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Assignment [a] is a legal term used in the context of the laws of contract and of property. In both instances, assignment is the process whereby a person, the assignor, transfers rights or benefits to another, the assignee. [1] An assignment may not transfer a duty, burden or detriment without the express agreement of the assignee.
Corporate law (also known as company law or enterprise law) is the body of law governing the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses. The term refers to the legal practice of law relating to corporations, or to the theory of corporations .
Cost of Living Adjustment: [4] C.O.L.A. – Provision in a contract or law providing benefits which grants an automatic monetary increase that is directly tied to increases in the cost of living. This automatic increase is used in determining federal pensions, military pensions, and some veterans benefits.
An effective cost allocation methodology enables an organization to identify what services are being provided and what they cost, to allocate costs to business units, and to manage cost recovery. Under this model, both the service provider and its respective consumers become aware of their service requirements and usage and how they directly ...
Assignment (housing law), a concept that allows the transfer of a tenancy from one person to another Assignment (law), a transfer of rights between two parties Along with clearing, a stage in exercising a financial option
The law of costs in England and Wales is typical of common law jurisdictions, save that of the United States.. In the small fraction of cases that do not settle and instead proceed to a judgment, generally costs "follow the event" so that the successful party is entitled to seek an order that the unsuccessful party pay his or her costs.
Cost accounting has long been used to help managers understand the costs of running a business. Modern cost accounting originated during the Industrial Revolution when the complexities of running large scale businesses led to the development of systems for recording and tracking costs to help business owners and managers make decisions. Various ...
In the United States, a general assignment or an assignment for the benefit of creditors is simply a contract whereby the insolvent entity ("assignor") transfers legal and equitable title, as well as custody and control of its property, to a third party ("assignee") in trust, to apply the proceeds of sale to the assignor's creditors in accord with priorities established by law.