If you want to breach the contract, you can only bear the liability for breach of contract, pay liquidated damages, or consult with the other party. As long as the circumstances are not serious and do not constitute a crime, the state supports the settlement by agreement, which will not harm the harmony between the two sides, but also solve the problem quickly, which is beneficial to both sides.

I. What should I do if I sign a contract legally and want to break it?

According to the provisions of China's civil code, after signing a contract, if you want to break it, you can negotiate. If negotiation fails, it shall bear the corresponding liability for breach of contract.

civil law

Article 543 The parties may modify the contract through consultation.

Where laws and administrative regulations stipulate that the alteration of a contract shall go through the formalities of approval and registration, such provisions shall prevail.

Article 544 Where the parties have not expressly agreed on the contents of the contract modification, it is presumed that the contract has not been modified.

Article 577 Where a party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations in conformity with the contract, it shall be liable for breach of contract such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses.

Article 578 Where one party expressly expresses or shows by its own actions that it will not perform its contractual obligations, the other party may require it to bear the liability for breach of contract before the expiration of the time limit for performance.

Second, what are the legal liabilities for breach of contract?

If one party fails to perform the contractual obligations or fails to meet the contractual obligations, it shall be liable for breach of contract, such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses.

If one party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations in conformity with the agreement, thus causing losses to the other party, the amount of compensation shall be equivalent to the losses caused by the breach of contract, including the benefits that can be obtained after the performance of the contract, but shall not exceed the losses that the breaching party foresaw or should have foreseen when concluding the contract. This article stipulates that in the absence of agreement, the loss shall be equivalent to the loss caused by breach of contract, including positive loss and negative loss. At the same time, the maximum amount of loss compensation is stipulated, that is, the amount of loss compensation shall not exceed the types and specific sizes of possible losses foreseen by the breaching party when concluding the contract.

After one party breaches the contract, the other party shall take appropriate measures to prevent the loss from expanding; If appropriate measures are not taken to expand the losses, no compensation shall be claimed for the expanded losses. The reasonable expenses incurred by the parties to prevent the loss from expanding shall be borne by the breaching party.

civil law

Article 543 The parties may modify the contract through consultation.

Where laws and administrative regulations stipulate that the alteration of a contract shall go through the formalities of approval and registration, such provisions shall prevail.

Article 544 Where the parties have not expressly agreed on the contents of the contract modification, it is presumed that the contract has not been modified.

Article 577 Where a party fails to perform its contractual obligations or fails to perform its contractual obligations in conformity with the contract, it shall be liable for breach of contract such as continuing to perform, taking remedial measures or compensating for losses.

Article 578 Where a party expressly expresses or shows by his own behavior that he will not perform his contractual obligations, the other party may require him to bear the liability for breach of contract before the expiration of the time limit for performance.

A contract protects the rights and interests of both parties and binds them. The liability for breach of contract is generally clearly stipulated in the contract. If one party fails to perform its contractual obligations, it is a breach of contract, and it is ok to pay liquidated damages according to the contract. If the liquidated damages in the contract are particularly high, you can go to the local people's court with jurisdiction for mediation.