On The Regulation Of "Nominal Shareholders" Of Limited Liability Company

The main topic of this essay is that doing more research on the regulation of"nominal shareholder"phenomenon is quite crucial for perfection of corporation law system.In judicial practice, where in limited liability companies disputes concerning contribution verification, shares transfer, real rights for security, shareholders'voting rights,"piercing the corporate veil"and creditor suits against the flawed company need to be settled, it's often necessary to determine whether some"nominal shareholders"exist and what legal liabilities they should bear. For the absence of rules and regulations on"nominal shareholders"in China, it often leads to confusion in judging these cases. Therefore the main topic of this essay deserves more systematic and independent research.Evolving around the main topic, this essay integrates theory with reality and makes comparative research and pragmatic analysis. The main contents are as follows: Section I, differences between"nominal shareholder"in Limited Company and the related conceptions; Section II , several situations in which"nominal shareholders"exist. Section III, circumstances giving rise to appearance of"nominal shareholders"and the impact it plays; Section IV, regulation of"nominal shareholders".Section I what is"nominal shareholders"?Main content of this section is: first, starting from the conception of shareholder of Limited Company, I analyze the phenomenon of"nominal shareholders"and then define it. Second, on the basis of its meaning, I make comparisons and demonstrate the differences between"nominal shareholders"and other conceptions, e.g., in the shareholder name, fraud shareholder, shareholder agency, shareholder trust,"dividend shares"(gangu) and shareholder loan with the aim of further revealing the characteristics of"nominal shareholders".Section II Situations in which"nominal shareholders"exist.By the way of induction and deduction, I focus on pragmatic research and try to...