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C. Assignment and Subcontracting . Service Provider acknowledges that it may not, and agrees that it shall not (i)assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement, or (ii)subcontract or delegate any of Service Provider’s obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Airline in each instance, which consent may be withheld in Airline’s sole discretion. No subcontracting , even if approved by Airline, shall (a)release Service Provider from its responsibility for its obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part; (b)diminish or limit to any extent Service Provider’s obligation to Airline, or (c)create a contractual relationship between Airline and any subcontractor.

07/13/2018 (MESA AIR GROUP INC)

1.Consent to Subcontracting . AWA, subject to the performance of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, hereby consents to Mesa subcontracting the performance of the Flight Services, Other Services and other related obligations under the Code Share Agreement, which are to be performed by Mesa using the CRJ 700 Subfleet (collectively, the “CRJ 700 Services”), to Freedom. As a condition to such consent, Freedom shall at all times during the term of the Code Share Agreement remain a wholly owned subsidiary of MAG.

5. Termination of Consent to Subcontracting . AWA and the Mesa Group agree that AWA’s consent to subcontracting granted to both Freedom and AM pursuant to the Code Share Agreement is terminated, except as set forth in Section6 below. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (i)Freedom’s assumption relating to the CRJ 700 Services (as set forth in Section2 of the Second Amendment) and relating to the CRJ 900 Services (as set forth in Section2 of the Third Amendment) shall remain in effect for all CRJ 700 Services and CRJ 900 Services previously provided by Freedom pursuant to the Code Share Agreement and (ii)AM’s assumption relating to the AM Services shall remain in effect for all AM Services previously provided by AM pursuant to the Code Share Agreement. AM confirms and acknowledges that for all AM Services previously provided by AM pursuant to the Code Share Agreement, AM assumed and agreed to be bound by all of the liabilities, obligations, and duties of Mesa applicable to the AM Services. Nothing in this Section5 shall prohibit Mesa, after the Effective Date of this Fifth Amendment, from seeking AWA’s consent for the Subcontracting of Services pursuant to Section2.1 of the Code Share Agreement.

This solicitation includes FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting . Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include this clause. The contractor is advised in performing contract administration functions, the CO may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing the contractor’s compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to contractor’s offices where the contractor’s business records or other proprietary data are retained and to review such business records regarding the contractor’s compliance with this requirement. All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an “Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement” to ensure the contractor’s business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the CO in assessing the contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs. Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the CO to assess the contractor’s compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirement.

05/10/2019 (Personalis, Inc.)

(h) Subcontracting . The Contractor shall obtain from its subcontractors all data and rights therein necessary to fulfill the Contractor’s obligations to the Government under this contract. If a subcontractor refuses to accept terms affording the Government those rights, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of the refusal and shall not proceed with the subcontract award without authorization in writing from the Contracting Officer.

2.5 Subcontracting . Notwithstanding Section2.3, ZAI shall have the right to engage Subcontractors to perform Development and manufacturing activities hereunder, without the prior written consent of TESARO, subject to the provisions of this Section2.5. ZAI shall enter into an appropriate written agreement with any subcontractor such that (i)such contractor shall be bound by provisions that are consistent with all applicable provisions of this Agreement to the same extent as ZAI, (ii)any such contractor to whom ZAI discloses Confidential Information of TESARO shall enter into an appropriate written agreement obligating such contractor to be bound by obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use of such TESARO Confidential Information that are no less restrictive than the obligations in this Agreement, and (iii)such contractor agrees to assign or license (with the right to grant sublicenses) to ZAI any inventions related to the Licensed Compound or Licensed Product(s) (and any Patent covering such inventions) made by such contractor in performing such Development or manufacturing work for ZAI. ZAI shall not use as a Subcontractor any Third Party identified by TESARO to ZAI in writing, as a prohibited Subcontractor, provided that if ZAI obtains TESARO’s written approval to engage any particular Subcontractor(s), then TESARO shall not have the right to subsequently designate such Subcontractor(s) as prohibited Subcontractor(s).

06/27/2017 (Zai Lab Ltd)

5.9 Subcontracting . ZAI shall have the right to select subcontractors to perform Development activities hereunder, subject to BMS’ prior written approval, not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed. Any such subcontractor that is approved by BMS in writing shall be deemed an “Approved Contractor” hereunder. As of the Effective Date, BMS has approved the subcontractors listed on Schedule 5.9 attached hereto. ZAI shall enter into an appropriate written agreement with any Approved Contractor such that (i)the Approved Contractor shall be bound by provisions that are consistent with all applicable provisions of this Agreement to the same extent as ZAI, (ii) BMS’ rights under this Agreement are not adversely effected, (iii)any such Approved Contractor to whom ZAI discloses Confidential Information of BMS shall enter into an appropriate written agreement obligating such Approved Contractor to be bound by obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use of such BMS Confidential Information that are no less restrictive than the obligations in this Agreement, and (iv)such Approved Contractor agrees to assign or license (with the right to grant sublicenses) to ZAI any inventions related to the Licensed Compound or Licensed Product(s) (and any Patent covering such inventions) made by such Approved Contractor in performing such services for ZAI. ZAI shall have the right to grant a limited sublicense to such Approved Contractor under the license granted by BMS to ZAI under Section2.1(a) solely for the Approved Contractor to perform the Development activities subcontracted to such Approved Contractor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ZAI shall at all times be responsible for the performance of such Approved Contractor with respect to the Development activities subcontracted hereunder.

