The document is an assignment form where the Client grants AirHelp full ownership and legal title to their claim related to flight disruptions under Regulation 261/04 and the Montreal Convention 1999.
Also called an assignment and assumption. An agreement in which one party transfers its contractual rights and obligations to another party.
In most cases, a contract does not have to be notarized since the signed contract itself is enforceable and legally binding in state or federal courts. Many types of written contracts don't require a notary public to be valid.
The assignor must agree to assign their rights and duties under the contract to the assignee. The assignee must agree to accept, or "assume," those contractual rights and duties. The other party to the initial contract must consent to the transfer of rights and obligations to the assignee.
Not all assignment contracts are required to be made in writing, but they often are. Assignment contracts may also need to be notarized and witnessed in order to be valid. The assignment of property and collateral for loans must be in writing.
Also, to enhance its enforceability, it is advisable to have the assignment agreement witnessed or notarized, depending on the jurisdiction's legal requirements. Additionally, maintaining a record of the executed contract is essential for future reference and as evidence of the assignment.
'Assignment' means transfer of contractual rights or liability by a party to the contract to some other person who is not a party. It would not be wrong to say that as a matter of established principle, obligations are not assignable and once assigned it amounts to novation.
An assignment and assumption agreement is used after a contract is signed, in order to transfer one of the contracting party's rights and obligations to a third party who was not originally a party to the contract.
The transfer of a right from one party to another. For example, a party to a contract (the assignor) may, as a general rule and subject to the express terms of a contract, assign its rights under the contract to a third party (the assignee) without the consent of the party against whom those rights are held.