Practical issues related to the implementation of subrogation

A owed B money, but was unable to pay it back. B found that C owed A money, then he required C to repay the money directly to himself. This is a typical case of the implementation of subrogation. Article 535 of the "Civil Code" stipulates that, “where the obligor is remiss in exercising its claims or the accessory rights…

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Is “Pay When Paid” article valid?

The “Pay When Paid” (hereinafter referred to as the “PWP”) clause usually applied in the chain contracts. The typical feature of PWP is that there are two contracts, a party sets the payment of the upstream party as the precondition for the payment to the downstream party. Such clause could help the party to reduce risks related to the payment,…

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Potential risks of using maps in advertisements

Many companies prefer to use maps to mark business scope, by which they could introduce their scale or business scope. Article 9 of the “Advertising Law" stipulates that advertisements shall not, …… (4) harm the dignity or interests of the State and divulge State secrets; ……” Since 2017, administrative penalty cases due to the improper use of maps are very common.…

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Is the “Safe Harbor” of internet platform disappearing?

The video of the “Tan Tan Transportation”(谭谈交通) was removed from several major internet platforms, which is the latest typical network infringement case. In similar cases, the obligee may claim for infringement against the infringer and relevant internet platforms. The “Safe Harbor Principle” derived from the “Digital Millennium Copyright Act of the United States”, which has built a safe harbor for…

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Whether the mortgagee could realize the mortgage after the expiration of the mortgage registration term?

In order to do business with Company A, Company B mortgaged two properties to A and completed the mortgage registration. A sued B for a dispute and won the case. However, when A applied for the enforcement of two properties, it encountered two problems: the mortgage registration term agreed by both parties and actually registered was about to expire, and…

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Can you check on work attendance by GPS?

Company A’s "Employee Handbook" and "Fieldwork and Business Travel Attendance Management" state that fieldworkers shall use GPS to register for attendance. Y is a salesman, and Company A gave him a work mobile phone, but he turned off the phone for many times during work, and failed to register for attendance. Company A fires Y for absenteeism. Y held that…

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How to protect the plaintiff’s interests when the defendant changes its shareholder or legal representative during the litigation?

Company Y failed to repay its debts, Company T had to sue Y. Chen was a shareholder of Y, and he subscribed capital of Y amount to CNY300, 000, which had not yet been paid. During the litigation, Chen transferred his equity to Company H. After the judgment came into effect, Y refused to perform the judgment, T applied for…

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Should a supervisor be liable for subordinate’s faults?

After C was dismissed by the company for false reimbursement, C’s supervisor H was also dismissed on the grounds that H neglected to perform his management duties, which brought damages to the interests of the company. H felt wronged, because he was cheated by C, all the faults were made by C, so it is unfair for the company to…

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Is it risky to use model symbols similar to competing products?

A product’s model symbol (hereinafter referred to as the “Symbol” refers to a serial number marked on a product. Such serial number is used to identify products. It is common to design a specific “Symbol” with a few alphabets, digits, the combination of alphabets and digits, or the combination of the foresaid items with a trademark, such as Audi A4,…

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