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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... assignment at law is possible under the three exceptions to the common law rule, namely (1), in the case of certain particular choses in action, by an assignment in accordance with the provisions of special statutory enactments, the most important being stock and shares in incorporated companies, or (2), in the case of certain negotiable instruments, by delivery of the document under the law merchant, or (3), in the case of a transfer by or to the Crown, under the special privileges the law allows in such a case. (6 Hals., 4th, p. 11)  3, record 1, English, - assignment%20at%20law

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

cession en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles(PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - cession%20en%20common%20law

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The action by which an individual or company (assignor) transfers legal title to property to a trustee (assignee), who is empowered to administer and liquidate the property and to distribute the proceeds to the creditors.  5, record 2, English, - assignment%20for%20the%20benefit%20of%20creditors%20generally

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

assignment for the benefit of creditors: term and text reproduced from The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, Tenth Edition (1993), by Glenn G. Munn, F.L. Garcia and Charles J. Woelfel, with the permission of the copyright holder, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. In no event shall McGraw-Hill have any liability to any party for special, incidental, tort, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this material.  6, record 2, English, - assignment%20for%20the%20benefit%20of%20creditors%20generally

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

En droit civil, la notion juridique qui se rapproche le plus de celle de la common law est la «cession de biens»; le résultat en est le même, mais la façon de procéder diffère. Dans la cession de biens, le débiteur traite directement avec ses créanciers alors que en common law, le débiteur fait intervenir un mandataire entre lui et ses créanciers.  5, record 2, French, - cession%20de%20biens%20au%20profit%20des%20cr%C3%A9anciers

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish