Brief English Introduction
Liang critiques the legal representative system as an institutional source of power concentration and responsibility confusion. The article argues that allowing managers to serve as legal representatives increased disputes over fitness for office and the allocation of power and liability among different company actors.
Use It For
Use it as a theoretical starting point for why legal representative doctrine belongs in the opening unit on corporate personality.
Teaching Notes
Ask students whether the legal representative should be redesigned as a governance office, an agency rule, or a registration device.