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What does Requirements mean? In Development Consent Order (DCO) practice, Requirements are the binding conditions that regulate how, when and on what detailed terms the authorised development may proceed. They typically oblige the undertaker to submit and secure approval of detailed design, construction, and environmental management documents (for example, CEMP, traffic, landscape, contamination and archaeology plans) before commencement, phased works or operation. The term is used in legislation: section 120 of the Planning Act 2008 permits a DCO to impose “requirements”. In most DCOs they are set out in a schedule (often Schedule 2) and function similarly to planning conditions under the Town and Country...

Practical guide to assigning contractual rights: legal and equitable requirements, consent, notice, novation distinction, receivables and key drafting issues (England and Wales)

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This Practice Note is a practical ‘how to’ on assigning rights under commercial contracts, directing you to related materials and cross-references to further content and guidance for additional reading. It sets out what assignment entails, how it is unlike novation, when assignment is suitable, the Requirements for a valid assignment, further legal issues, and practical tips when passing rights under a contract in everyday practice. You cannot, strictly, assign a contract itself because, in general, the burden or obligations under a contract are not assignable. You can, however, assign the benefit, or rights, under a contract to a third party. For fuller guidance on occasions to assign contractual rights and matters to consider, see Practice Notes: Assigning contracts—common scenarios and considerations, What constitutes a valid assignment of a contract? and Drafting and negotiating an assignment—checklist.

What is an assignment?

An assignment is the immediate transfer of an existing proprietary right, whether vested or contingent, from one person to another. Transferring a contractual right does not establish Privity of Contract between the assignee and the original promisor. By way of illustration of an assignment of rights: Rights arising under personal contracts cannot be assigned. The right to employ a particular...

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