3.5 Subcontracting . Licensee may subcontract the exercise of its rights and the performance of its obligations under this Article 3; provided that (a)Licensee shall oversee the performance by its subcontractors of the subcontracted activities in a manner that would be reasonably expected to result in their timely and successful completion and shall remain responsible for the performance of such activities in accordance with this Agreement and the Development Plan and (b)any agreement pursuant to which Licensee engages a subcontractor must (i)be consistent with this Agreement and (ii)contain terms obligating such subcontractor to: (A)comply with confidentiality provisions that are at least as restrictive as those set forth in Article 9 (provided that, the duration of such obligations shall extend at least during the term of such agreement and [*] thereafter); and (B)provide Licensee with ownership of all Inventions and Information (including all data, know-how, inventions, Regulatory Documentation and Regulatory Approvals) generated by such subcontractor under such agreement that are related to Licensed Product and are necessary or reasonably useful to Exploit Licensed Product, to enable Licensee to grant the rights granted to Sanofi hereunder, including Sanofi’s rights under Section12.7.

The Contractor shall not divide the whole Project into parts for subcontracting . The Contractor shall prohibit the Subcontractor from subcontracting any part of the subcontracted project again.

04/29/2019 (Xunlei Ltd)

2.7Permitted Subcontracting .The license granted by Gladstone in Section 2.1 includes the right to engage in Permitted Subcontracting , as defined herein.“Permitted Subcontracting ” shall include the grant by Licensee, its Affiliate, or Sublicensee of rights under this Agreement to (i) third parties contractually bound to Licensee, an Affiliate or Sublicensee for the sole purpose of marketing or promoting a Licensed Product, (ii) third party contract research organizations contractually bound to Licensee, an Affiliate or Sublicensee with no other rights under Licensed Patents other than to perform research and development on behalf of Licensee, an Affiliate or Sublicensee; and (iii) third party contract manufacturing organizations contractually bound to Licensee, an Affiliate or Sublicensee with no other rights under Licensed Patents than to manufacture on behalf of Licensee, an Affiliate or Sublicensee.For clarity, Permitted Subcontracting is not considered sublicensing of rights under this Agreement.Licensee shall (and shall cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees, as the case may be) to incorporate terms and conditions into its agreement for Permitted Subcontracting that are sufficient to enable Licensee to comply with this Agreement, and Licensee shall ensure that all such agreements do not conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

11/01/2018 (FATE THERAPEUTICS INC)

2.2.3 Subcontracting . Subject to and without limiting Section 5.2 (Sublicensing by ONO) and Section 5.4 (License or Sublicense [***] in the FATE Territory), each Party may fulfill its Research, Development and Commercialization obligations under this Agreement through subcontracting to a Third Party contractor or contract service organization; provided that: (a) such subcontracting by a Party shall not adversely affect its ability to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement or the rights of the other Party under this Agreement; (b) any such Third Party contractor to whom such Party discloses Confidential Information shall enter into an appropriate written agreement obligating such Third Party contractor to be bound by obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use of such Confidential Information that are no less restrictive than the obligations in Article 8 (Confidentiality); (c) such Party will obligate such Third Party contractor to agree in writing to assign or license (with the right to grant sublicenses) to such Party any inventions (and Patents covering such inventions) made by such Third Party contractor in performing such services for such Party that are necessary for the Research, Development and Commercialization of Collaboration Candidates or Collaboration Products, as applicable, and (d) such Party shall at all times be responsible for the performance of such Third Party contractor and shall remain primarily responsible to the other Party for the fulfillment of its obligations under this Agreement even after such obligations are subcontracted to such Third Party contractor.

(c) Subcontracting . With the exception of non-Product specific subcontractors for which Talis does not need to provide written consent, thX covenants and agrees that it shall not utilize any subcontractors (other than its Affiliates) to perform any of its duties and obligations hereunder without first obtaining the prior written consent of Talis, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. thX covenants, acknowledges and agrees that it shall be responsible for all acts and omissions of approved subcontractors or Affiliates hereunder.

01/22/2021 (Talis Biomedical Corp)

So, Ranga has covered most of it. Subcontracting as a percentage of revenues we are trying to keep it in control, you have seen it in the past few quarters. Subcontracting is actually not bad if you do it very strategically, there are clients who want us to take over their contractors and over a period of time phase them out and get our employees in. An opportunity of that kind. I think we should jump in and do it because it is a value add to the client, it is a value add to Infosys. There are clients where we see very specialized skills and we by design do not want to build those skills, say hypothetically, we could get in there, or the clients where we see a spike in demand and use them. If we use it for these purposes, I think it is fairly okay, if you use it in a very inefficient way where you are not planning your demand well, you are not planning your talent well, then it is not good. But I do not see that going away, strategically it is good and healthy as long as you keep it as a percentage of your revenues and keep it in control. But then thereafter you have to look at the reasons why you are doing subcontracting and have them in control, that I think is the essence of subcontracting . We have started recruiting a few of our subcontractors into our roles and wherever we found them to be suitable in the Infosys context, that has been very successful in the past few quarters, so that has been a way of controlling. Margins on subcontractors is very important as well, if the margins are healthy enough you should still do it, provided it is a short-term fix.

08/31/2016 (Infosys Ltd)

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Assignment clause defined.

Assignment clauses are legally binding provisions in contracts that give a party the chance to engage in a transfer of ownership or assign their contractual obligations and rights to a different contracting party.

In other words, an assignment clause can reassign contracts to another party. They can commonly be seen in contracts related to business purchases.

Here’s an article about assignment clauses.

