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23"),
+      appellantContext: "both",
+    };
+    const rowsBoth = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([both1]);
+    expect(rowsBoth[0].ours.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+    expect(rowsBoth[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+  });
+
   test("unscheduled rows (no dueDate) trail dated rows, preserving declaration order", () => {
     const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([
       partySpecific("court", "Oral Hearing", ""),

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

@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ export interface CalculatedDeadline {
   // Frontend save-modal logic doesn't read this; the rule editor
   // (Slice 11) is the consumer. Unknown shape on this side — pass-through.
   conditionExpr?: unknown;
+  // choicesOffered (t-paliad-265): declares which per-card choice-kinds
+  // this rule offers on the Verfahrensablauf timeline. Object shape:
+  // { appellant?: string[], include_ccr?: [true,false], skip?: [true,false] }.
+  // null/undefined = no caret affordance.
+  choicesOffered?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  // appellantContext (t-paliad-265): the per-decision appellant pick
+  // that applies to descendants of the closest ancestor decision card
+  // with a per-card appellant set. Empty = no per-card override (the
+  // page-level appellant axis still applies in that case). The bucketer
+  // reads this in preference to the page-level appellant.
+  appellantContext?: string;
 }
 
 // priorityRendering returns the per-priority UX hints the save-modal
@@ -139,6 +150,16 @@ export interface CalcParams {
   flags?: string[];
   anchorOverrides?: Record<string, string>;
   courtId?: string;
+  // t-paliad-265: per-event-card choices. Either pass `projectId` for
+  // server-side lookup against paliad.project_event_choices, OR pass
+  // an inline list (for the unbound /tools/verfahrensablauf surface).
+  // When both are supplied the inline list wins server-side.
+  projectId?: string;
+  perCardChoices?: Array<{
+    submission_code: string;
+    choice_kind: string;
+    choice_value: string;
+  }>;
 }
 
 const PARTY_CLASS: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -272,6 +293,18 @@ export function deadlineCardHtml(dl: CalculatedDeadline, opts: CardOpts): string
     ? '<span class="optional-badge">optional</span>'
     : "";
 
+  // 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
+    ? `<button type="button" class="event-card-choices-caret"
+         data-submission-code="${escAttr(dl.code)}"
+         data-choices-offered="${escAttr(JSON.stringify(dl.choicesOffered))}"
+         aria-label="${escAttr(t("choices.caret.title"))}"
+         title="${escAttr(t("choices.caret.title"))}">▾</button>`
+    : "";
+
   const dlName = getLang() === "en" ? dl.nameEN : dl.name;
 
   const adjustedNote = dl.wasAdjusted
@@ -310,12 +343,22 @@ export function deadlineCardHtml(dl: CalculatedDeadline, opts: CardOpts): string
       </div>`
     : "";
 
+  // Chip indicator surfaces the active per-card pick (t-paliad-265).
+  // The popover module rehydrates this on commit so it stays in sync.
+  const chipHtml = dl.code !== ""
+    ? `<span class="event-card-choices-chip"
+         data-submission-code="${escAttr(dl.code)}"
+         data-empty="true"></span>`
+    : "";
+
   return `<div class="timeline-item-header">
       <span class="timeline-name">
         ${dlName}
         ${mandatoryBadge}
+        ${chipHtml}
       </span>
       ${dateStr}
+      ${choicesHtml}
     </div>
     ${meta}
     ${adjustedNote}
@@ -532,7 +575,15 @@ export function bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
         row.court.push(dl);
         break;
       case "both":
-        if (appellantColumn !== null) {
+        // t-paliad-265: a per-card appellant set on a decision
+        // ancestor propagates as appellantContext on this rule. When
+        // present, it overrides the page-level appellant for the
+        // collapse decision on THIS row. Falls through to page-level
+        // when empty.
+        if (dl.appellantContext === "claimant" || dl.appellantContext === "defendant") {
+          const perCardCol = dl.appellantContext === "claimant" ? claimantColumn : defendantColumn;
+          row[perCardCol].push(dl);
+        } else if (appellantColumn !== null) {
           // Role-swap collapse: appellant initiated → both → one row
           // in appellant's column. Mirror suppressed.
           row[appellantColumn].push(dl);
@@ -625,6 +676,10 @@ export async function calculateDeadlines(params: CalcParams): Promise<DeadlineRe
           ? params.anchorOverrides
           : undefined,
         courtId: params.courtId || undefined,
+        projectId: params.projectId || undefined,
+        perCardChoices: params.perCardChoices && params.perCardChoices.length > 0
+          ? params.perCardChoices
+          : undefined,
       }),
     });
     if (!resp.ok) {

frontend/src/i18n-keys.ts

@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "admin.partner_units.new.heading"
   | "admin.partner_units.subtitle"
   | "admin.partner_units.title"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.col.code"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.title"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.heading"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.new"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.title"
   | "admin.rules.col.legal_citation"
   | "admin.rules.col.lifecycle"
   | "admin.rules.col.modified"
@@ -999,6 +1008,23 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "checklisten.tab.mine"
   | "checklisten.tab.templates"
   | "checklisten.title"
+  | "choices.appellant.both"
+  | "choices.appellant.chip"
+  | "choices.appellant.claimant"
+  | "choices.appellant.defendant"
+  | "choices.appellant.none"
+  | "choices.appellant.title"
+  | "choices.caret.title"
+  | "choices.commit.error"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.chip"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.false"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.title"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.true"
+  | "choices.reset"
+  | "choices.skip.false"
+  | "choices.skip.title"
+  | "choices.skip.true"
+  | "choices.skipped.chip"
   | "common.cancel"
   | "common.close"
   | "common.forbidden"
@@ -1604,6 +1630,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "event.title.appointment_deleted"
   | "event.title.appointment_project_changed"
   | "event.title.appointment_updated"
+  | "event.title.approval_decided"
   | "event.title.checklist_created"
   | "event.title.checklist_deleted"
   | "event.title.checklist_linked"
@@ -1622,6 +1649,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "event.title.deadline_reopened"
   | "event.title.deadline_updated"
   | "event.title.deadlines_imported"
+  | "event.title.member_role_changed"
   | "event.title.note_created"
   | "event.title.our_side_changed"
   | "event.title.project_archived"

frontend/src/styles/global.css

@@ -3476,6 +3476,133 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     color: var(--status-amber-fg);
 }
 
+/* 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
+ * by the JS module. Skipped rows fade to 50% opacity. */
+.event-card-choices-caret {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 22px;
+    height: 22px;
+    margin-left: 0.4rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-caret:hover,
+.event-card-choices-caret:focus-visible {
+    background: var(--color-accent-bg, rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.18));
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    gap: 0.3rem;
+    margin-left: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip[data-empty="true"] {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip-part {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    padding: 0.05rem 0.4rem;
+    border-radius: 99px;
+    background: var(--color-accent-bg, rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.22));
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip-part--skipped {
+    background: var(--color-bg-soft, #f1f1f1);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    text-decoration: line-through;
+}
+
+.timeline-item--skipped {
+    opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-popover {
+    background: var(--color-bg, #fff);
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
+    padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem;
+    min-width: 240px;
+    max-width: 320px;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-block + .event-card-choices-block {
+    margin-top: 0.7rem;
+    padding-top: 0.6rem;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border-soft, #ececec);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-title {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-options {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 0.3rem;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-option {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.55rem;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
+    background: var(--color-bg, #fff);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-option:hover,
+.event-card-choices-option:focus-visible {
+    background: var(--color-bg-soft, #f1f1f1);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-option--active {
+    background: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    border-color: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-reset {
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-reset:hover {
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-error {
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    font-size: 0.74rem;
+    color: var(--status-red-fg, #b00020);
+}
+
 .timeline-rule {
     font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.72rem;
@@ -5880,16 +6007,27 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     font-style: italic;
 }
 
-/* t-paliad-261 (B) — substituted variables in the preview are wrapped
-   in <span class="draft-var" data-var="…"> by the Go HTML renderer.
-   .draft-var by itself shows a subtle dotted underline so the lawyer
-   can SEE which text was filled in from a variable. .draft-var--has-input
-   (added client-side when a matching sidebar input exists) layers on
-   the clickable affordance — pointer cursor + brighter hover background.
-   Non-matching draft-vars (derived variables not exposed in the
-   sidebar) stay visually distinct but non-interactive. */
+/* t-paliad-261 / t-paliad-274 — substituted variables in the preview
+   are wrapped in <span class="draft-var" data-var="…"> by the Go HTML
+   renderer for BOTH filled values and missing-marker text. The lawyer
+   can click any wrapped span and jump to the matching sidebar input;
+   conversely, focusing a sidebar input lights up every matching span in
+   the preview via .draft-var--active.
+
+   Visual contract:
+     .draft-var                — invisible by default (prose stays clean
+                                  per t-paliad-274 m's request).
+     .draft-var--has-input     — pointer cursor; dotted underline on
+                                  hover so the click affordance reveals
+                                  itself, plus a brighter lime tint.
+     .draft-var--active        — sticky lime highlight applied while the
+                                  matching sidebar input is focused
+                                  (t-paliad-274 reverse direction).
+     [KEIN WERT: …] / [NO VALUE: …] markers carry their own warning
+     style via .submission-draft-var-marker on the sidebar hint; in the
+     preview they read as obvious gap text, so .draft-var itself doesn't
+     need an always-on visual to flag them. */
 .draft-var {
-    background-color: rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.12);
     border-radius: 2px;
     padding: 0 2px;
     box-decoration-break: clone;
@@ -5904,9 +6042,21 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
 .draft-var--has-input:hover,
 .draft-var--has-input:focus-visible {
     background-color: rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.45);
+    text-decoration: underline dotted rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.85);
+    text-underline-offset: 2px;
     outline: none;
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-274 (B) — sticky highlight while the matching sidebar input
+   is focused. Brighter than the hover tint so the user's eye lands on
+   every occurrence at once when they click into a field. Applies to ALL
+   .draft-var spans for that data-var, not just one. */
+.draft-var--active,
+.draft-var--has-input.draft-var--active {
+    background-color: rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.55);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.85);
+}
+
 /* t-paliad-261 (B) — brief lime flash on the sidebar row after a
    click-jump from the preview, so the user's eye lands on the right
    input even after the smooth-scroll motion. Animation restarts on
@@ -7690,11 +7840,16 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
 /* t-paliad-258 — Auto/Custom Rule editor (m/paliad#89).
    Replaces the t-paliad-251 catalog dropdown + sort selector with a
    binary toggle:
-     .rule-mode-auto   — read-only display, lime-tint pill + label.
+     .rule-mode-auto   — read-only display, lime-tint chip + label.
      .rule-mode-custom — free-text input, full-width.
-   Toggle button reuses .btn-link-action for the inline link styling. */
+   Toggle button reuses .btn-link-action for the inline link styling.
+   t-paliad-267 / m/paliad#98 — the auto display is now a block-level
+   row of its own so the resolved rule name sits on its own line
+   beneath the toggle, not crammed beside it. Width is content-sized
+   (align-self:flex-start within form-field's block flow keeps the
+   chip from spanning the whole form column gratuitously). */
 .rule-mode-auto {
-    display: inline-flex;
+    display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.45rem;
     padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
@@ -7702,6 +7857,9 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     border-left: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
     border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 4px);
     min-height: 2rem;
+    width: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    margin-top: 0.35rem;
 }
 .rule-auto-text {
     color: var(--color-text);
@@ -15174,8 +15332,10 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
  * Floating trigger at bottom-right + slide-out drawer from the
  * right edge. Hidden by default; revealed by paliadin-widget.ts
  * after /api/me confirms the caller is the Paliadin owner.
- * Mobile (≤640px): drawer goes full-screen; trigger sits above
- * the bottom-nav slots.
+ * Mobile (≤640px): drawer goes full-screen.
+ * Phone breakpoint (≤767px, matches .bottom-nav): trigger lifts
+ * above the bottom-nav slots so it doesn't collide with the
+ * navbar on PWA standalone (t-paliad-269).
  */
 
