case Mainland China English summary

Longyan Xinluo Court: Puppet Legal Representative and Debt Evasion

龙岩新罗法院恶意逃避债务案(“傀儡”法定代表人)

A typical case on actual-controller liability where an elderly relative was used as a puppet legal representative while real controllers withheld company records and evaded debt.

Brief English Introduction

The case treats a high-age nominal legal representative as evidence of a deeper debt-evasion structure. The real controllers allegedly transferred shares, installed a puppet representative, and failed to hand over seals and accounting records, leading the court to impose responsibility on the people who actually controlled the company.

Use It For

Use it to connect legal representative doctrine with actual-controller responsibility and creditor protection.

Teaching Notes

Ask students whether the decisive fact is the representative’s age, the missing records, the controller’s conduct, or the creditor harm.