A stock company is liable for damage caused to third parties by its representative directors or other representatives during the course of the performance of their duties.
株式会社は、代表取締役その他の代表者がその職務を行うについて第三者に加えた損害を賠償する責任を負う。
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representative director
「代表取締役」
A director who represents a stock company, acting in its name toward everyone else.
Defined inArticle 47, paragraph (1)