Assignment Clause Explained

Assignment contracts are helpful when you need to maintain an ongoing obligation regardless of ownership. Some agreements have limitations or prohibitions on assignments, while other parties can freely enter into them.

Here’s another article about assignment clauses.

Purpose of Assignment Clause

The purpose of assignment clauses is to establish the terms around transferring contractual obligations. The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) permits the enforceability of assignment clauses.

Assignment Clause Examples

Examples of assignment clauses include:

Example 1 . A business closing or a change of control occurs
Example 2 . New services providers taking over existing customer contracts
Example 3 . Unique real estate obligations transferring to a new property owner as a condition of sale
Example 4 . Many mergers and acquisitions transactions, such as insurance companies taking over customer policies during a merger

Here’s an article about the different types of assignment clauses.

Assignment Clause Samples

Sample 1 – sales contract.

Assignment; Survival . Neither party shall assign all or any portion of the Contract without the other party’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that either party may, without such consent, assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, in connection with the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets or business of such Party relating to the product(s) to which this Agreement relates. The Contract shall bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the respective parties. Any assignment or transfer not in accordance with this Contract shall be void. In order that the parties may fully exercise their rights and perform their obligations arising under the Contract, any provisions of the Contract that are required to ensure such exercise or performance (including any obligation accrued as of the termination date) shall survive the termination of the Contract.

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Security Exchange Commission - Edgar Database, EX-10.29 3 dex1029.htm SALES CONTRACT , Viewed May 10, 2021, < https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1492426/000119312510226984/dex1029.htm >.

Sample 2 – Purchase and Sale Agreement

Assignment . Purchaser shall not assign this Agreement or any interest therein to any Person, without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent may be withheld in Seller’s sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon prior written notice to Seller, Purchaser may designate any Affiliate as its nominee to receive title to the Property, or assign all of its right, title and interest in this Agreement to any Affiliate of Purchaser by providing written notice to Seller no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing; provided, however, that (a) such Affiliate remains an Affiliate of Purchaser, (b) Purchaser shall not be released from any of its liabilities and obligations under this Agreement by reason of such designation or assignment, (c) such designation or assignment shall not be effective until Purchaser has provided Seller with a fully executed copy of such designation or assignment and assumption instrument, which shall (i) provide that Purchaser and such designee or assignee shall be jointly and severally liable for all liabilities and obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement, (ii) provide that Purchaser and its designee or assignee agree to pay any additional transfer tax as a result of such designation or assignment, (iii) include a representation and warranty in favor of Seller that all representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Agreement are true and correct with respect to such designee or assignee as of the date of such designation or assignment, and will be true and correct as of the Closing, and (iv) otherwise be in form and substance satisfactory to Seller and (d) such Assignee is approved by Manager as an assignee of the Management Agreement under Article X of the Management Agreement. For purposes of this Section 16.4, “Affiliate” shall include any direct or indirect member or shareholder of the Person in question, in addition to any Person that would be deemed an Affiliate pursuant to the definition of “Affiliate” under Section 1.1 hereof and not by way of limitation of such definition.

Security Exchange Commission - Edgar Database, EX-10.8 3 dex108.htm PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT , Viewed May 10, 2021, < https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1490985/000119312510160407/dex108.htm >.

Sample 3 – Share Purchase Agreement

Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation hereunder may be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be void.

Security Exchange Commission - Edgar Database, EX-4.12 3 dex412.htm SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT , Viewed May 10, 2021, < https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1329394/000119312507148404/dex412.htm >.

Sample 4 – Asset Purchase Agreement

Assignment . This Agreement and any of the rights, interests, or obligations incurred hereunder, in part or as a whole, at any time after the Closing, are freely assignable by Buyer. This Agreement and any of the rights, interests, or obligations incurred hereunder, in part or as a whole, are assignable by Seller only upon the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Security Exchange Commission - Edgar Database, EX-2.1 2 dex21.htm ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT , Viewed May 10, 2021, < https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1428669/000119312510013625/dex21.htm >.

Sample 5 – Asset Purchase Agreement

Assignment; Binding Effect; Severability

This Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the other party’s written consent; provided, that Buyer may transfer or assign in whole or in part to one or more Buyer Designee its right to purchase all or a portion of the Purchased Assets, but no such transfer or assignment will relieve Buyer of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of each party hereto. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that any one or more provisions are deemed illegal or unenforceable the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect unless the deletion of such provision shall cause this Agreement to become materially adverse to either party, in which event the parties shall use reasonable commercial efforts to arrive at an accommodation that best preserves for the parties the benefits and obligations of the offending provision.

Security Exchange Commission - Edgar Database, EX-2.4 2 dex24.htm ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT , Viewed May 10, 2021, < https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/000119312511171858/dex24.htm >.

Common Contracts with Assignment Clauses

Common contracts with assignment clauses include:

Real estate contracts
Sales contract
Asset purchase agreement
Purchase and sale agreement
Bill of sale
Assignment and transaction financing agreement

Assignment Clause FAQs

Assignment clauses are powerful when used correctly. Check out the assignment clause FAQs below to learn more:

What is an assignment clause in real estate?

Assignment clauses in real estate transfer legal obligations from one owner to another party. They also allow house flippers to engage in a contract negotiation with a seller and then assign the real estate to the buyer while collecting a fee for their services. Real estate lawyers assist in the drafting of assignment clauses in real estate transactions.

What does no assignment clause mean?

No assignment clauses prohibit the transfer or assignment of contract obligations from one part to another.

What’s the purpose of the transfer and assignment clause in the purchase agreement?

