---
title: "List post-completion legal steps: novations, IP assignments and filings"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/list-post-completion-legal-steps-novations-ip-assignments-and-filings"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A2-T1-R16"
practice_area: "Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List post-completion legal steps: novations, IP assignments and filings

> From the completion papers and contract suite, list novations, assignments, consents still outstanding and corporate filings, with suggested deed templates.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/list-post-completion-legal-steps-novations-ip-assignments-and-filings  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity](https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the completion papers and contract suite, list novations, assignments, consents still outstanding and corporate filings, with suggested deed templates. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm consents from the executed contracts, not summaries Calendar filing deadlines from current corporate law and any approval conditions on the file |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording and identifying points for review. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.
- Why: The plan reflects the described work and review requirements. Policy colours are not used to determine permission or checking.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
2. Calculate operative dates independently from the current rule and actual triggering event. Check exceptions and record the verified deadline.
3. Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
4. Review the original source set for relevant material absent from the output, including contrary evidence, qualifications and unresolved gaps.
5. Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
6. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
7. Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.

## Notes

- Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Post-completion steps checklist for a share or business acquisition: filings, novations, IP recordals, regulators and integration](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/post-completion-steps-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A checklist of the legal steps after completion of an acquisition: ASIC notices, registers, contract novations and consents, IP assignments and recordals, regulator conditions, employee and… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity/list-post-completion-legal-steps-novations-ip-assignments-and-filings/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*