Apr 4, 2020
LEGAL UPDATE: Did you know on 3 April the Government Office issued further implementing guidelines to clarify what further social distancing means as set out in Directive 16? The link to our translation is below. Again, it is self-explanatory and therefore we think it...
Apr 1, 2020
We have translated the same and this is the link. Since time is of the essence and the legislation is self-explanatory, we decided to share the same with you rather than just summarizing the content. Translation-of-Legislation-on-Penalties-DNLegal-1-April-2020Download...
Mar 19, 2020
LEGAL UPDATE: Did you know that to support companies affected by Covid-19, on 13 March, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued a circular allowing banks (including foreign bank branches) in Vietnam to restructure the repayment periods, waive and/or reduce interest...
Mar 14, 2020
LEGAL UPDATE: Did you know that on 3 March the General Tax Department (GDT) issued an official letter to the local tax departments on tax deferral and late payment interest exemption to be granted to eligible taxpayers to mitigate Covid-19’s impacts? The...
Mar 2, 2020
LEGAL UPDATE: In respect of Covid-19, did you know Vietnamese law does have provisions on ‘force majeure’? We explore here the implications. Covid-19 has certainly caused disruptions to the global supply chain and many parties to contracts have given...
Feb 18, 2020
As you may be aware, developers and buyers of condotel projects have been plagued by their misunderstanding of the legal regime as to what can the developers sell to ‘buyers’ and what rights to ‘buyers’ of such condotels have. We discuss some...