The purpose of the transfer and assignment clause in the purchase agreement is to protect all involved parties’ rights and ensure that assignments are not to be unreasonably withheld. Contract lawyers can help you avoid legal mistakes when drafting your business contracts’ transfer and assignment clauses.

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Sub-contracting and Assignment : Resolving the Legal Conundrum

The performance of a contract may require third party involvement towards the fulfilment of obligations under a contract. In certain specific circumstances, the contracting parties may decide to “sub-contract” or “assign” their rights and obligations to a third party depending upon the nature of the contract.

In common parlance, sub-contracting and assignment are used interchangeably, however, a significant difference lies between the two when one examines the terms from a legal stand point. This post aims to discuss the concept of Sub-Contracting and Assignment and explains the key difference between the two concepts.

Sub-contracting

Sub-contracting refers to the delegation of certain duties and obligations by contracting parties to a third party, i.e. a sub-contractor who aids in the performance of the contract. According to the Black’s Law Dictionary, a sub-contract is “where a person has contracted for the performance of certain work and he, in turn, engages a third party to perform the whole or part of that which is included in the original contract, his agreement with such third person is called a subcontract and such person is called a subcontractor .” [1] A subcontractor could be a company, self-employed professionals or an agency undertaking to fulfil obligations under a contract.

Sub-contracting is generally undertaken in complex projects where the contract has a prolonged life cycle or multiple components for completion of a project, for instance, infrastructure contracts, construction contracts, renewable energy contracts or certain information technology-related contracts. However, the rights and duties of the sub-contractor under the sub-contracting agreement are relatively similar to that of the principal contractor in the main agreement.

Furthermore, while drafting a contract, one must ensure to incorporate a clause on sub-contracting which clearly spells out that parties to the contract shall sub-contract the rights and obligations only after seeking prior written consent from the other party. The sub-contracting arrangement maybe two-fold, depending upon the nature of the main contract:

Primarily, the basic idea behind delegation of the obligations to a sub-contractor is to ensure greater flexibility in the performance of the contract. However, it is imperative to enter into a sub-contractor’s agreement that specifies all the details of the work to be performed by the subcontractor, including optimum time required to accomplish the task, payment of charges to the subcontractor, termination of the agreement, etc.

While subcontracting is time-saving and cost efficient, it may result into legal issues between the contracting parties. For instance, issues may arise with respect to the payment conditions where the payment to sub-contractor is contingent upon or linked to the principal contractor receiving its payment from the employer. Further, the courts in India have always upheld the principle of privity of contract between employer and the principal contractor on the one hand and between the principal contractor and sub-contractor(s) on the other. The Supreme Court of India in the case of Zonal General Manager, Ircon International Ltd. v. Vinay Heavy Equipments [2] upheld that in the absence of a back-to-back covenant in the main contract, “ the distinct and sole liability of the middle-contractor is presumed and that the rules in relation to privity of contract will mean that the jural relationship between the employer and the main contractor on the one hand and between the sub-contractor and the main contractor on the other will be quite distinct and separate” . Therefore, in order to avoid ambiguities and future legal squabbles, careful consideration must be given while drafting specific terms and obligation that will pass down the contractual chain.

Assignment of contract refers to an act of transferring contractual rights and liabilities under the contract to a third party with other party’s concurrence. Section 37 of the India Contract Act, 1872 (“ Contract Act ”) enables the contracting parties to dispense with the performance of a contract by way of an assignment. While the principle of assignment is well recognized under Indian law, it derives its origin from the English law.

Assignment of rights is a “complete transfer of rights to receive benefits” accruing to one party under a contract. Performance of a contract may be assigned as long as the contracting parties provide their consent towards the assignment. However, the act of assignment needs to be looked at from the perspective of the contracting parties. Essentially, there are three parties involved, namely, the assignor, assignee and obligor.

An important principle affecting assignments is that the burden or liability under a contract cannot be assigned. Essentially, the moot question that often arises is with respect to assignment of “rights” vis à vis assignment of “obligations”. The Supreme Court in the case of Khardah Company Ltd. v. Raymon & Co. (India) Private Limited [3] categorically distinguished between assignment of “rights” and “obligations”. The court upheld that, “ an assignment of a contract might result by transfer either of the rights or of the obligations thereunder. But there is a well-recognised distinction between these two classes of assignments. As a rule, obligations under a contract cannot be assigned except with the consent of the promisee, and when such consent is given, it is really a novation resulting in substitution of liabilities. On the other hand rights under a contract are assignable unless the contract is personal in its nature (or) the rights are incapable of assignment either under the law or under an agreement between the parties” . Primarily, the court clarified that obtaining prior consent to assign “obligations” under a contract would be considered as novation as it will result into substitution of liabilities and obligations to the assignee. Moreover, introduction of a new party into an existing contract will result into novation of a contract i.e. creation of a new contract between original party and new party. As the courts have interpreted that transfer of obligations can be undertaken through novation, the assignment clause in a contract must clearly deal with novation, if the intention is to transfer obligations.

Furthermore, the Supreme Court, in the case of Gopalbhai Manusudhan [4] , reaffirmed that whenever there is a case of assignment or even the transfer of the obligations, it must be acclaimed that there is the presence of the consent of the parties. Without the consent of the parties, the assignment will be not considered valid. In addition to upholding the legal point, this ruling also indicates that before establishing a commercial contract, the parties must consider the different complications of contracts, such as the objective of the contract and the presence of an assignability clause in the agreement.

