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What does Assignment mean? In legal practice, an assignment is the transfer of an existing right (for example a debt, contractual right, receivable or intellectual property) from the assignor to the assignee. It may arise by agreement or by operation of law (such as insolvency or succession). The concept is descriptive and applied across contexts; in England and Wales it is framed by case law and statute. In England and Wales, a legal assignment of a debt or other legal chose in action requires compliance with section 136 Law of Property Act 1925 (typically: in writing, absolute and of the whole, with notice to the...

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Assignment of Contract Rights Agreement with Warranties, Indemnity and Notice of Assignment (England and Wales)

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This Agreement is dated [ date ]

Parties

  1. [ insert name of Assignor ] [ of OR a Company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ] (the Assignor);
  2. [ insert name of Assignee ] [ of OR a company incorporated in [ England and Wales ] with number [ insert registered number ], whose registered office is at [ insert address ] ] (the Assignee).

Each of the Assignor and the Assignee is a party, and together the Assignor and the Assignee are the parties.

Background

  1. This Agreement is supplemental to the Contract (as defined below).
  2. [ As part of an internal reorganisation of the Assignor’s group of companies OR As a result of [ insert relevant business background to the Assignment ] ], the Assignor proposes to transfer and assign all of its rights, title, benefit and interest in and under the Contract to the Assignee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement...
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