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Published in January 2010
An assignment is a transfer, recognised by the law, of a right or obligation of one party to another. This LPA considers what liabilities can arise, and how the consultant can protect his position, in circumstances where he has completed a report for his original client and is later asked to assign the benefit of his report to a third party.