Therefore, the judicial trend in India has time and again reiterated and laid down that rights under contract can be assigned unless (a) the contract is personal in nature i.e. requires personal engagement of a specific person or (b) the rights are incapable of assignment either under law or under an agreement between the parties. In the case of Robinson v. Davison [5] , the defendant’s wife pledged to perform piano at a concert on a specific date. Due to “her illness”, she was unable to fulfil her obligation, which was to play the piano at an event. The contract in this instance was ruled to be solely dependent on the defendant’s wife’s good health and personal talent, and the defendant’s wife’s illness led the contract to be void. Further, the court ruled that the defendant could not be held liable for damages as a result of the contract’s non-performance. The wife could not assign her right/obligation to a third party because the contract was founded on the “promisor’s expertise” in the aforesaid case.

While assignment is a boiler plate clause, it requires careful consideration on a case-to-case basis. For instance, in real estate transactions, a buyer would insist on retaining the right to assign the “agreement to sell” in favour of a nominee (a company, affiliate or any other third party), in order to facilitate final conveyance in favour of the intended buyer. Similarly, in lending transactions, a borrower will be prohibited from assigning rights under the contract, however, the lender will retain absolute and free right to assign/sell loan portfolios to other lenders or securitisation company.

The apex court has time and again reiterated that the best policy is to unequivocally state the intent with respect to assignment in the agreement to avoid litigation in the future. The contracting parties must expressly specify the rights and obligations stemming from assignment under a contract. Any agreed limitation on such an assignment must be expressly laid down in the contract to avoid adverse consequences.

For a person drafting a contract, it is important to understand these subtle differences, between sub-contracting and assignment. While “sub-contracting” is delegating or outsourcing the liabilities and obligations, “assignment” is literally transferring the obligations. It will be not fallacious to say that an “assignment” transfers the entire legal obligation to perform to the party assigned the obligation whereas, subcontracting leaves the primary responsibility to perform the obligation with the contracting party.

Archana Balasubramanian (Partner), Vaishnavi Vyas (Associate)

[1] Black’s Law Dictionary 4th ed. (St. Paul: West, 1951).

[2] 2006 SCC OnLine Mad 1107

[3] MANU/SC/0428/1962

[4] Kapilaben & Ors. v Ashok Kumar Jayantilal Seth through POA Gopalbhai Manusudhan 2019 (10) SCJ 269

[5] (1871) LR 6 Ex 269

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What does it do and why do I need it?

An assignment clause aims to control who performs a contract and who can receive benefits under the contract. It does not, however, mean that a party’s contractual obligations are transferred over, it simply means that the performance of such obligations can be delegated. This means that burdens cannot be assigned as a matter of law, but benefits can.

Including such a clause is important if you wish to control who receives the benefit of your performance if you are the supplier, or if you are a customer, control who carries out the contract for you. This may be important to you, for instance, if you do not wish to deliver work to your competitors or you do not want a particular person in your supply chain.

If the contract is silent on assignment and other dealings, a party can normally assign, mortgage, charge or declare a trust over its rights under the contract, without the other party’s consent and use a subcontractor to perform (but not transfer) its contractual duties. In some cases, however, a restriction on subcontracting may be implied where personal performance is required for example.

In light of this, if the parties wish to restrict such abilities, they should do this expressly. Please note, however, a prohibition on assignment has no effect on assignment of a right to receive payment, this applies to many contracts for supply of goods, services or intangibles made between UK businesses on or after 31 December 2018.

What should I look out for?

Effect of an assignment breach - in most cases, a breach of an assignment restriction in the main contract may trigger termination rights or other remedies, may be valid between the assignor and assignee and it does not bind the original promisor who remains liable to the original promisee (the party receiving the benefit).
Effect of a restriction of other dealings breach - if the wording specifically carves out restrictions on ‘mortgages, charges or trust of rights’ then it should be effective to stop the contracting party holding its rights in trust for a non-party. However, a restriction on an assignment/transfer alone might not have this effect. On the contrary, in relation to a subcontract, if a restriction was in place and there has been a breach, the subcontract is normally still valid, but the other party to the main contract may not be obliged to accept or pay for the subcontractor’s performance.
Novation - if a party wants to actually transfer its obligations under the contract, as opposed to delegating their performance, it will need to do so by way of novation.
Subcontracting of processing personal data - if, as part of subcontracting its obligations generally, the assigning/subcontracting party is subcontracting obligations to process personal data, it should note that the GDPR imposes conditions on sub-processing. The main contractor should check the data processing provisions and subcontracting provisions in the contract for provisions relating to sub-processing.
Indemnities - in relation to subcontracting duties, the main contractor remains liable to the continuing party for the performance of any part of the contract that is still to be fulfilled. Therefore, a main contractor will therefore generally ask their subcontractor for an indemnity against any breach or failure to perform the contract. The indemnity will not usually cover liabilities incurred before the subcontracting took effect.

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What Is an Assignment Clause?

An assignment clause spells out which contractual obligations, rights, and duties may be transferred from one of the contractual parties to another party. 3 min read updated on February 01, 2023

Updated October 29, 2020:

An assignment clause spells out which contractual obligations, rights, and duties may be transferred from one of the contractual parties to another party. The assignment may be in whole or in part, and the clause also details the conditions under which a party can assign these duties.

U.S. law dictates that most contractual rights can be freely assigned or delegated, unless an agreement states otherwise.

The assignment clause often overlaps with two other clauses:

Parties in Interest
Successors and Assigns

These control who assumes contractual rights and obligations.

Legal Background and Freely Assignable Rights

When one party in a contract “assigns” the agreement to someone else, this means the first party — the assignor — transfers its contractual rights and obligations to the second party — the assignee.

