The law of assignment / Marcus Smith and Nico Leslie.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

3rd edition

88451

Assignments (Law) -- Great Britain.

1. Introduction

Part I: The nature of intangible property

2. Nature and characteristics of intangibles

3. Rights or causes of action

4. Debts

5. Rights under a contract

6. Equity and debt securities

7. Intellectual property

8. Leases

9. Documentary intangibles and negotiable instruments

Part II: The transfer of intangible property

10. Transfer of choses in action: historical overview

11. Conceptual underpinnings

12. Negotiation and the transfer of money

13. Assignment of choses in action

14. Transfer of choses in action on trust

15. Promises to assign or create a trust

16. Assignments under section 136 of the law of property act 1925

Part III: Transfers in particular contexts

17. Transfer of insurance contracts

18. Transfer of leases

19. The Transfer of equity and debt securities

20. Transfer of intellectual property

Part IV: Intangible property that is incapable of transfer

21. Assignment of burdens

22. Intangibles not transferable by reason of public policy

23. The Assignment of bare rights to litigate: champerty and maintenance

24. Personal obligations

25. Prohibitions on assignment

Part V: The Effects of assignment, the persistence of property rights, and the vindication of an owner s rights

26. Consequences and effects of an assignment

27. Priorities and the loss of title

28. Extinction of intangible property

29. Vindication of an owner's rights

Part VI: Special regimes for transfer

30. Insolvency and assignment

31. Involuntary transfers

Part VII: Security

32. Security over intangibles

Part VIII: Conflict of laws

33. Assignment and the conflict of laws.

The Law of Assignment is the leading text on the law relating to intangible property or choses in action. Its clear and approachable structure covers all forms of intangible property (debts, rights under contract, securities, intellectual property, leases, rights/causes of action and equitable rights), considering the nature of intangible property, how it comes into being and how it is transferred or assignedition: The first part of the book analyses the general principles regarding intangibles and their transfer, and the second examines the practical considerations relating to particular types of intangibles, securities, insurance contracts, leases and intellectual property under the law. The third edition includes new chapters on powers of attorney and factoring, areas particularly important to legal practice. Other significant developments include the expansion of the chapter on leases to include leasing of chattels, and more material on securities, especially regarding the operation of settlement systems. - Publisher's website.

9780198748434

cxi, 909 pages ; 26 cm