Module 11 - Assignment and Novation
Topics
- Introduction
- Benefits, not burdens, assignable
- Linked burden and benefit
- Assignment of benefit of contract and fruits of contract
- Champerty and Maintenance
- Assignment at common law
- Statutory assignment
- Assignment in equity
- Contractual bars on assignment
- Priorities
- “Mere” Equities
- Set offs available to debtor
- Priorities between third parties
- Notice
- Statutory Assignment
- Losses suffered by assignee
Cases
- Banco Santander SA v Bayfern Ltd [2000] 1 All ER (Comm) 766
- Batey v Jewson Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 18 CA
- Blyth & Blyth Ltd v Carillion Construction Ltd [2002] SLT 961
- Bovis International Inc v The Circle Limited Partnership (1995) 49 Con LR 12
- Brownton v Edward Moore Inbucon Ltd, [1985] 3 All ER 499
- Business Computers Limited v Anglo-African Leasing Limited [1977] 1 WLR 578
- County Hotel and Wine Company v London and North Western Railway [1918] 2 KB 251
- Davies v Jones [2009] EWCA Civ 1164; (2010) 5 EG 114 CA
- Don King Productions Inc. v Warren [1999] 3 WLR 276 CA
- E. Pfeiffer Weinkellerei-Weinenkauf GmbH v Arbuthnot Factors [1988] 1 WLR 150
- Glencore International AG v Metro Trading International Inc [1999] 2 All ER (Comm) 899
- Halsall v Brizell [1956] 1 Ch 169
- Helstan Securities Ltd. v. Hertfordshire County Council [1978] 3 All E.R. 262
- Hendry v Chartsearch Limited CA 23 July 1998
- Holroyd v Marshall (1862) 10 HL Cas 191 HL
- Linden Gardens Trust Ltd v Lenesta Sludge Disposals Ltd [1993] 3 WLR 408
- Massai Aviation Services v The Attorney General [2007] UKPC 12 PC
- May v Lane (1894) 64 LJQB 236
- Nokes v Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Ltd [1940] AC 1014
- Norglen Ltd v Reeds Rains Prudential Ltd, 3 February 1994 (unreported)
- Old Grovebury Manor Farm Ltd. v. W. Seymour Plant Sales and Hire Ltd. (No. 2) [1979] 1 W.L.R. 1397
- Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd v Paragon Entertainment Corporation [1998] EMLR 640
- Rasbora Ltd v JCL Marine Ltd [1977] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 645
- Re Ind Coope & Co Ltd [1911] 2 Ch 223
- Re Pain [1919] 1 Ch 38 at 44
- Re Spectrum Plus [2005] 2 A.C. 680; [2005] 3 W.L.R. 58 HL
- Rhone v Stephens [1994] 2 A.C. 310 HL
- Spencer v Clarke (1878) 9 Ch D 137
- Tailby v Official Receiver (1888) 13 App Cas 523 HL
- Tancred v Delegoa Bay and East Africa Railway (1889) 23 QBD 239
- Tolhurst v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd [1902] 2 KB 660, 668
- Torkington v Magee [1902] 2 KB 427
- Trendtex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse [1982] AC 679 HL
- Vandepitte v Preferred Accident Insurance Corporation of New York [1933] AC 70, 79 HL
- Williams v Protheroe (1829) 5 Bing 309
- Williams v. Earle (1868) L.R. 3 Q.B. 739
- Wilson v Wallani (1880) 5 Ex D 155