In some instances, one party will not want the other contractual party to freely assign its duties. Contracts will then include language that states this.

One exception to the general assignability rule is intellectual property licenses . Legally, a licensor must first give consent before an IP licensee can assign or delegate its rights or obligations, even in the case where the license agreement is silent.

Requirements for Assignment Consent

There are different ways to say the same thing in a contract. Some people prefer lengthier statements, and others like to keep things brief. The following are various ways to make the same points.

One contractual party isn't allowed to assign its agreement to another person without prior written consent of the other contractual party, except as provided for in the contract. If an assignment is made without this consent, it won't be considered valid.
One party may not assign any interest or right arising out of this contract — in whole or in part — without prior consent.
To keep all doubts at bay, no consent is required for an assignment — including collateral, absolute, or other — for a contractual right to payment.

These are the takeaways from these stipulations:

This type of requirement for an assignment clause can create obstacles for the non-assigning party in corporate reorganizations or future mergers.
The party that's being asked to consent to an assignment clause requirement may want to negotiate its position. For instance, it may find negotiations helpful in a situation when the assignment involves a substantial sale.

A Party May Not Unreasonably Withhold or Delay Consent

It's not permissible to hold up consent to unreasonable delays.

Other ways to state this include:

To avoid doubt, a party that suffers damage due to the unreasonable delay or withholding of consent by the other party can treat them as direct damages.
To avoid doubt, damages that arise to one party from the unreasonable delay or withholding of consent by the other party aren't excluded from remedies.

Even when these provisions aren't in place, the law may still impose a reasonableness requirement. This requirement may not hold a lot of practical value, whether it's implied by the law or contractual. A reasonableness requirement can't guarantee that the non-assigning party will give consent when the assigning party wants it. By the time a case has worked its way through the court system to a decision, the deal that the assigning party was working on could have fallen through or otherwise be negated or moot.

However, this provision for unreasonable withholding should get the non-assigning party to carefully consider taking too much time due to the prospect of being held liable for damages. This can result in costly consequences.

On the other hand, having an unreasonable delay provision could create conflict with the provision concerning material breach of contract.

When you enter into a contract, it's important that you know what your rights and obligations are, as well as the other party's rights and obligations. If you don't want certain outcomes — assignment of duties, for instance — you must usually make it clear in the agreement. Getting help from a legal professional in the contract law field is a good idea when writing up a contract . That way, you increase the chances of covering everything you want covered, from the finer points to the bigger ones.

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assignment of contract rights, novation and assignment clauses

Assignment of contract rights .

There is no such thing as an assignment of a contract.

It was held in Linden Gardens Trust Ltd v Lenesta Sludge Disposals Ltd 1993 UKHL 4 (22 July 1993):

It is trite law that it is, in any event, impossible to assign "the contract" as a whole, i.e. including both burden and benefit. The burden of a contract can never be assigned without the consent of the other party to the contract in which event such consent will give rise to a novation. Although it is true that the phrase "assign this contract" is not strictly accurate, lawyers frequently use those words inaccurately to describe an assignment of the benefit of a contract since every lawyer knows that the burden of a contract cannot be assigned.

In short, contracts are not assigned:

ownership of assets is assigned.
Contractual rights are transferred. They're novated.

So when it comes to “assigning” (ie transferring or novating) contracts, there are 3 possibilities:

Transfer all or part of the burden of the contract to another person. This is novation
Assign all or part of the benefit of the contract to another person
Transfer the whole of the benefit and the burden to another person. This is also novation.

The general law does not require any particular formality to novation.

Where a supplier notifies a contracting partner that they will be replaced by another supplier, and then starts to receive supply from the new supplier without objection or complaint, there's a good chance the contract has been novated.

That's acceptance of a new contract (and termination of the old contract) by conduct.

When businesses enter administration or liquidation, potential purchasers might express an interest in “acquiring the contracts” of the business. That requires novation of each contract, individually.

Novation is a fundamental principle of contract law, and is closely related to privity of contract . It's pretty difficult to understand one without the other.

What do "Assignment Clauses" in Contract do then?

Assignment clauses either:

confirm the general operation of the law - ie no transfers of contractual rights. It expressly prohibits or enables transfers of the burden or the benefit of the contract.
displace or override the general rule of law of novation, in favour of one party or both parties.

Do you need one or not? That depends.

Context of Assignment Clauses

Contracts impose strict liability on the contracting parties to perform their legal obligations.

It means this: if a seller does not perform what they are required to do under the contract to the standard fixed by the contract, they’re in breach of contract , and liable to make good on a legal remedy for breach. Likewise, if a buyer does not do what they are legally required to do, they’re in breach of contract, and facing the same consequences .

For example, take a company supplying SaaS related services:

The SaaS supplier hosts its SaaS solution in the cloud for its customers. The SaaS supplier doesn't own its own infrastructure for the hosting. It subcontracts the hosting to a dedicated hosting company, such as Rackspace. That subcontracting doesn't relieve the SaaS supplier from its obligations to perform the contract: in this example, host the SaaS solution in the cloud to its own customers. Using Rackspace to host the SaaS solution is just a delegation of the contractual duty of the SaaS supplier to provide services to the customer. If the hosting fails, the SaaS supplier is liable to its customers for the breach of contract. Not Rackspace.

Assignment clauses permit transfer of contractual obligations to perform the burden of the contract to third parties. So, where the obligation to perform is assigned to a third party and it's not performed, it will be the party that has taken over the burden of the contract (ie the assignee) that will be liable to the customer. Not the original contracting party (which would be the SaaS supplier in the example above).