 .paliadin-widget-trigger {
@@ -15262,8 +15422,20 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
     .paliadin-widget-drawer {
         width: 100vw;
     }
+}
+
+/* Lift the trigger above the BottomNav at the same breakpoint where
+   the nav appears (<768px in global.css ".bottom-nav"). The navbar is
+   --bottom-nav-height tall plus the iOS safe-area inset; 16px gap
+   keeps the bubble clear without crowding the nav slots. Bubble sits
+   at the right edge so the center FAB-circle (margin-top: -10px) is
+   not in its column.
+   t-paliad-269: previously this rule was scoped to <=640px, but the
+   .bottom-nav shows at <=767px, leaving phones in landscape and small
+   tablets with an overlapping bubble. */
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
     .paliadin-widget-trigger {
-        bottom: calc(72px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
+        bottom: calc(var(--bottom-nav-height, 56px) + 16px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
     }
 }
 
@@ -17588,9 +17760,10 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
 }
 
 .date-range-panel {
-  /* Inherits .multi-panel positioning + border + shadow. Widen it so
-     the symmetric fan + the custom editor have room to breathe. */
-  width: 32rem;
+  /* Inherits .multi-panel positioning + border + shadow. Sized so the
+     3-column grid holds the widest chip text ("Ganze Vergangenheit")
+     without wrapping while staying within the viewport on tablets. */
+  width: 34rem;
   max-width: calc(100vw - 1rem);
   top: 100%;
   left: 0;
@@ -17598,88 +17771,54 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
   gap: 0.75rem;
 }
 
-.date-range-row {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
-  align-items: stretch;
+.date-range-grid {
+  /* Past / NOW / Future as three equal vertical columns. Each column
+     is a top-aligned chip stack so closeness-to-NOW (closest at top,
+     farthest at bottom) reads spatially. */
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  align-items: start;
 }
 
-.date-range-fan {
+.date-range-col {
   display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 0.3rem;
-  align-content: flex-start;
-  flex: 1 1 12rem;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
-.date-range-fan--past {
-  /* Past fan: outermost chip (Ganze Vergangenheit) leftmost. */
-  justify-content: flex-end;
+.date-range-col--now {
+  align-items: stretch;
 }
 
-.date-range-fan--next {
-  /* Future fan: innermost chip (Morgen / next_1d) leftmost. */
-  justify-content: flex-start;
-}
-
-.date-range-center {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  padding: 0 0.25rem;
-}
-
-.date-range-center-btn {
-  appearance: none;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  gap: 0.1rem;
-  background: var(--color-surface-muted);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 0.6rem;
-  min-width: 4.5rem;
-  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
-}
-.date-range-center-btn:hover {
-  background: var(--color-overlay-subtle);
-  border-color: var(--color-accent-light);
-}
-.date-range-center-btn:focus-visible {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
-  outline-offset: 2px;
-}
-.date-range-center-btn--active {
-  background: var(--color-accent);
-  border-color: var(--color-accent);
-  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
-}
-
-.date-range-center-glyph {
-  font-size: 1.4rem;
-  line-height: 1;
-}
-
-.date-range-center-label {
+.date-range-col-heading {
   font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #71717a);
+  text-align: center;
+  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
+}
+
+.date-range-col-heading--glyph {
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  text-transform: none;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #71717a);
 }
 
 .date-range-chip {
-  /* .agenda-chip provides bg/border/radius/typography; this modifier
-     only tightens horizontal padding so more chips fit per row. */
-  padding: 0.3rem 0.65rem;
+  /* .agenda-chip provides bg/border/radius/typography; in the
+     3-column stack each chip fills its column so the closeness-to-NOW
+     ordering reads as a single vertical column rather than a ragged
+     row. */
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
   font-size: 0.8rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
 .date-range-chip--custom {
@@ -17766,17 +17905,14 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
   color: var(--status-red-fg, #b91c1c);
 }
 
-/* Mobile: stack past / centre / next vertically so each fan gets
-   the full popover width. */
+/* Mobile: stack the 3 columns vertically (one column per row),
+   preserving the closeness-to-NOW sort within each column. */
 @media (max-width: 540px) {
   .date-range-panel {
     width: calc(100vw - 1rem);
   }
-  .date-range-row {
-    flex-direction: column;
-  }
-  .date-range-fan--past,
-  .date-range-fan--next {
-    justify-content: flex-start;
+  .date-range-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
   }
 }

internal/db/migrations/125_cross_cutting_filter_legal_source.up.sql

@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ INSERT INTO paliad.deadline_rules (
     name_en,
     primary_party,
     event_type,
-    is_mandatory,
-    is_optional,
     is_court_set,
     is_spawn,
     duration_value,
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ INSERT INTO paliad.deadline_rules (
     deadline_notes_en,
     legal_source,
     condition_expr,
-    condition_flag,
     sequence_order,
     is_active,
     priority,
@@ -90,8 +87,6 @@ SELECT
     'Petition for re-establishment of rights (UPC R.320)',
     NULL::text,
     NULL::text,
-    true,
-    false,
     false,
     false,
     2,
@@ -105,7 +100,6 @@ SELECT
     'Period is 2 months from removal of the obstacle (UPC R.320 RoP). Latest 12 months after expiry of the missed deadline.',
     'UPC.RoP.320',
     NULL::jsonb,
-    NULL::text[],
     1207,
     true,
     'mandatory',

internal/db/migrations/129_project_event_choices.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- t-paliad-265 — drop per-event-card choices schema.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 129 down: drop project_event_choices + deadline_rules.choices_offered',
+    true);
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS paliad.project_event_choices;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS choices_offered;

internal/db/migrations/129_project_event_choices.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+-- t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96 — per-event-card optional choices on the
+-- Verfahrensablauf timeline.
+--
+-- Design: docs/design-event-card-choices-2026-05-25.md
+-- Decisions: see §11 of the design doc.
+--
+-- Two schema changes:
+--
+--   1. paliad.project_event_choices — new persistence table holding the
+--      user's per-card picks scoped to a project. One row per
+--      (project, submission_code, choice_kind). Re-picking is an UPDATE
+--      (UNIQUE constraint enforces idempotence).
+--
+--   2. paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered jsonb — opt-in declaration
+--      of which choice-kinds each rule offers. The projection engine
+--      reads this to decide whether to render the caret affordance on
+--      a card. Seeded for every event_type='decision' rule (appellant),
+--      every priority='optional' rule (skip), and the two Klageerwiderung
+--      rows (include_ccr).
+--
+-- NOTE on join key: the design doc named the join column "rule_code".
+-- Live verification (2026-05-25 SELECT against paliad.deadline_rules)
+-- showed `rule_code` is NULL on every decision row — it's the legal-
+-- source citation column, not a stable identifier. The
+-- AnchorOverrides plumbing in internal/services/fristenrechner.go
+-- already keys on `submission_code` (UIDeadline.Code populates from
+-- submission_code, lines 351-352), so we mirror that decision here:
+-- the join column is `submission_code`. Same intent, correct field.
+--
+-- Idempotent: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS + ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS +
+-- UPDATEs guarded by WHERE choices_offered IS NULL so re-applying
+-- against an already-seeded DB no-ops.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 129: add paliad.project_event_choices + deadline_rules.choices_offered for per-event-card optional choices (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96)',
+    true);
+
+-- 1. The choice-storage table ----------------------------------------------
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS paliad.project_event_choices (
+    id              uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    project_id      uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES paliad.projects(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    submission_code text NOT NULL,
+    choice_kind     text NOT NULL CHECK (choice_kind IN ('appellant', 'include_ccr', 'skip')),
+    choice_value    text NOT NULL,
+    created_by      uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    created_at      timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    updated_by      uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    updated_at      timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+
+    UNIQUE (project_id, submission_code, choice_kind)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS project_event_choices_project_idx
+    ON paliad.project_event_choices (project_id);
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.project_event_choices ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS project_event_choices_select ON paliad.project_event_choices;
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_select ON paliad.project_event_choices
+    FOR SELECT USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS project_event_choices_mutate ON paliad.project_event_choices;
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_mutate ON paliad.project_event_choices
+    FOR ALL
+    USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id))
+    WITH CHECK (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+
+COMMENT ON TABLE paliad.project_event_choices IS
+    'Per-event-card user picks scoped to a project. choice_kind ∈ {appellant, include_ccr, skip}. '
+    'choice_value namespace per kind: appellant=claimant|defendant|both|none; include_ccr=true|false; '
+    'skip=true|false. Join key submission_code matches paliad.deadline_rules.submission_code (the same key '
+    'AnchorOverrides uses). UNIQUE(project,submission_code,kind) keeps re-picks idempotent. '
+    'Audit-logged via paliad.system_audit_log (event_type=project_event_choice.set).';
+
+-- 2. The choices_offered opt-in column ------------------------------------
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS choices_offered jsonb;
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered IS
+    'Declares which per-card choice-kinds this rule offers on the Verfahrensablauf timeline. '
+    'NULL = no caret affordance (default). Example shapes: '
+    '{"appellant": ["claimant","defendant","both","none"]} on decision rules, '
+    '{"skip": [true, false]} on optional rules, '
+    '{"include_ccr": [true, false]} on Klageerwiderung rules. '
+    'Engine and frontend read it; storing per-kind value lists keeps the contract self-describing.';
+
+-- 3. Seed -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- 3a. Every published decision rule offers the appellant choice.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET choices_offered = '{"appellant": ["claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"]}'::jsonb
+ WHERE event_type = 'decision'
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND choices_offered IS NULL;
+
+-- 3b. Every published optional rule offers the skip choice.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET choices_offered = '{"skip": [true, false]}'::jsonb
+ WHERE priority = 'optional'
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND choices_offered IS NULL;
+
+-- 3c. Klageerwiderung rules offer the include_ccr choice. Two rows
+-- today (upc.inf.cfi.sod + de.inf.lg.erwidg) — verified live
+-- (2026-05-25 SELECT FROM paliad.deadline_rules WHERE name ILIKE
+-- 'Klageerwiderung'); the UPC INF Klageerwiderung is `sod` (Statement
+-- of Defence, R.24 RoP), not `def`. Slice B (Q4 bundle) is the
+-- user-visible feature.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET choices_offered = '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'::jsonb
+ WHERE submission_code IN ('upc.inf.cfi.sod', 'de.inf.lg.erwidg')
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND choices_offered IS NULL;

