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On the Legal Status of Registry of Shareholders

论股东名册的法律地位

Examines the shareholder register after the 2023 Company Law, arguing that it should be treated as primary proof of shareholder rights in organizational law without becoming a right-creating instrument.

Brief English Introduction

The article focuses on Company Law Article 86 and the statement that an assignee may assert shareholder rights against the company from entry in the shareholder register.

Use It For

Use this for disputes over shareholder status, register correction, equity-transfer effectiveness, and the evidentiary relationship among shareholder registers, contribution certificates, articles, and registration records.

Teaching Notes

The key teaching contrast is proof versus creation: does the register create shareholder status, prove it, or regulate assertion of rights against the company?