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Whole turnover agreement meaning

What does Whole turnover agreement mean?
An agreement used in receivables finance (factoring and invoice discounting) under which, from commencement, a business sells or assigns all existing and future receivables (book debts) to the receivables purchaser. The term is descriptive usage rather than a defined statutory concept. Key features include assignment of present and future receivables, collection and trust mechanics, and disclosed or confidential operation. It secures funding and priority over claims, including insolvency. England & Wales and Northern Ireland: the transfer may take effect as a legal assignment if absolute, in writing and with notice to debtors; otherwise it is equitable until notice or until receivable arises. Restrictions on assignment in certain contracts are largely ineffective for receivables under the Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 and do not apply in Scotland or Ireland. Scotland: receivables are transferred by assignation. Perfection is by intimation to debtors or registration in the Register of Assignations under the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023, which also facilitates assignment of future claims. Ireland: statutory legal assignment is available where absolute, in writing and notified; assignment of future receivables typically operates in equity until they arise. Usage is broadly consistent across these jurisdictions.
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