internal/handlers/event_choices.go

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package handlers
+
+// HTTP handlers for paliad.project_event_choices (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96).
+//
+// Three endpoints:
+//   GET    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices            → list
+//   PUT    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices            → upsert one
+//   DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{submission_code}/{choice_kind}
+//
+// All three gated by visibility on the project (paliad.can_see_project)
+// via EventChoiceService.
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/services"
+)
+
+// GET /api/projects/{id}/event-choices
+func handleListProjectEventChoices(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if dbSvc.eventChoice == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "event-choice service not configured"})
+		return
+	}
+	projectID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid project id"})
+		return
+	}
+	rows, err := dbSvc.eventChoice.ListForProject(r.Context(), uid, projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, rows)
+}
+
+// PUT /api/projects/{id}/event-choices — upsert one row.
+func handlePutProjectEventChoice(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if dbSvc.eventChoice == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "event-choice service not configured"})
+		return
+	}
+	projectID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid project id"})
+		return
+	}
+	var input services.UpsertEventChoiceInput
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&input); err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid JSON body"})
+		return
+	}
+	row, err := dbSvc.eventChoice.Upsert(r.Context(), uid, projectID, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, services.ErrInvalidInput) {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, row)
+}
+
+// DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{submission_code}/{choice_kind}
+func handleDeleteProjectEventChoice(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if dbSvc.eventChoice == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "event-choice service not configured"})
+		return
+	}
+	projectID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid project id"})
+		return
+	}
+	submissionCode := r.PathValue("submission_code")
+	choiceKind := r.PathValue("choice_kind")
+	if err := dbSvc.eventChoice.Delete(r.Context(), uid, projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, services.ErrInvalidInput) {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+}

internal/handlers/files.go

@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ var fileRegistry = map[string]fileEntry{
 		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
 		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_skeleton.docx",
 	},
+	// Firm-formatted skeleton (t-paliad-275). Carries the same 48-key
+	// placeholder bag as the universal _skeleton.docx, but additionally
+	// preserves every HL paragraph + character style from the HL Patents
+	// Style .dotm (HLpat-Heading-H1..H5, HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Header-Section,
+	// HLpat-Table-Recitals-*, HLpat-Signature, …) and the firm letterhead
+	// (header logo + firm-address footer). Slotted ahead of the universal
+	// skeleton in the fallback chain so any submission_code without a
+	// dedicated per-code template still renders as a real firm-branded
+	// Schriftsatz with variables substituted, rather than a plain skeleton.
+	// Generated via scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template against the .dotm.
+	firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug: {
+		RawURL:       "https://mgit.msbls.de/m/mWorkRepo/raw/branch/main/6%20-%20material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_firm-skeleton.docx",
+		DownloadName: branding.Name + " — Firm Schriftsatz-Skelett.docx",
+		ContentType:  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document",
+		RepoOwner:    "m",
+		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
+		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_firm-skeleton.docx",
+	},
 }
 
 // skeletonSubmissionSlug names the universal skeleton template inside
@@ -87,6 +105,14 @@ var fileRegistry = map[string]fileEntry{
 // the same string the registry uses.
 const skeletonSubmissionSlug = "submission/_skeleton.docx"
 
+// firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug names the firm-formatted skeleton template
+// inside the shared fileRegistry cache (t-paliad-275). Same placeholder
+// surface as skeletonSubmissionSlug; carries HL paragraph + character
+// styles from the source .dotm on top. Sits between the per-code
+// template and the generic universal skeleton in the fallback chain so
+// codes without a dedicated template still render with firm branding.
+const firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug = "submission/_firm-skeleton.docx"
+
 // submissionTemplateRegistry maps a deadline-rule submission_code to a
 // fileRegistry slug. Lookup order matches the cronus design fallback
 // chain §8: per-firm `templates/{FIRM_NAME}/{code}.docx` first, then
@@ -219,11 +245,28 @@ func handleFileRefresh(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // call warms the cache synchronously from mWorkRepo via Gitea; later
 // calls return immediately while a background refresh runs.
 func fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
-	entry, ok := fileRegistry[skeletonSubmissionSlug]
+	return fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx, skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+}
+
+// fetchFirmSkeletonBytes returns the cached firm-formatted skeleton
+// template bytes (HL paragraph/character styles + 48-key placeholder
+// bag) plus its provenance SHA. Sits between the per-code template and
+// the generic universal skeleton in resolveSubmissionTemplate's
+// fallback chain (t-paliad-275). Same stale-while-revalidate caching
+// as the other Gitea-backed template parts.
+func fetchFirmSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	return fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx, firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug)
+}
+
+// fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug is the shared cache-aware fetcher used by
+// the firm-skeleton and universal-skeleton accessors. Factored out so
+// the two paths can't drift apart on caching semantics.
+func fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx context.Context, slug string) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	entry, ok := fileRegistry[slug]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s not registered", skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s not registered", slug)
 	}
-	ce := getCacheEntry(skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+	ce := getCacheEntry(slug)
 
 	ce.mu.RLock()
 	hasData := len(ce.data) > 0
@@ -241,7 +284,7 @@ func fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
 	ce.mu.RLock()
 	defer ce.mu.RUnlock()
 	if len(ce.data) == 0 {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s cache empty after fetch", skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s cache empty after fetch", slug)
 	}
 	out := make([]byte, len(ce.data))
 	copy(out, ce.data)

internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
 	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/services"
 )
 
@@ -51,6 +54,15 @@ func handleFristenrechnerAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Flags           []string          `json:"flags,omitempty"`
 		AnchorOverrides map[string]string `json:"anchorOverrides,omitempty"`
 		CourtID         string            `json:"courtId,omitempty"`
+		// t-paliad-265: per-event-card choices. Two parallel inputs:
+		// - ProjectID lets the server pull persisted choices from
+		//   paliad.project_event_choices (project-bound /tools/fristenrechner).
+		// - PerCardChoices lets the unbound /tools/verfahrensablauf
+		//   send an inline-CSV-decoded list straight off the URL
+		//   without persisting. When both are present the inline list
+		//   wins (what-if exploration overrides the saved state).
+		ProjectID       string                                  `json:"projectId,omitempty"`
+		PerCardChoices  []services.UpsertEventChoiceInput       `json:"perCardChoices,omitempty"`
 	}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "Ungültige Anfrage"})
@@ -61,11 +73,42 @@ func handleFristenrechnerAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Fold per-card choices into the CalcOptions addendum. The inline
+	// PerCardChoices wins over the persisted ProjectID lookup when both
+	// are non-empty.
+	var addendum services.CalcOptionsAddendum
+	if len(req.PerCardChoices) > 0 {
+		choices := make([]models.ProjectEventChoice, 0, len(req.PerCardChoices))
+		for _, c := range req.PerCardChoices {
+			choices = append(choices, models.ProjectEventChoice{
+				SubmissionCode: c.SubmissionCode,
+				ChoiceKind:     c.ChoiceKind,
+				ChoiceValue:    c.ChoiceValue,
+			})
+		}
+		addendum = services.ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	} else if req.ProjectID != "" && dbSvc.eventChoice != nil {
+		if pid, err := uuid.Parse(req.ProjectID); err == nil {
+			if uid, ok := requireUser(w, r); ok {
+				if choices, err := dbSvc.eventChoice.ListForProject(r.Context(), uid, pid); err == nil {
+					addendum = services.ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+				}
+				// Visibility-filtered lookup: a non-visible project
+				// returns ErrNotVisible from ListForProject; in that
+				// case we project without per-card overlays rather
+				// than 404 — the timeline itself is non-PII data.
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	resp, err := dbSvc.fristenrechner.Calculate(r.Context(), req.ProceedingType, req.TriggerDate, services.CalcOptions{
-		PriorityDateStr: req.PriorityDate,
-		Flags:           req.Flags,
-		AnchorOverrides: req.AnchorOverrides,
-		CourtID:         req.CourtID,
+		PriorityDateStr:  req.PriorityDate,
+		Flags:            req.Flags,
+		AnchorOverrides:  req.AnchorOverrides,
+		CourtID:          req.CourtID,
+		PerCardAppellant: addendum.PerCardAppellant,
+		SkipRules:        addendum.SkipRules,
+		IncludeCCRFor:    addendum.IncludeCCRFor,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, services.ErrUnknownProceedingType) {

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ type Services struct {
 	// t-paliad-238 — dedicated Submissions/Schriftsätze editor.
 	SubmissionDraft *services.SubmissionDraftService
 
+	// t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96 — per-event-card optional choices on
+	// the Verfahrensablauf timeline.
+	EventChoice *services.EventChoiceService
+
 	// Paliadin is wired when DATABASE_URL is set. The concrete backend
 	// is picked in cmd/server/main.go based on PALIADIN_REMOTE_HOST
 	// (remote → mRiver via SSH) or local tmux availability. Stays nil
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 			export:          svc.Export,
 			backup:          svc.Backup,
 			submissionDraft: svc.SubmissionDraft,
+			eventChoice:     svc.EventChoice,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -390,6 +395,11 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/projects/{id}/partner-units", handleAttachPartnerUnit)
 	protected.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/projects/{id}/partner-units/{unit_id}", handleDetachPartnerUnit)
 
