Assignment, Sub-Letting, the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and Collateral Warranties

Abstract

This chapter explores assignment, which denotes the transfer of contractual rights from one party to another. It explains how there can be no assignment of the burden of a contract without the consent of the other contracting party. This chapter also looks at sub-letting, the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and collateral warranties.