The end result is that one of the original contracting parties is no longer a party to the contract: that’s novation.

Example: Assignment Clause

A boilerplate provision to prevent assignment of the benefit and burden in a contract might be:

Neither party may without the prior written consent of the other party assign a benefit or obligation imposed in this Agreement.

The reference to “obligation” is usually redundant, because it can't be transferred without the consent of the other party in the first place.

Contract Assignments vs Subcontracting

Assignment clauses shouldn't be confused with subcontracting clauses .

The general law provides that a contracting party is entitled to subcontract works to a third person, unless there is a contractual restriction preventing it.

It would be quite a mistake to regard that as an "assignment" of the obligations under the contract.

It isn't a transfer of the contract, or any part of the burden of the contract.

It's a delegation .

Subcontracting performance of contractual obligations:

is permitted where personal performance is not required to produce the result intended by the contract
means performance by the subcontractor will discharge the principal contracting party's obligations.
The principal contracting party remains liable if the subcontractor does not complete performance on behalf of the principal contracting party.
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India: Subcontracting v. Assignment

The performance of a contract may require third party involvement towards the fulfilment of obligations under a contract. In certain specific circumstances, the contracting parties may decide to "sub-contract" or "assign" their rights and obligations to a third party depending upon the nature of the contract.

Sub-Contracting

Sub-contracting refers to the delegation of certain duties and obligations by contracting parties to a third party, i.e. a sub-contractor who aids in the performance of the contract. According to the Black's Law Dictionary, a sub-contract is "where a person has contracted for the performance of certain work and he, in turn, engages a third party to perform the whole or part of that which is included in the original contract, his agreement with such third person is called a subcontract and such person is called a subcontractor ." 1 A subcontractor could be a company, self-employed professionals or an agency undertaking to fulfil obligations under a contract.

Primarily, the basic idea behind delegation of the obligations to a sub-contractor is to ensure greater flexibility in the performance of the contract. However, it is imperative to enter into a sub-contractor's agreement that specifies all the details of the work to be performed by the subcontractor, including optimum time required to accomplish the task, payment of charges to the subcontractor, termination of the agreement, etc.

While subcontracting is time-saving and cost efficient, it may result into legal issues between the contracting parties. For instance, issues may arise with respect to the payment conditions where the payment to sub-contractor is contingent upon or linked to the principal contractor receiving its payment from the employer. Further, the courts in India have always upheld the principle of privity of contract between employer and the principal contractor on the one hand and between the principal contractor and sub-contractor(s) on the other. The Supreme Court of India in the case of Zonal General Manager, Ircon International Ltd. v. Vinay Heavy Equipments 2 upheld that in the absence of a back-to-back covenant in the main contract, " the distinct and sole liability of the middle-contractor is presumed and that the rules in relation to privity of contract will mean that the jural relationship between the employer and the main contractor on the one hand and between the sub-contractor and the main contractor on the other will be quite distinct and separate" . Therefore, in order to avoid ambiguities and future legal squabbles, careful consideration must be given while drafting specific terms and obligation that will pass down the contractual chain.

Assignment of contract refers to an act of transferring contractual rights and liabilities under the contract to a third party with other party's concurrence. Section 37 of the India Contract Act, 1872 ("Contract Act") enables the contracting parties to dispense with the performance of a contract by way of an assignment. While the principle of assignment is well recognized under Indian law, it derives its origin from the English law.

Assignment of rights is a "complete transfer of rights to receive benefits" accruing to one party under a contract. Performance of a contract may be assigned as long as the contracting parties provide their consent towards the assignment. However, the act of assignment needs to be looked at from the perspective of the contracting parties. Essentially, there are three parties involved, namely, the assignor, assignee and obligor.

An important principle affecting assignments is that the burden or liability under a contract cannot be assigned. Essentially, the moot question that often arises is with respect to assignment of "rights" vis à vis assignment of "obligations". The Supreme Court in the case of Khardah Company Ltd. v. Raymon & Co. (India) Private Limited 3 categorically distinguished between assignment of "rights" and "obligations". The court upheld that, " an assignment of a contract might result by transfer either of the rights or of the obligations thereunder. But there is a well-recognised distinction between these two classes of assignments. As a rule, obligations under a contract cannot be assigned except with the consent of the promisee, and when such consent is given, it is really a novation resulting in substitution of liabilities. On the other hand rights under a contract are assignable unless the contract is personal in its nature (or) the rights are incapable of assignment either under the law or under an agreement between the parties" . Primarily, the court clarified that obtaining prior consent to assign "obligations" under a contract would be considered as novation as it will result into substitution of liabilities and obligations to the assignee. Moreover, introduction of a new party into an existing contract will result into novation of a contract i.e. creation of a new contract between original party and new party. As the courts have interpreted that transfer of obligations can be undertaken through novation, the assignment clause in a contract must clearly deal with novation, if the intention is to transfer obligations.

Furthermore, the Supreme Court, in the case of Gopalbhai Manusudhan 4 , reaffirmed that whenever there is a case of assignment or even the transfer of the obligations, it must be acclaimed that there is the presence of the consent of the parties. Without the consent of the parties, the assignment will be not considered valid. In addition to upholding the legal point, this ruling also indicates that before establishing a commercial contract, the parties must consider the different complications of contracts, such as the objective of the contract and the presence of an assignability clause in the agreement.

