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Legal Consequences of Acts by the Company Legal Representative

公司法定代表人行为法律后果分析

Explains the basic rule that the enterprise legal person bears civil responsibility for business activities conducted by its legal representative and staff.

Brief English Introduction

This reading provides a doctrinal overview of how acts by the legal representative are attributed to the company, while also noting that statutes and articles may limit the representative’s powers. It is a useful baseline for the more difficult ultra vires and bad-faith cases.

Use It For

Use it to introduce the ordinary attribution rule before examining when acts are not attributed or when the representative faces recourse.

Teaching Notes

Ask students to distinguish company liability to third parties from internal responsibility owed by the representative to the company.