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Legal assignments: what does “under the hand of the assignor” mean for companies?

8 April 2024 / Author(s): John Jarvis KC , Gretel Scott
Issue: April 2024 / Categories: Spotlight
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This article considers whether, in light of recent case law, companies should reconsider how they effect assignments to be valid legal assignments under s 136 of the Law of Property Act 1925.

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