Therefore, the judicial trend in India has time and again reiterated and laid down that rights under contract can be assigned unless (a) the contract is personal in nature i.e. requires personal engagement of a specific person or (b) the rights are incapable of assignment either under law or under an agreement between the parties. In the case of Robinson v. Davison 5 , the defendant's wife pledged to perform piano at a concert on a specific date. Due to "her illness", she was unable to fulfil her obligation, which was to play the piano at an event. The contract in this instance was ruled to be solely dependent on the defendant's wife's good health and personal talent, and the defendant's wife's illness led the contract to be void. Further, the court ruled that the defendant could not be held liable for damages as a result of the contract's non-performance. The wife could not assign her right/obligation to a third party because the contract was founded on the "promisor's expertise" in the aforesaid case.

While assignment is a boiler plate clause, it requires careful consideration on a case-to-case basis. For instance, in real estate transactions, a buyer would insist on retaining the right to assign the "agreement to sell" in favour of a nominee (a company, affiliate or any other third party), in order to facilitate final conveyance in favour of the intended buyer. Similarly, in lending transactions, a borrower will be prohibited from assigning rights under the contract, however, the lender will retain absolute and free right to assign/sell loan portfolios to other lenders or securitisation company.

For a person drafting a contract, it is important to understand these subtle differences, between sub-contracting and assignment. While "sub-contracting" is delegating or outsourcing the liabilities and obligations, "assignment" is literally transferring the obligations. It will be not fallacious to say that an "assignment" transfers the entire legal obligation to perform to the party assigned the obligation whereas, subcontracting leaves the primary responsibility to perform the obligation with the contracting party.

1.Black's Law Dictionary 4th ed. (St. Paul: West, 1951).

2. 2006 SCC OnLine Mad 1107

3. MANU/SC/0428/1962

4. Kapilaben & Ors. v Ashok Kumar Jayantilal Seth through POA Gopalbhai Manusudhan 2019 (10) SCJ 269

5. (1871) LR 6 Ex 269

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Many no-subcontracting clauses in contracts for provision of service or supply of goods prohibit subcontracting, either in the miscellaneous chapter or under the article on contract scope:

No subcontracting . No obligations under this Agreement or a Statement of Work, which may cause Customer, any of its subcontractors or customers (including end-users) to infringe upon third party’s Intellectual Property Rights shall be subcontracted, unless it is approved by Customer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Service Provider shall procure that: (a) Article n [on quality, compliance and audit rights] shall extend to each subcontractor and their subcontractors; and (b) each subcontractor shall comply in all respects with the provisions of this Agreement (as if it is Service Provider itself). Supplier shall remain the primary debtor and be responsible for the due and timely performance by any subcontractor.

The practical merits of no-subcontracting clauses in contracts are not as severe as it may appear. The background of this is certainly not limited to a desire to understand or manage a service provider’s costs accumulating in the supply chain. Responsible business parties wish to be fully aware of the identity of all their suppliers in the supply chain. A customer often wants to make sure that know-how required for, or developed in connection with, the services obtained from a service provider does not become diluted over an extensive chain of subcontractors. Also, responsible business parties cautiously monitor the supply chain for generally unacceptable matters, such as child labour, remarkably bad working conditions or environmentally hazardous production methods.

Although some variations amongst national laws are likely to exist, communis opinio may tend to allow subcontracting, as the Common Frame of Reference shows:

IV. C. – 2:104: Subcontractors, tools and materials (1) The service provider may subcontract the performance of the service in whole or in part without the client’s consent, unless personal performance is required by the contract. (2) Any subcontractor so engaged by the service provider must be of adequate competence. (3) The service provider must ensure that any tools and materials used for the performance of the service are in conformity with the contract and the applicable statutory rules, and fit to achieve the particular purpose for which they are to be used. (4) Insofar as subcontractors are nominated by the client or tools and materials are provided by the client, the responsibility of the service provider is governed by IV.C. – 2:107 (Directions of the client) and IV.C. – 2:108 (Contractual obligation of the service provider to warn).

In many cases, the no-subcontracting clause merely triggers an information requirement to the customer, who does not intend to reject a request to have certain of the supplier’s obligations performed by a third party. Note however, that the prohibition does imply a ‘veto right’ and if the customer established a (dual) supplier policy, the agreed performance is likely assumed to be personal. In that case, the subcontracting clause will be enforced (or result in the ongoing evaluation of the subcontractors).

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49.108-8 Assignment of rights under subcontracts.

(a) The termination for convenience clauses in 52.249 , except the short-form clauses, obligate the prime contractor to assign to the Government, as directed by the TCO, all rights, titles, and interest under any subcontract terminated because of termination of the prime contract. The TCO shall not require the assignment unless it is in the Government’s interest.

(b) The termination for convenience clauses (except the short-form clauses) also provide the Government the right, in its discretion, to settle and pay any settlement proposal arising out of the termination of subcontracts. This right does not obligate the Government to settle and pay settlement proposals of subcontractors. As a general rule, the prime contractor is obligated to settle and pay these proposals. However, when the TCO determines that it is in the Government’s interest, the TCO shall , after notifying the contractor, settle the subcontractor’s proposal using the procedures for settlement of prime contracts. An example in which the Government’s interest would be served is when a subcontractor is a sole source and it appears that a delay by the prime contractor in settlement or payment of the subcontractor’s proposal will jeopardize the financial position of the subcontractor. Direct settlements with subcontractors are not encouraged.

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(a) The termination for convenience clauses in 52.249, except the short-form clauses, obligate the prime contractor to assign to the Government, as directed by the TCO, all rights, titles, and interest under any subcontract terminated because of termination of the prime contract.The TCO shall not require the assignment unless it is in the Government's interest.