# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第八百四十六条 (Article 846)

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- Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号
- English title "Companies Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第八百四十六条 (Article 846)（原告が敗訴した場合の損害賠償責任） — address `art-846`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第八百四十六条（原告が敗訴した場合の損害賠償責任） — (Liability for Damages If the Plaintiff Is Defeated)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-846 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-846</sup>

    **第一項**  会社の組織に関する訴えを提起した原告が敗訴した場合において、原告に悪意又は重大な過失があったときは、原告は、被告に対し、連帯して損害を賠償する責任を負う。
    <sup>art-846/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-846/par-1</sup>
    If the plaintiffs who filed actions concerning the organization of a company are defeated, if the plaintiffs have acted in bad faith or with gross negligence, they are jointly and severally liable to compensate the defendant for damages.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十三の三第一項（合併の無効の訴えに関する会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-23-3/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 343AC1000000089)
- 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第四項（一般社団法人及び一般財団法人に関する法律及び会社法の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-4 (e-Gov law ID 343AC1000000089)
- 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第五項（一般社団法人及び一般財団法人に関する法律及び会社法の準用等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-5 (e-Gov law ID 343AC1000000089)
- 金融商品取引法 第八十八条の二十二第一項（会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-88-22/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)
- 金融商品取引法 第百二条第一項（組織変更の無効の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)
- 金融商品取引法 第百二条の七第一項（会社法の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-102-7/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)
- 金融商品取引法 第百四十六条第一項（合併の無効の訴え） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-146/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000025)

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 会社法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-09-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4482/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17
- This site's parser, version 229 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17
