The Anti-Assignment Act, referring to both the Assignment of Contracts Act and Assignment of Claims Act, which prohibits the assignment of government contracts and claims, respectively, has had a ...

The principle of assignment as recognized under Indian law—and affirmed and applied by Indian courts—derives its origins from English law. Simply put, the word “assignment” means transfer of rights or ...

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The purchase and sale of claims held by creditors against debtors in a bankruptcy proceeding has become a big business. The motivations for the buyer are varied. They include making a profit on any ...

The Delaware Court of Chancery in Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH (Feb. 22, 2013), [1] ruled that under Delaware law a reverse triangular merger did not violate a provision in a ...

Within the last year, there have been several cases impacting assignment rights that practitioners need to be aware of. In light of these cases, parties to a patent transaction should carefully ...

My neighbour told me last fall he had sold his Kerrisdale home with a distant closing date of January, in a “contract assignment” arrangement. He did not appear distressed, despite the fact he did not ...