A separate Law on Commercial Mediation is needed
Sep 01, 2020Mr. Tran Huu Huynh, Lawyer and Chairman of VIAC, expressed his confidence in the development of commercial mediation. However, legislations on Commercial Mediation only exist at the Decree level.
VAW 2020 - Vietnam Commercial Mediation and Arbitration Week 2020
Sep 01, 2020VIAC has cooperated with approximately 20 different partners to organize Vietnam ADR Week 2020 - Vietnam ADR Week 2020 (VAW 2020)
What was "Insurance profiteering"?
Aug 12, 2020What was insurance profiteering? It was an illegal act to seek profits from insurance enterprises. Here were some acts of insurance profiteering for readers’ reference.
Force Majeure
July 15, 2020Never the term "force majeure" has been as much concerned as since Covid-19 through a number of cases, such as, (1) The tenant did not pay the rent, returned the house, reclaimed the deposit for the reason of force majeure. Was that right? (2) Logistics service companies, trading companies could not deliver, receive goods or violate delivery deadlines because of a shortage of workers due to concentrated isolation, even companies had to close due to Covid-19. Could they refuse to pay damages? (3) Could we claim insurance companies for damages caused by Covid-19? (4) For flights canceled by a government order due to Covid-19, had the travel company to return the airfares or deposits to its travellers immediately? (5) Borrowing money from banks to buy and sell goods or services but not being able to do business, was it allowed to refuse or delay the payment of interest or late payment of principal due to Covid-19? (6) Bank was unable to collect debts due to Covid-19. Was it a force majeure event?
Code of Ethics for an Arbitrator
May 29, 2020VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE Code of Ethics for an Arbitrator
Webinar on Arbitration and Mediation in Vietnam in the context of Covid-19: Some practical guidelines to mitigate Pandemic’s impacts on enterprises’ commercial activities
May 25, 2020This webinar is in series of activities in response to Vietnam Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Week 2020 (VAW 2020), which is the first dispute resolution forum in Vietnam taking place in June this year. Further details of the activities will be announced on VIAC's official communication channels in a foreseeable future.
Ownership, risk-sharing must be clarified in PPP law: experts
May 20, 2020Ownership rights and risk-sharing mechanisms must be clarified in public-private partnership (PPP) law to encourage the participation of private investors and ensure efficiency as well as transparency of PPP projects, according to Tran Chung, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Road Traffic Investors.
Notes on the time-bar, negotiation, and interest from a dispute
May 06, 2020In commercial activities, it is common to negotiate in resolving disputes. However, how does negotiation affect the time limit for requesting an arbitration or a court lawsuit (time-bar)? Is it legal if the negotiation result is contrary to the contract? And how to solve the matter of no agreement on the interest due to late payment? The following case at an arbitration centre is for readers’ reference of the above issues in their practical activities.
Consolidating protection for intellectual property rights
Mar 16, 2020As Vietnam strives to forge a digital economy, there is a growing need to protect intellectual property rights. Tran Manh Hung, managing partner of law firm BMVN, a member of Baker McKenzie, an arbitrator of VIAC, writes about the relations between protection and social media, and the challenges to go digital.
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