+	// t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choices on the Verfahrensablauf timeline.
+	protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/projects/{id}/event-choices", handleListProjectEventChoices)
+	protected.HandleFunc("PUT /api/projects/{id}/event-choices", handlePutProjectEventChoice)
+	protected.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{submission_code}/{choice_kind}", handleDeleteProjectEventChoice)
+
 	// Partner units (structural partner-led units; legacy "Dezernate").
 	protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/partner-units", handleListPartnerUnits)
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/partner-units", handleCreatePartnerUnit)

internal/handlers/projects.go

@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ type dbServices struct {
 
 	// t-paliad-238 — submission draft editor.
 	submissionDraft *services.SubmissionDraftService
+
+	// t-paliad-265 — per-event-card optional choices.
+	eventChoice *services.EventChoiceService
 }
 
 var dbSvc *dbServices

internal/handlers/submission_drafts.go

@@ -904,19 +904,25 @@ func buildSubmissionDraftView(ctx context.Context, d *services.SubmissionDraft,
 
 // resolveSubmissionTemplate returns the .docx bytes for the given
 // submission code. Lookup order matches the cronus design fallback chain
-// §8 plus the t-paliad-259 universal-skeleton slot:
+// §8 plus the t-paliad-259 universal-skeleton slot and the t-paliad-275
+// firm-skeleton slot:
 //
 //  1. per-firm per-submission_code template registered in
 //     submissionTemplateRegistry (e.g. de.inf.lg.erwidg.docx) — code-
 //     specific structure plus the full variable bag.
-//  2. universal _skeleton.docx — same variable bag, no submission_code-
-//     specific prose. Catches every code without a dedicated template
-//     so the editor preview / generate flow still has variables to
-//     substitute instead of falling through to the bare letterhead.
-//  3. universal HL Patents Style .dotm — macro-only letterhead, no
-//     placeholders. Final fallback when even the skeleton is unreachable
-//     (mWorkRepo outage etc.). Preserves the pre-t-paliad-259 behaviour
-//     for resilience.
+//  2. firm-formatted _firm-skeleton.docx — full HL paragraph + character
+//     styles (HLpat-Heading-H1..H5, HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Header-Section,
+//     HLpat-Table-Recitals-*, HLpat-Signature, …) preserved from the
+//     source .dotm, the firm letterhead header/footer, plus the full
+//     48-key placeholder bag. Catches every code without a dedicated
+//     template so the editor still renders firm-branded output.
+//  3. universal _skeleton.docx — same variable bag, no firm formatting.
+//     Backstop for when the firm skeleton is unreachable (e.g. a future
+//     firm hasn't authored one yet).
+//  4. universal HL Patents Style .dotm — macro-only letterhead, no
+//     placeholders. Final fallback when even both skeletons are
+//     unreachable (mWorkRepo outage etc.). Preserves the
+//     pre-t-paliad-259 behaviour for resilience.
 //
 // The returned SHA is the cache entry's commit SHA so the export audit
 // row can record provenance.
@@ -926,6 +932,11 @@ func resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx context.Context, submissionCode string) ([]by
 	} else if found {
 		return data, sha, nil
 	}
+	if data, sha, err := fetchFirmSkeletonBytes(ctx); err == nil {
+		return data, sha, nil
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("submission_drafts: firm-skeleton fetch failed for code=%s, falling back to universal skeleton: %v", submissionCode, err)
+	}
 	if data, sha, err := fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx); err == nil {
 		return data, sha, nil
 	} else {

internal/models/models.go

@@ -682,6 +682,13 @@ type DeadlineRule struct {
 	// 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"`
 }
 
 // DeadlineRuleAudit is one row of paliad.deadline_rule_audit — the
@@ -946,3 +953,24 @@ type ApprovalRequest struct {
 	CreatedAt         time.Time  `db:"created_at"          json:"created_at"`
 	UpdatedAt         time.Time  `db:"updated_at"          json:"updated_at"`
 }
+
+// ProjectEventChoice is one per-event-card pick scoped to a project
+// (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96). The join key SubmissionCode matches
+// paliad.deadline_rules.submission_code — the same identifier the
+// AnchorOverrides plumbing in fristenrechner.go already uses.
+//
+// ChoiceKind ∈ {appellant, include_ccr, skip}. ChoiceValue namespace
+// per kind: appellant=claimant|defendant|both|none; include_ccr=true|false;
+// skip=true|false. UNIQUE(project_id, submission_code, choice_kind)
+// makes re-picks idempotent (Upsert path).
+type ProjectEventChoice struct {
+	ID             uuid.UUID  `db:"id"              json:"id"`
+	ProjectID      uuid.UUID  `db:"project_id"      json:"project_id"`
+	SubmissionCode string     `db:"submission_code" json:"submission_code"`
+	ChoiceKind     string     `db:"choice_kind"     json:"choice_kind"`
+	ChoiceValue    string     `db:"choice_value"    json:"choice_value"`
+	CreatedBy      *uuid.UUID `db:"created_by"      json:"created_by,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt      time.Time  `db:"created_at"      json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedBy      *uuid.UUID `db:"updated_by"      json:"updated_by,omitempty"`
+	UpdatedAt      time.Time  `db:"updated_at"      json:"updated_at"`
+}

internal/services/deadline_rule_service.go

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ const ruleColumns = `id, proceeding_type_id, parent_id, submission_code, name, n
 	anchor_alt, concept_id, legal_source, is_spawn, spawn_label, is_active,
 	created_at, updated_at,
 	trigger_event_id, spawn_proceeding_type_id, combine_op, condition_expr,
-	priority, is_court_set, lifecycle_state, draft_of, published_at`
+	priority, is_court_set, lifecycle_state, draft_of, published_at,
+	choices_offered`
 
 const proceedingTypeColumns = `id, code, name, name_en, description, jurisdiction,
 	category, default_color, sort_order, is_active`

