Regulations on e-commerce disputes need to be stricter

The HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre and Viet Nam E-commerce Association signed an MoU on co-operation in helping businesses avoid legal risks on online platforms at a conference held in HCM City on November 10. – VNS Photo Viet Dung

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CIArb Vietnam Essay Competition

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, headquartered in the UK are pleased to invite original, unpublished, high-quality submissions for the CIArb Vietnam Essay Competition 2020. This is a unique opportunity for law students and young legal professionals to contribute actively to the research of international arbitration.It will award up to 03 cash honoraria for the best publishable articles in the area of international arbitration and also offer 05 rare vacancies of internship in reputable law firms in Vietnam.

Dispute resolution by commercial arbitration: Time and Costs Saving

Nearly 10 years after the enactment of Law on Commercial Arbitration, this legislation has been an important legal framework in the field of arbitration. Nevertheless, the Law has revealed certain limitations during implementation.

High time to amend the Law on commercial arbitration

*Assoc. Dr. DO VAN DAI, Lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, VIAC Listed Arbitrator After a 10-year implementation, the Law on Commercial Arbitration has revealed many shortcomings and proved inconsistent with recently revised regulations.

Shortcomings of Law provisions on the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards

This statement was given at the Conference on Risk Prevention and Dispute Resolution by Arbitration in Construction. The Conference was organized by the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) in collaboration with the Advocacy Committee to establish the Vietnam Construction Law Association this morning (June 16th, 2020) in Hanoi.

A separate Law on Commercial Mediation is needed

Mr. 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.

Ownership, risk-sharing must be clarified in PPP law: experts

Ownership 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.

Discount on arbitration costs and mediation costs due to COVID-19

As the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be at more serious and complex situation, to share the difficulties with enterprises who are in commercial disputes and wish to use alternative dispute resolution methods for such disputes, Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) and Vietnam Mediation Center (VMC), apart from strictly implementing disease prevention measures under the directions of the Government, decides to apply the first-ever temporary discounts off arbitration costs and mediation costs.