Performance Management Contract Q&A

Is a performance management contract equivalent to an agency appointment contract?

In most disputes concerning performance management contracts for which a written judgment is publicly available, artists claim that their contract with the management company is an agency appointment contract. This claim is motivated by a provision of Article 410 of China's Contract Law, which states that "either the principal or the agent may terminate an agency appointment contract at any time." In other words, as long as the contract between the management company is characterized as an agency contract, the artist may unilaterally terminate the contract as the principal through a simple procedure.