internal/services/event_choice_service.go

@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+// EventChoiceService reads and writes paliad.project_event_choices —
+// per-event-card user picks scoped to a project (t-paliad-265 /
+// m/paliad#96). Three choice kinds today:
+//
+//	appellant   — claimant | defendant | both | none
+//	include_ccr — true | false
+//	skip        — true | false
+//
+// Visibility follows paliad.can_see_project (via ProjectService.CanSee).
+// Audits via paliad.system_audit_log with event_type=project_event_choice.set
+// (insert/update) or .deleted (delete).
+//
+// The CRUD surface is intentionally tight: List for a project (one read),
+// Upsert one (idempotent re-pick), Delete one (kind-scoped). The
+// projection engine receives the choices via ToCalcOptionsAddendum,
+// which folds them into CalcOptions before Calculate runs.
+type EventChoiceService struct {
+	db       *sqlx.DB
+	projects *ProjectService
+	users    *UserService
+}
+
+func NewEventChoiceService(db *sqlx.DB, projects *ProjectService, users *UserService) *EventChoiceService {
+	return &EventChoiceService{db: db, projects: projects, users: users}
+}
+
+// Allowed choice kinds + per-kind value namespaces. Validated server-side
+// before any write; the DB CHECK constraint catches the same shape but
+// the early validation gives a friendlier error and short-circuits the
+// transaction.
+var (
+	allowedChoiceKinds = map[string]map[string]struct{}{
+		"appellant":   {"claimant": {}, "defendant": {}, "both": {}, "none": {}},
+		"include_ccr": {"true": {}, "false": {}},
+		"skip":        {"true": {}, "false": {}},
+	}
+)
+
+func validateChoice(kind, value string) error {
+	values, ok := allowedChoiceKinds[kind]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown choice_kind %q", ErrInvalidInput, kind)
+	}
+	if _, ok := values[value]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid choice_value %q for kind %q", ErrInvalidInput, value, kind)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ListForProject returns every choice row for the given project. Caller
+// must hold visibility on the project.
+func (s *EventChoiceService) ListForProject(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID) ([]models.ProjectEventChoice, error) {
+	if err := s.requireProjectVisible(ctx, userID, projectID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	out := []models.ProjectEventChoice{}
+	err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &out,
+		`SELECT id, project_id, submission_code, choice_kind, choice_value,
+		        created_by, created_at, updated_by, updated_at
+		   FROM paliad.project_event_choices
+		  WHERE project_id = $1
+		  ORDER BY submission_code, choice_kind`, projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list event choices: %w", err)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// UpsertInput is the body shape for an upsert.
+type UpsertEventChoiceInput struct {
+	SubmissionCode string `json:"submission_code"`
+	ChoiceKind     string `json:"choice_kind"`
+	ChoiceValue    string `json:"choice_value"`
+}
+
+// Upsert inserts or updates one (project, submission_code, choice_kind)
+// row. Audit-log row written in the same tx.
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Upsert(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID, input UpsertEventChoiceInput) (*models.ProjectEventChoice, error) {
+	if err := s.requireProjectVisible(ctx, userID, projectID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if input.SubmissionCode == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: submission_code required", ErrInvalidInput)
+	}
+	if err := validateChoice(input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	actorEmail, err := s.actorEmail(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("begin tx: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+
+	if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT set_config('paliad.audit_reason',
+		     'project_event_choice.set ('||$1||','||$2||','||$3||')', true)`,
+		input.SubmissionCode, input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set audit reason: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var row models.ProjectEventChoice
+	err = tx.GetContext(ctx, &row,
+		`INSERT INTO paliad.project_event_choices
+		     (project_id, submission_code, choice_kind, choice_value, created_by, updated_by)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $5)
+		 ON CONFLICT (project_id, submission_code, choice_kind)
+		 DO UPDATE SET choice_value = EXCLUDED.choice_value,
+		               updated_by   = EXCLUDED.updated_by,
+		               updated_at   = now()
+		 RETURNING id, project_id, submission_code, choice_kind, choice_value,
+		           created_by, created_at, updated_by, updated_at`,
+		projectID, input.SubmissionCode, input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("upsert event choice: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := writeChoiceAudit(ctx, tx, "project_event_choice.set", userID, actorEmail, projectID, input.SubmissionCode, input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("commit upsert: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &row, nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes the (project, submission_code, choice_kind) row.
+// Returns ErrNotVisible if the project isn't visible OR the row didn't
+// exist (no leak between the two).
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Delete(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID, submissionCode, choiceKind string) error {
+	if err := s.requireProjectVisible(ctx, userID, projectID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if submissionCode == "" || choiceKind == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: submission_code + choice_kind required", ErrInvalidInput)
+	}
+	if _, ok := allowedChoiceKinds[choiceKind]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown choice_kind %q", ErrInvalidInput, choiceKind)
+	}
+
+	actorEmail, err := s.actorEmail(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("begin tx: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+
+	if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT set_config('paliad.audit_reason',
+		     'project_event_choice.deleted ('||$1||','||$2||')', true)`,
+		submissionCode, choiceKind); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("set audit reason: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	res, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`DELETE FROM paliad.project_event_choices
+		  WHERE project_id = $1 AND submission_code = $2 AND choice_kind = $3`,
+		projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete event choice: %w", err)
+	}
+	n, _ := res.RowsAffected()
+	if n == 0 {
+		return ErrNotVisible
+	}
+	if err := writeChoiceAudit(ctx, tx, "project_event_choice.deleted", userID, actorEmail, projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind, ""); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
+
+// CalcOptionsAddendum is the per-card slice of CalcOptions, built from
+// the persisted choices. ProjectionService folds these into the parent
+// CalcOptions before Calculate runs.
+type CalcOptionsAddendum struct {
+	PerCardAppellant map[string]string   // submission_code → appellant value
+	SkipRules        map[string]struct{} // set of submission_code
+	IncludeCCRFor    map[string]struct{} // set of submission_code
+}
+
+// ToCalcOptionsAddendum converts a list of choices into the calc-options
+// shape. Empty input yields an addendum whose maps are non-nil but empty
+// so callers can use map indexing without nil checks.
+func ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices []models.ProjectEventChoice) CalcOptionsAddendum {
+	out := CalcOptionsAddendum{
+		PerCardAppellant: map[string]string{},
+		SkipRules:        map[string]struct{}{},
+		IncludeCCRFor:    map[string]struct{}{},
+	}
+	for _, c := range choices {
+		switch c.ChoiceKind {
+		case "appellant":
+			out.PerCardAppellant[c.SubmissionCode] = c.ChoiceValue
+		case "skip":
+			if c.ChoiceValue == "true" {
+				out.SkipRules[c.SubmissionCode] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		case "include_ccr":
+			if c.ChoiceValue == "true" {
+				out.IncludeCCRFor[c.SubmissionCode] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// writeChoiceAudit inserts a project-scoped row into paliad.system_audit_log
+// with the choice details in metadata. Same shape as the data-export +
+// checklist audit writers.
+func writeChoiceAudit(ctx context.Context, tx *sqlx.Tx, eventType string, actorID uuid.UUID, actorEmail string, projectID uuid.UUID, submissionCode, choiceKind, choiceValue string) error {
+	if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO paliad.system_audit_log
+		     (event_type, actor_id, actor_email, scope, scope_root, metadata)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 'project', $4,
+		         jsonb_build_object(
+		             'submission_code', $5::text,
+		             'choice_kind',     $6::text,
+		             'choice_value',    $7::text
+		         ))`,
+		eventType, actorID, actorEmail, projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind, choiceValue); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("audit insert: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *EventChoiceService) actorEmail(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (string, error) {
+	var email string
+	err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &email,
+		`SELECT email FROM paliad.users WHERE id = $1`, userID)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return "", ErrNotVisible
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("lookup actor: %w", err)
+	}
+	return email, nil
+}
+
+func (s *EventChoiceService) requireProjectVisible(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID) error {
+	visible, err := s.projects.CanSee(ctx, userID, projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !visible {
+		return ErrNotVisible
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/services/event_choice_service_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+// Unit tests for the pure helpers in event_choice_service.go. The CRUD
+// path needs a live DB and lives in the integration suite.
+
+func TestValidateChoice_Appellant(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, value := range []string{"claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("appellant", value); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("appellant=%q should pass, got %v", value, err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, bad := range []string{"", "applicant", "true", "claimaant"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("appellant", bad); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("appellant=%q should fail validation", bad)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateChoice_IncludeCCR(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, value := range []string{"true", "false"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("include_ccr", value); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("include_ccr=%q should pass, got %v", value, err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, bad := range []string{"", "yes", "1", "True"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("include_ccr", bad); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("include_ccr=%q should fail validation", bad)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateChoice_Skip(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, value := range []string{"true", "false"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("skip", value); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("skip=%q should pass, got %v", value, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := validateChoice("skip", "maybe"); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("skip=maybe should fail")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateChoice_UnknownKind(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := validateChoice("not_a_kind", "true"); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("unknown choice_kind should fail")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_PerCardAppellant(t *testing.T) {
+	choices := []models.ProjectEventChoice{
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.decision", ChoiceKind: "appellant", ChoiceValue: "defendant"},
+		{SubmissionCode: "de.inf.lg.urteil", ChoiceKind: "appellant", ChoiceValue: "both"},
+	}
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	if out.PerCardAppellant["upc.inf.cfi.decision"] != "defendant" {
+		t.Errorf("appellant pick for upc.inf.cfi.decision = %q, want defendant", out.PerCardAppellant["upc.inf.cfi.decision"])
+	}
+	if out.PerCardAppellant["de.inf.lg.urteil"] != "both" {
+		t.Errorf("appellant pick for de.inf.lg.urteil = %q, want both", out.PerCardAppellant["de.inf.lg.urteil"])
+	}
+	if len(out.SkipRules) != 0 || len(out.IncludeCCRFor) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("appellant-only input should not populate skip/include_ccr maps")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_SkipRules(t *testing.T) {
+	choices := []models.ProjectEventChoice{
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.ccr", ChoiceKind: "skip", ChoiceValue: "true"},
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.prelim", ChoiceKind: "skip", ChoiceValue: "false"},
+	}
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	if _, ok := out.SkipRules["upc.inf.cfi.ccr"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("skip=true should populate SkipRules")
+	}
+	if _, ok := out.SkipRules["upc.inf.cfi.prelim"]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("skip=false should NOT populate SkipRules")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_IncludeCCRFor(t *testing.T) {
+	choices := []models.ProjectEventChoice{
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.sod", ChoiceKind: "include_ccr", ChoiceValue: "true"},
+		{SubmissionCode: "de.inf.lg.erwidg", ChoiceKind: "include_ccr", ChoiceValue: "false"},
+	}
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	if _, ok := out.IncludeCCRFor["upc.inf.cfi.sod"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("include_ccr=true should populate IncludeCCRFor")
+	}
+	if _, ok := out.IncludeCCRFor["de.inf.lg.erwidg"]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("include_ccr=false should NOT populate IncludeCCRFor")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_EmptyInput(t *testing.T) {
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(nil)
+	if out.PerCardAppellant == nil || out.SkipRules == nil || out.IncludeCCRFor == nil {
+		t.Errorf("empty input should still produce non-nil maps for safe indexing")
+	}
+	if len(out.PerCardAppellant) != 0 || len(out.SkipRules) != 0 || len(out.IncludeCCRFor) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("empty input should produce empty maps")
+	}
+}

internal/services/fristenrechner.go

@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ type UIDeadline struct {
 	// court itself.
 	IsCourtSetIndirect bool `json:"isCourtSetIndirect,omitempty"`
 	IsOverridden     bool              `json:"isOverridden,omitempty"`
+	// ChoicesOffered surfaces paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered for
+	// the rule so the frontend knows whether to render the per-event-card
+	// caret affordance, and which choice-kinds to populate the popover
+	// with. NULL / empty for rules with no choices. (t-paliad-265)
+	ChoicesOffered json.RawMessage `json:"choicesOffered,omitempty"`
+	// AppellantContext is the per-decision appellant pick that applies
+	// to descendants of the closest ancestor decision card with a
+	// PerCardAppellant set. Empty when no per-card override is in
+	// effect (page-level ?appellant= still applies in that case).
+	// Frontend bucketer prefers this over the page-level appellant when
+	// non-empty. (t-paliad-265)
+	AppellantContext string `json:"appellantContext,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // UIResponse matches the frontend's DeadlineResponse TypeScript interface.
@@ -179,6 +191,29 @@ type CalcOptions struct {
 	// Empty / nil = no override (default). Overrides apply equally to
 	// the proceeding-tree and trigger-event branches.
 	RuleOverrides []models.DeadlineRule
+
+	// Per-event-card choice overlays (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96).
+	// Keyed by paliad.deadline_rules.submission_code — same key
+	// AnchorOverrides uses.
+	//
+	//   - PerCardAppellant: maps a decision-card's submission_code to the
+	//     user-picked appellant ("claimant"|"defendant"|"both"|"none").
+	//     The engine walks the parent chain of each rule and stamps the
+	//     resulting UIDeadline.AppellantContext from the closest ancestor
+	//     decision with a pick. The frontend bucketer then prefers the
+	//     per-rule context over the page-level appellant.
+	//   - SkipRules: set of submission_code values whose rules (and any
+	//     descendants) the user has opted out of for this projection.
+	//     Same suppression path as a failed condition_expr gate.
+	//   - IncludeCCRFor: set of submission_code values for rules where
+	//     the user opted in to the include-CCR choice (Klageerwiderung
+	//     cards). v1 simplification (design §4.2 #2): if non-empty,
+	//     "with_ccr" is appended to the flag set before gate
+	//     evaluation. Correct for single-CCR-entry-point proceedings
+	//     (UPC INF + DE LG today). Multi-CCR scope is a future expansion.
+	PerCardAppellant map[string]string
+	SkipRules        map[string]struct{}
+	IncludeCCRFor    map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 // Calculate renders the full UI timeline for a proceeding type + trigger date.
@@ -233,6 +268,14 @@ func (s *FristenrechnerService) Calculate(ctx context.Context, proceedingCode, t
 	for _, f := range opts.Flags {
 		flagSet[f] = struct{}{}
 	}
+	// v1 simplification (design §4.2 #2, t-paliad-265): when any
+	// IncludeCCRFor entry exists, we treat with_ccr as set in the flag
+	// context. Correct for single-CCR-entry-point proceedings (UPC INF +
+	// DE LG today). Multi-CCR scope is a future expansion that would
+	// thread the include set through the gate evaluator per-rule.
+	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.
@@ -329,6 +372,21 @@ func (s *FristenrechnerService) Calculate(ctx context.Context, proceedingCode, t
 	courtSet := make(map[uuid.UUID]bool, len(rules))
 	deadlines := make([]UIDeadline, 0, len(rules))
 
