</ol> <p>Neither party shall assign, mortgage, charge (otherwise than by floating charge) or dispose of any of its rights, or sub-contract or otherwise delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party and provided that, in the case of an assignment or transfer by a party by operation of law, whether pursuant to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise, such consent by the other party shall not be required if the successor-in-interest to the party assumes all of that party’s duties and obligations under this Agreement. Any attempted assignment, sublicense or transfer without such consent will be void and have no effect. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>