Pattern
Liability Decomposition map
Separate who creates, controls, authorizes, owns, transfers, and finances risk at each stage. The map gives a stage by stage view of risk and responsibility with unresolved questions, and a recomposition is rejected when no party clearly owns a consequential failure. Technical architecture does not establish legal liability.
Inputs
Workflow stages, authorities, contracts, supervision, indemnities, coverage, incidents, and evidence.
Method
Map cause, prevention, authorization, execution, communication, supervision, legal accountability, contractual duty, indemnity, and possible financial response.
Output
A stage by stage risk and responsibility map with unresolved questions.
Boundary
Technical architecture does not establish legal liability, coverage, or insurability.
Stop
Reject a recomposition when no party clearly owns a consequential failure or lacks control needed to carry that responsibility.