+	// Per-event-card overlays (t-paliad-265). Empty/nil maps are safe
+	// for membership tests; the engine reads them but doesn't mutate.
+	skipRules := opts.SkipRules
+	perCardAppellant := opts.PerCardAppellant
+	// skippedIDs accumulates the set of rule UUIDs whose timeline entry
+	// the user has opted out of. Walking in sequence_order means a
+	// child rule's parent has already been classified — so descendant
+	// suppression is a one-pass parent_id lookup.
+	skippedIDs := make(map[uuid.UUID]struct{}, len(skipRules))
+	// appellantContext maps a rule UUID to the appellant value that
+	// applies to its descendants. A rule that has its own PerCardAppellant
+	// pick stamps itself with that value; a rule whose parent has a
+	// context inherits it.
+	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
@@ -341,12 +399,49 @@ func (s *FristenrechnerService) Calculate(ctx context.Context, proceedingCode, t
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// SkipRules suppression (t-paliad-265): the user has marked
+		// this rule (or one of its ancestors) as "don't consider for
+		// this case". Drop the row entirely AND record the rule ID so
+		// descendants suppress too.
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			if _, skipped := skipRules[*r.SubmissionCode]; skipped {
+				skippedIDs[r.ID] = struct{}{}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		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 := UIDeadline{
-			RuleID:        r.ID.String(),
-			Name:          r.Name,
-			NameEN:        r.NameEN,
-			Priority:      r.Priority,
-			ConditionExpr: json.RawMessage(r.ConditionExpr),
+			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),
 		}
 		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
 			d.Code = *r.SubmissionCode

internal/services/submission_merge_test.go

@@ -327,6 +327,40 @@ func TestRenderHTML_WrapsMissingMarker(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestRenderHTML_WrapsOverriddenValueSameAsResolved is the t-paliad-274
+// regression: m's report on m/paliad#106 was that "When filled, the link
+// disappears". The preview HTML must wrap an override value with the
+// same <span class="draft-var"> as it would an unfilled placeholder, so
+// the click-jump from preview→sidebar persists after the user types a
+// value. There is no distinction at the renderer level between a value
+// that came from the resolved bag (project / parties / deadline lookups)
+// and a value the lawyer typed into the sidebar — both arrive in the
+// same PlaceholderMap and both must be wrapped.
+func TestRenderHTML_WrapsOverriddenValueSameAsResolved(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := `<w:document><w:body>` +
+		`<w:p><w:r><w:t>{{project.case_number}} / {{firm.name}}</w:t></w:r></w:p>` +
+		`</w:body></w:document>`
+	tmpl := minimalMergeDOCX(t, doc)
+	r := NewSubmissionRenderer()
+	// project.case_number is the typed-by-lawyer override.
+	// firm.name is the always-resolved value from the firm bag.
+	html, err := r.RenderHTML(tmpl, PlaceholderMap{
+		"project.case_number": "UPC_CFI_42/2026",
+		"firm.name":           "HLC",
+	}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render html: %v", err)
+	}
+	wantOverride := `<span class="draft-var" data-var="project.case_number">UPC_CFI_42/2026</span>`
+	if !strings.Contains(html, wantOverride) {
+		t.Errorf("expected overridden value wrapped in draft-var span (click-jump must persist after fill, t-paliad-274), got %q", html)
+	}
+	wantResolved := `<span class="draft-var" data-var="firm.name">HLC</span>`
+	if !strings.Contains(html, wantResolved) {
+		t.Errorf("expected resolved value still wrapped, got %q", html)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestRender_DocxOutputUnchangedByPreviewWrap asserts the hard rule from
 // t-paliad-261: the .docx export path must NOT carry the preview-only
 // draft-var sentinels or any draft-var span markup. Renders the same

internal/services/submission_vars.go

@@ -6,17 +6,28 @@ package services
 //
 // Variables span six namespaces:
 //
-//	firm.*       process-wide (branding.Name)
-//	user.*       caller's user row
-//	today.*      server time in Europe/Berlin, locale-aware
-//	project.*    paliad.projects + joined proceeding type
-//	parties.*    paliad.parties grouped by role
-//	rule.*       paliad.deadline_rules row keyed by submission_code
-//	deadline.*   next open paliad.deadlines row for (project, rule), if any
+//	firm.*               process-wide (branding.Name)
+//	user.*               caller's user row
+//	today.*              server time in Europe/Berlin, locale-aware
+//	project.*            paliad.projects + joined proceeding type
+//	parties.*            paliad.parties grouped by role
+//	procedural_event.*   paliad.deadline_rules row keyed by submission_code
+//	                     — the "what kind of step in the proceeding"
+//	                     identity (Schriftsatz, Anhörung, Entscheidung,
+//	                     …). See docs/design-procedural-events-model-
+//	                     2026-05-25.md (t-paliad-262 Slice A).
+//	rule.*               legacy alias for procedural_event.*; emitted
+//	                     unconditionally for backward compatibility
+//	                     with Word templates and saved drafts authored
+//	                     before the rename. @deprecated — new templates
+//	                     should use the procedural_event.* form.
+//	deadline.*           next open paliad.deadlines row for
+//	                     (project, procedural_event), if any
 //
 // Locale handling: every long-form date string is computed in both DE
 // and EN; the renderer picks based on the user's lang preference. The
-// rule pretty-printer (legalSourcePretty) also has DE/EN variants.
+// procedural-event pretty-printer (legalSourcePretty) also has DE/EN
+// variants.
 //
 // Visibility: caller passes userID; ProjectService.GetByID enforces
 // paliad.can_see_project — unauthorised callers get the standard
@@ -173,9 +184,12 @@ func (s *SubmissionVarsService) Build(ctx context.Context, in SubmissionVarsCont
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-// loadPublishedRule fetches the deadline_rule that owns the given
-// submission_code. Restricts to lifecycle_state='published' so drafts
-// never end up shaping a real submission.
+// loadPublishedRule fetches the published procedural-event template
+// (paliad.deadline_rules row) keyed by submission_code. Restricts to
+// lifecycle_state='published' so drafts never end up shaping a real
+// submission. Function name retained for Slice A (prose-only); Slice
+// B renames it to loadPublishedProceduralEvent when the Go type is
+// renamed (t-paliad-262 §6).
 func (s *SubmissionVarsService) loadPublishedRule(ctx context.Context, submissionCode string) (*models.DeadlineRule, error) {
 	if submissionCode == "" {
 		return nil, ErrSubmissionRuleNotFound
@@ -346,21 +360,55 @@ func addPartyVars(bag PlaceholderMap, parties []models.Party) {
 	}
 }
 
-// addRuleVars populates rule.* — submission_code, name(_en),
-// legal_source (+ pretty form), primary_party, event_type.
+// addRuleVars populates the procedural-event variable namespace —
+// code, name(_en), legal_source (+ pretty form), primary_party, kind.
+//
+// Two key prefixes are emitted for every value:
+//
+//   - procedural_event.*  — canonical name (t-paliad-262 Slice A,
+//     design docs/design-procedural-events-model-2026-05-25.md).
+//   - rule.*              — legacy alias kept forever (m's call,
+//     issue m/paliad#93 Q7); existing Word templates and saved
+//     submission_drafts authored before the rename keep working.
+//
+// `procedural_event.event_kind` is the canonical key for the
+// procedural-event kind (filing|reply|hearing|decision|order). The
+// legacy `rule.event_type` alias holds the same string. The column
+// itself stays named `event_type` on `paliad.deadline_rules` — Slice
+// A is prose-only; the column-level rename to `event_kind` is Slice B.
+//
+// Function name stays `addRuleVars` to avoid coupling Slice A to the
+// Go-type rename which is Slice B (B.5 sub-slice).
 func addRuleVars(bag PlaceholderMap, r *models.DeadlineRule, lang string) {
-	bag["rule.submission_code"] = derefString(r.SubmissionCode)
+	code := derefString(r.SubmissionCode)
+	var localizedName string
 	if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") {
-		bag["rule.name"] = r.NameEN
+		localizedName = r.NameEN
 	} else {
-		bag["rule.name"] = r.Name
+		localizedName = r.Name
 	}
+	legalSource := derefString(r.LegalSource)
+	legalSourcePrettyVal := legalSourcePretty(legalSource, lang)
+	primaryParty := derefString(r.PrimaryParty)
+	eventKind := derefString(r.EventType)
+
+	bag["procedural_event.code"] = code
+	bag["procedural_event.name"] = localizedName
+	bag["procedural_event.name_de"] = r.Name
+	bag["procedural_event.name_en"] = r.NameEN
+	bag["procedural_event.legal_source"] = legalSource
+	bag["procedural_event.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePrettyVal
+	bag["procedural_event.primary_party"] = primaryParty
+	bag["procedural_event.event_kind"] = eventKind
+
+	bag["rule.submission_code"] = code
+	bag["rule.name"] = localizedName
 	bag["rule.name_de"] = r.Name
 	bag["rule.name_en"] = r.NameEN
-	bag["rule.legal_source"] = derefString(r.LegalSource)
-	bag["rule.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePretty(derefString(r.LegalSource), lang)
-	bag["rule.primary_party"] = derefString(r.PrimaryParty)
-	bag["rule.event_type"] = derefString(r.EventType)
+	bag["rule.legal_source"] = legalSource
+	bag["rule.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePrettyVal
+	bag["rule.primary_party"] = primaryParty
+	bag["rule.event_type"] = eventKind
 }
 
