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Changfeng Court: Legal Representative Acts and Company Attribution

长丰法院法定代表人委托他人处理公司事务案

A recent judgment emphasizing that civil acts conducted by a legal representative in the company's name are attributed to the company.

Brief English Introduction

The case restates the basic attribution rule: the legal representative is the person who represents the legal person in civil activities under law or the articles, and acts done in the company’s name are borne by the company. It is useful as a simple doctrinal counterpoint to the harder nominee and ultra vires cases.

Use It For

Use it to teach the default rule before asking when the default is displaced by internal limits, bad faith, or lack of authority.

Teaching Notes

Ask students to separate two questions: whether an act is attributed to the company, and whether the representative may later face internal recourse.