"Deposit" or "Deposit"? A One-Character Difference That Nearly Cost a Million in Payment
2026/10/14 13:57:30
A cross-border sales contract, a single
phrase "10% deposit," and the parties went from cooperation to
confrontation. The buyer had paid the deposit, yet the seller repeatedly failed
to deliver the goods; the buyer demanded double return, while the seller only
agreed to refund the principal. Was this a "deposit penalty" or an
ordinary deposit? A co