 // addDeadlineVars populates deadline.* from the next pending row. When

internal/services/submission_vars_aliases_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package services
+
+// Regression test for the procedural-event placeholder aliases
+// (t-paliad-262 Slice A, m/paliad#93 Q7).
+//
+// The variable bag emits TWO key prefixes for the procedural-event
+// namespace:
+//
+//   - procedural_event.*  (canonical, post-rename)
+//   - rule.*              (legacy, @deprecated)
+//
+// m's lock: keep the legacy aliases forever so lawyer-authored Word
+// templates and existing paliad.submission_drafts rows that already
+// contain `{{rule.X}}` keep merging correctly.
+//
+// This test pins the contract: every (canonical, legacy) pair must
+// resolve to the same string in the placeholder map, for every value
+// of (lang, present-vs-NULL columns). Removing the legacy aliases —
+// or letting them drift in value from the canonical — must light up
+// here BEFORE the change can land in main.
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+func TestAddRuleVars_CanonicalAndLegacyAliasesMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Pairs are (canonical key, legacy key). Order matters only for
+	// the assertion message — the test checks string equality both
+	// ways round.
+	pairs := []struct {
+		canonical string
+		legacy    string
+	}{
+		{"procedural_event.code", "rule.submission_code"},
+		{"procedural_event.name", "rule.name"},
+		{"procedural_event.name_de", "rule.name_de"},
+		{"procedural_event.name_en", "rule.name_en"},
+		{"procedural_event.legal_source", "rule.legal_source"},
+		{"procedural_event.legal_source_pretty", "rule.legal_source_pretty"},
+		{"procedural_event.primary_party", "rule.primary_party"},
+		{"procedural_event.event_kind", "rule.event_type"},
+	}
+
+	// Build a fully-populated rule row. Every nullable column has a
+	// distinct non-empty value so missing-value bugs (e.g. the legacy
+	// key copying "" while the canonical key copies the real value)
+	// would surface.
+	code := "dpma.appeal.bgh.begruendung"
+	desc := "Rechtsbeschwerdebegründung — § 102 PatG"
+	party := "both"
+	kind := "filing"
+	legal := "DE.PatG.102"
+	ruleCode := "§ 102 PatG"
+
+	rule := &models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:             uuid.New(),
+		SubmissionCode: &code,
+		Name:           "Rechtsbeschwerdebegründung",
+		NameEN:         "Appeal brief",
+		Description:    &desc,
+		PrimaryParty:   &party,
+		EventType:      &kind,
+		LegalSource:    &legal,
+		RuleCode:       &ruleCode,
+	}
+
+	for _, lang := range []string{"de", "en"} {
+		t.Run(lang, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+			addRuleVars(bag, rule, lang)
+
+			for _, p := range pairs {
+				canonicalVal, canonicalOK := bag[p.canonical]
+				legacyVal, legacyOK := bag[p.legacy]
+
+				if !canonicalOK {
+					t.Errorf("canonical key %q missing from bag (lang=%s); "+
+						"Slice A must emit both forms", p.canonical, lang)
+				}
+				if !legacyOK {
+					t.Errorf("legacy alias %q missing from bag (lang=%s); "+
+						"removing legacy aliases would break existing Word "+
+						"templates that paliad doesn't see — keep the "+
+						"emission per m/paliad#93 Q7", p.legacy, lang)
+				}
+				if canonicalVal != legacyVal {
+					t.Errorf("alias drift: %q=%q vs %q=%q (lang=%s)",
+						p.canonical, canonicalVal,
+						p.legacy, legacyVal, lang)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Sanity: the localized name actually localizes (the
+			// canonical and legacy `name` keys depend on lang). If
+			// this fails the loop above wouldn't catch it (both keys
+			// would agree on the wrong language).
+			localized := bag["procedural_event.name"]
+			if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") && localized != rule.NameEN {
+				t.Errorf("expected EN localized name=%q, got %q",
+					rule.NameEN, localized)
+			}
+			if strings.EqualFold(lang, "de") && localized != rule.Name {
+				t.Errorf("expected DE localized name=%q, got %q",
+					rule.Name, localized)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAddRuleVars_NullableFieldsEmitEmptyOnBothPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// A minimal rule with every optional column NULL. The bag must
+	// still emit every canonical + legacy key — with the empty
+	// string — so downstream merging produces the standard
+	// "[KEIN WERT: ...]" marker rather than a broken template.
+	rule := &models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:     uuid.New(),
+		Name:   "Generic step",
+		NameEN: "Generic step",
+	}
+
+	bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+	addRuleVars(bag, rule, "de")
+
+	mustHave := []string{
+		"procedural_event.code", "rule.submission_code",
+		"procedural_event.legal_source", "rule.legal_source",
+		"procedural_event.legal_source_pretty", "rule.legal_source_pretty",
+		"procedural_event.primary_party", "rule.primary_party",
+		"procedural_event.event_kind", "rule.event_type",
+	}
+	for _, key := range mustHave {
+		val, ok := bag[key]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("key %q missing from bag even with NULL source column; "+
+				"derefString must materialize the empty string so the "+
+				"merger sees the variable and renders the missing-value "+
+				"marker", key)
+		}
+		if val != "" {
+			t.Errorf("key %q = %q, want \"\" (source column was NULL)", key, val)
+		}
+	}
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,450 @@
+// HL-firm skeleton submission template generator (t-paliad-275).
+//
+// Reads HLC's "HL Patents Style" .dotm letterhead, strips its VBA
+// macros and template-only artifacts, then emits a clean .docx that:
+//
+//  1. Preserves every HL paragraph + character style (HLpat-Heading-H1,
+//     HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Signature, HLpat-Table-Recitals-*, …) by
+//     keeping word/styles.xml, word/theme/*, word/numbering.xml,
+//     word/fontTable.xml, settings.xml, footnotes/endnotes from the
+//     source .dotm untouched.
+//  2. Preserves the firm letterhead (logo header + firm-address footer)
+//     by keeping word/header[12].xml + word/footer[12].xml and the
+//     sectPr that references them.
+//  3. Replaces word/document.xml with a Schriftsatz-shaped body that
+//     exercises every SubmissionVarsService placeholder (firm.*,
+//     today.*, user.*, project.*, parties.*, procedural_event.*, rule.*,
+//     deadline.*) — applying HL paragraph/character styles to each
+//     section so the rendered output reads as a real HL submission with
+//     variables substituted.
+//
+// Drop the output into HL/mWorkRepo at
+//
+//	6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/HLC/_firm-skeleton.docx
+//
+// so paliad's submission generator picks it up via the fallback chain.
+// Lookup order after this CL: per-firm per-code → _firm-skeleton.docx
+// (THIS file — HL formatting + placeholders) → universal _skeleton.docx
+// (generic skeleton from t-paliad-259) → bare HL Patents Style .dotm
+// (no placeholders). See internal/handlers/submission_drafts.go
+// resolveSubmissionTemplate.
+//
+// Why this is firm-specific: the .dotm carries HL-licensed fonts,
+// HL-branded logo media, and HLpat-prefixed style IDs. The output lives
+// under the firm-namespaced directory in mWorkRepo so a future firm gets
+// its own equivalent file generated against its own .dotm.
+//
+// Run:
+//
+//	go run ./scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template \
+//	  -in /tmp/hl-patents-style.dotm \
+//	  -out /tmp/_firm-skeleton.docx
+//
+// Output is byte-stable across runs for a given input (zip mtimes
+// pinned).
+package main
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	in := flag.String("in", "", "path to source HL Patents Style .dotm (required)")
+	out := flag.String("out", "_firm-skeleton.docx", "output .docx path")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *in == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template: -in is required (path to HL Patents Style .dotm)")
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	srcBytes, err := os.ReadFile(*in)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template: read source:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	docx, err := buildDocx(srcBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(*out, docx, 0o644); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "gen-hl-skeleton-template: write:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("wrote %s (%d bytes)\n", *out, len(docx))
+}
+
+// fixedTime pins every zip entry's mtime so successive runs over the
+// same .dotm produce byte-stable output. Useful for diffing the
+// generated file in PR review.
+var fixedTime = time.Date(2026, 5, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+// dropPaths lists zip entries removed during the .dotm → .docx
+// conversion. VBA macros + their keymap binding + the template-only
+// glossary parts and ribbon customizations are all dead weight (and
+// some actively trigger Word's macro-security warning) — none of them
+// add anything to a placeholder-rich Schriftsatz starter.
+var dropPaths = map[string]bool{
+	"word/vbaProject.bin":              true,
+	"word/vbaData.xml":                 true,
+	"word/customizations.xml":          true,
+	"userCustomization/customUI.xml":   true,
+	"customUI/customUI14.xml":          true,
+	"word/glossary/document.xml":       true,
+	"word/glossary/_rels/document.xml.rels": true,
+	"word/glossary/fontTable.xml":      true,
+	"word/glossary/numbering.xml":      true,
+	"word/glossary/settings.xml":       true,
+	"word/glossary/styles.xml":         true,
+	"word/glossary/webSettings.xml":    true,
+}
+
+// rIdsToDrop names the document-rel ids whose targets are stripped
+// from the package (vbaProject, customizations.xml, glossary). They
+// must vanish from word/_rels/document.xml.rels so Word doesn't choke
+// on a dangling reference.
+var rIdsToDrop = map[string]bool{
+	"rId1":  true, // vbaProject.bin
+	"rId2":  true, // customizations.xml (keymap to VBA)
+	"rId21": true, // glossary/document.xml
+}
+
+func buildDocx(src []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	zr, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(src), int64(len(src)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("open source zip: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	zw := zip.NewWriter(&buf)
+
+	for _, f := range zr.File {
+		name := f.Name
+		if dropPaths[name] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		body, err := readZipEntry(f)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("read %s: %w", name, err)
+		}
+
+		switch name {
+		case "[Content_Types].xml":
+			body = []byte(patchContentTypes(string(body)))
+		case "_rels/.rels":
+			body = []byte(patchRootRels(string(body)))
+		case "word/_rels/document.xml.rels":
+			body = []byte(patchDocumentRels(string(body)))
+		case "word/document.xml":
+			body = []byte(buildDocumentXML())
+		}
+
+		hdr := &zip.FileHeader{
+			Name:     name,
+			Method:   zip.Deflate,
+			Modified: fixedTime,
+		}
+		w, err := zw.CreateHeader(hdr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create %s: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		if _, err := w.Write(body); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("write %s: %w", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := zw.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("finalise zip: %w", err)
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+func readZipEntry(f *zip.File) ([]byte, error) {
+	rc, err := f.Open()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+	return io.ReadAll(rc)
+}
+
+// patchContentTypes rewrites the macroEnabledTemplate part type to the
+// regular wordprocessingml.document type (a .dotm carries the macro
+// part type even on the body part), and removes Default/Override
+// entries that target now-deleted parts (vba binary, customizations,
+// glossary).
+func patchContentTypes(in string) string {
+	out := in
+	out = strings.ReplaceAll(out,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/document.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabledTemplate.main+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/document.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.main+xml"/>`)
