Vietnam recently implemented sweeping reforms to streamline its government structure including its court system. Vietnam has also created an international financial centre (“IFC”) that is subject to…
A recent decision by the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City (“Court”)—Decision No. 35/2025/QD-PQTT, dated 26 February 2025 (“Decision 35”)—offers important insights into what constitutes a “…
Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, I represented a Chinese trader (“B”) ensnared in a supply chain dispute that exposed a glaring void in arbitration practice. B, bound by a back-to-back…
A recent decision of the Hanoi People’s Court, Decision No. 12/2023/QD-PPT dated 4 July 2023 (“Decision 12”), held that a power-of-attorney (“POA”) signed outside of Vietnam and authorizing the…
Mr. Vu Anh Duong is the Secretary General of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre ("VIAC"), which is the leading Vietnamese arbitration and mediation institution. Mr. Duong has contributed…
Under the Law on Commercial Arbitration 2010 (“LCA”), both domestic and international arbitral awards can be set aside on the basis that the arbitral award contravenes the “fundamental principles of…
Around the world, there are divergent approaches towards the enforceability of arbitration agreements in consumer contracts. Vietnamese laws protect consumers, who are buyers or users of goods or…
Introduction
The topic of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) has never been more trending in Vietnam than now. The year 2019 witnessed two of the most noticeable events pertaining to ISDS…
On 24 February 2017, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No.22/2017/ND-CP on Commercial Mediation (the “Decree”). It is the first legislation specifically governing commercial mediation in…
