incoporeal Flashcards
HOW IS TRANSFER DONE
assignation or intimation
s.11(3) ROWA
writing not required for assignation of INCOPERAL PROPERTY.
How do you intimate
to debtor. usually given by assignee.
s.2 1862 certified copy of assignation sent in post
s.2 1862 certified copy formally delivered
acknowledged letter
performance or part of performance by debto for ben of assignee
other methods
special rule for life assurance policies s. 3
report 249 onmovable transaction the Scottish law commission recommended the setting up of a reg of assignations
real rights: reg or possesion
right in a thing so no one to intimate to instead title is completed in the same wayt the orginal grant in creating the right.
usually means reg of assignation on land reg ect
back to back peronal right requires intimation
what if no intimation
BANKTON “the assignation is not complete, by executing and delivering it to the assignee MUST be delivered to debto”
transfer incoporeals by other means
shares
negotiable instuments
bank notes
problem 1 void titles and nemo plus
nemo plus almonst always applies! so if A purposrts to assign to B a right held by T the assignation is ineffective and the right continues to be held by t
BUT
if A acquire the right after purported assignation B title is protected by accretion (BUCHANAN V ALBA DIAGNOSTICS)
+ve prescription applies to real right in land
problem 2 voidable titles and protection of goodfaith acquirers
voidable title is good unless avoided
if As title is voidable he can still transfer right to B if b is a purchesor and in good faith
problem 3 competition of title and offside goals rule
subject to the prior tempore potior jure
problem 4 the rule assignatus utitur jure auctioris
the rule pplies to PERSONAL RIGHTS ONLY and concerns the internal relationship of debtor and cedent .
the rule is that the assignation is not to worsen the position of the debtor
Scottish widows fund v buist- any pleas which are good against the cedent prior to intimation of the assignation are good against the assignee
which as discussed in alex Lawrie factors v Mitchell engineering INCLUDES a plea of compensation (although liabilities are not assigned )
warrendice
debitum subesse is implied in assignation guaranteeing the existance of the right being assigned AND the cendets own title to the right