UK Draft Regulations Restricting The Assignment Of Receivables Published

On July 6, 2018, the draft Business Contract Terms (Assignment of Receivables) Regulations 2018 were laid before Parliament. The draft Regulations will invalidate terms in business contracts that prohibit or restrict the assignment of receivables, including terms that prevent the enforcement of a receivable. A receivable in this context is a right to be paid under a contract for the supply of goods, services or intangible assets. The Regulations will not apply if the person to whom the receivable is owed is a large enterprise or a special purpose vehicle.

The Regulations will also not apply to certain types of contracts, including among others: (i) contracts regulated under the Consumer Credit Act 1974; and (ii) contracts for financial services as defined in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, which includes, among others, the following types of financial services: financial leasing and loans, insurance, payment and money transmission services,