+
+	removals := []string{
+		`<Default Extension="bin" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-office.vbaProject"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/vbaData.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-word.vbaData+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/customizations.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.ms-word.keyMapCustomizations+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/document.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.glossary+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/numbering.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.numbering+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/styles.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.styles+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/settings.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.settings+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/webSettings.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.webSettings+xml"/>`,
+		`<Override PartName="/word/glossary/fontTable.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.fontTable+xml"/>`,
+	}
+	for _, r := range removals {
+		out = strings.ReplaceAll(out, r, "")
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// patchRootRels drops the userCustomization (ribbon mini-tab) and the
+// customUI14 extensibility relationships — both reference VBA-backed
+// UI we don't ship.
+func patchRootRels(in string) string {
+	out := in
+	out = stripRelByPrefix(out, `<Relationship Id="rId2" Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/relationships/ui/userCustomization"`)
+	out = stripRelByPrefix(out, `<Relationship Id="Rf8f70ab1afd0469a" Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2007/relationships/ui/extensibility"`)
+	return out
+}
+
+// patchDocumentRels drops the document-level rels whose targets we
+// stripped (vbaProject, customizations.xml, glossaryDocument).
+func patchDocumentRels(in string) string {
+	out := in
+	for rid := range rIdsToDrop {
+		needle := `<Relationship Id="` + rid + `" `
+		out = stripRelByPrefix(out, needle)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// stripRelByPrefix removes the full <Relationship .../> element whose
+// open tag starts with the given prefix. Tolerates either a regular
+// closing tag (</Relationship>) or the more common self-closing form.
+func stripRelByPrefix(s, prefix string) string {
+	for {
+		start := strings.Index(s, prefix)
+		if start < 0 {
+			return s
+		}
+		// Find end of this element (next "/>"). The .dotm always uses the
+		// self-closing form for Relationship elements.
+		end := strings.Index(s[start:], "/>")
+		if end < 0 {
+			return s
+		}
+		s = s[:start] + s[start+end+2:]
+	}
+}
+
+// buildDocumentXML emits a Schriftsatz skeleton that exercises every
+// SubmissionVarsService placeholder (the canonical 48-key v1 contract
+// + the procedural_event.* canonical names + their rule.* legacy
+// aliases). The structure mirrors a real DE/UPC submission — title
+// block → court → rubrum → patent reference → submission title →
+// legal grounds → Sachverhalt/Anträge/Rechtsausführungen/Beweis →
+// signature → locale-variant verification footer.
+//
+// Each placeholder lives in its own <w:r> run so the renderer's pass-1
+// (format-preserving single-run replace) catches every key. HL
+// paragraph styles (HLpat-Heading-H1, HLpat-Header-Section, etc.) are
+// applied via pStyle, character styles via rStyle.
+//
+// The sectPr at the bottom is copied verbatim from the source .dotm
+// so the firm header/footer references (rId16=header1, rId17=footer1,
+// rId18=header2 first-page, rId19=footer2 first-page) keep resolving
+// after we replace the body. pgSz/pgMar/cols/docGrid match the .dotm
+// exactly — a lawyer printing this gets the same A4 layout the .dotm
+// produces.
+func buildDocumentXML() string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString(`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>`)
+	b.WriteString(`<w:document xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main" xmlns:r="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships">`)
+	b.WriteString(`<w:body>`)
+
+	skeletonBanner(&b)
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H1", "{{firm.name}}")
+	body0(&b, "Bearbeiter: {{user.display_name}}")
+	body0(&b, "E-Mail: {{user.email}} · Büro: {{user.office}}")
+	body0(&b, "Datum: {{today.long_de}} ({{today.iso}})")
+	body0(&b, "{{firm.signature_block}}")
+
+	headerSection(&b, "{{project.court}}")
+	body0(&b, "Aktenzeichen: {{project.case_number}}")
+	body0(&b, "Verfahrensart: {{project.proceeding.name}} ({{project.proceeding.code}})")
+	body0(&b, "Instanz: {{project.instance_level}}")
+
+	headerSubsection(&b, "In der Sache")
+
+	recitalsParty(&b, "{{parties.claimant.name}}")
+	recitalsPartyDetails(&b, "vertreten durch {{parties.claimant.representative}}")
+	recitalsRoles(&b, "— Klägerin / Patentinhaberin / Anmelderin —")
+
+	recitalsSequencer(&b, "gegen")
+
+	recitalsParty(&b, "{{parties.defendant.name}}")
+	recitalsPartyDetails(&b, "vertreten durch {{parties.defendant.representative}}")
+	recitalsRoles(&b, "— Beklagte / Einsprechende / Beschwerdegegnerin —")
+
+	recitalsSequencer(&b, "sowie")
+
+	recitalsParty(&b, "{{parties.other.name}}")
+	recitalsPartyDetails(&b, "vertreten durch {{parties.other.representative}}")
+	recitalsRoles(&b, "— Weitere Beteiligte —")
+
+	headerSubsection(&b, "Betreff")
+	body0(&b, "Streitpatent: {{project.patent_number}} (UPC-Schreibweise: {{project.patent_number_upc}})")
+	body0(&b, "Anmeldung: {{project.filing_date}} · Erteilung: {{project.grant_date}}")
+	body0(&b, "Projekttitel: {{project.title}}")
+	body0(&b, "Unsere Seite: {{project.our_side_de}} ({{project.our_side}})")
+	body0(&b, "Mandant: {{project.client_number}} · Matter: {{project.matter_number}}")
+	body0(&b, "Internes Aktenzeichen: {{project.reference}}")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H1", "{{procedural_event.name}}")
+	body0(&b, "(Schriftsatz-Code: {{procedural_event.code}})")
+	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}}")
+
+	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.]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "II. Anträge")
+	requestsIntro(&b, "Es wird beantragt:")
+	requestsLevel1(&b, "[Antrag 1 — gemäß {{procedural_event.legal_source_pretty}}]")
+	requestsLevel1(&b, "[Antrag 2]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "III. Rechtsausführungen")
+	body0(&b, "[Hier folgen die Rechtsausführungen.]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "IV. Beweis")
+	evidenceOffering(&b, "Beweis: [Beweismittel — z. B. Anlage K1: {{project.patent_number}}]")
+
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H2", "Schlussformel")
+	signature(&b, "{{today.long_de}}")
+	signature(&b, "")
+	signature(&b, "{{user.display_name}}")
+	signature(&b, "{{firm.name}}")
+
+	// Locale-aware verification block — exercises every EN/DE alias the
+	// variable bag carries plus the rule.* legacy aliases so a lawyer
+	// editing the template sees that both surfaces resolve. A real
+	// submission deletes this section after sanity-checking the render.
+	heading(&b, "HLpat-Heading-H3", "Locale-Varianten & Legacy-Aliase (SKELETON)")
+	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}}")
+	body1(&b, "Rule legacy aliases — primary_party: {{rule.primary_party}}, event_type: {{rule.event_type}}")
+
+	// sectPr — copied verbatim from the source .dotm. Keeps the firm
+	// letterhead header (rId16=header1.xml, rId18=header2.xml first-page)
+	// and the firm-address footer (rId17, rId19) on every printed page.
+	b.WriteString(sectPrXML)
+
+	b.WriteString(`</w:body></w:document>`)
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+// sectPrXML matches the source .dotm's section properties exactly so
+// the firm header/footer refs and A4 page geometry round-trip.
+const sectPrXML = `<w:sectPr><w:headerReference w:type="default" r:id="rId16"/><w:footerReference w:type="default" r:id="rId17"/><w:headerReference w:type="first" r:id="rId18"/><w:footerReference w:type="first" r:id="rId19"/><w:pgSz w:w="11906" w:h="16838" w:code="9"/><w:pgMar w:top="567" w:right="1418" w:bottom="567" w:left="1418" w:header="284" w:footer="284" w:gutter="0"/><w:cols w:space="720"/><w:titlePg/><w:docGrid w:linePitch="286"/></w:sectPr>`
+
+func skeletonBanner(b *strings.Builder) {
+	b.WriteString(`<w:p><w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="HLpat-Heading-H1"/></w:pPr><w:r><w:rPr><w:b/><w:color w:val="C00000"/></w:rPr><w:t xml:space="preserve">SKELETON — HL Patents Style mit Platzhaltern (nicht freigegeben)</w:t></w:r></w:p>`)
+}
+
+func heading(b *strings.Builder, style, text string)         { styledPara(b, style, "", text) }
+func headerSection(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Header-Section", "", text) }
+func headerSubsection(b *strings.Builder, text string)       { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Header-Subsection", "", text) }
+func body0(b *strings.Builder, text string)                  { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Body-B0", "", text) }
+func body1(b *strings.Builder, text string)                  { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Body-B1", "", text) }
+func recitalsParty(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-Party", "", text) }
+func recitalsPartyDetails(b *strings.Builder, text string)   { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-PartyDetails", "", text) }
+func recitalsRoles(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-PartyRoles", "", text) }
+func recitalsSequencer(b *strings.Builder, text string)      { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Table-Recitals-Sequencers", "", text) }
+func requestsIntro(b *strings.Builder, text string)          { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Requests-Intro", "", text) }
+func requestsLevel1(b *strings.Builder, text string)         { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Requests-Level1", "", text) }
+func evidenceOffering(b *strings.Builder, text string)       { styledPara(b, "HLpat-EvidenceOffering", "", text) }
+func signature(b *strings.Builder, text string)              { styledPara(b, "HLpat-Signature", "", text) }
+
+// styledPara writes one paragraph with the given pStyle (paragraph
+// style id) and optional rStyle (character style applied to every run).
+// Empty style ids drop the corresponding wrapper. Placeholders inside
+// `text` are split into their own runs so the renderer's pass-1
+// single-run replace catches each one independently.
+func styledPara(b *strings.Builder, pStyle, rStyle, text string) {
+	b.WriteString(`<w:p>`)
+	if pStyle != "" {
+		b.WriteString(`<w:pPr><w:pStyle w:val="`)
+		b.WriteString(pStyle)
+		b.WriteString(`"/></w:pPr>`)
+	}
+	for _, seg := range splitOnPlaceholders(text) {
+		b.WriteString(`<w:r>`)
+		if rStyle != "" {
+			b.WriteString(`<w:rPr><w:rStyle w:val="`)
+			b.WriteString(rStyle)
+			b.WriteString(`"/></w:rPr>`)
+		}
+		b.WriteString(`<w:t xml:space="preserve">`)
+		b.WriteString(xmlEscape(seg))
+		b.WriteString(`</w:t></w:r>`)
+	}
+	b.WriteString(`</w:p>`)
+}
+
+func splitOnPlaceholders(s string) []string {
+	if s == "" {
+		return []string{""}
+	}
+	var out []string
+	for {
+		open := strings.Index(s, "{{")
+		if open < 0 {
+			out = append(out, s)
+			return out
+		}
+		close := strings.Index(s[open:], "}}")
+		if close < 0 {
+			out = append(out, s)
+			return out
+		}
+		end := open + close + 2
+		if open > 0 {
+			out = append(out, s[:open])
+		}
+		out = append(out, s[open:end])
+		s = s[end:]
+		if s == "" {
+			return out
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func xmlEscape(s string) string {
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "&", "&amp;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "<", "&lt;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, ">", "&gt;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, `"`, "&quot;")
+	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "'", "&apos;")
+	return s
+}