Author Archives: Diệu Anh Hoàng

COMMON LNG DISPUTES – WILL VIETNAMESE IMPORTERS FACE THE SAME LEGAL RISK?

COMMON LNG DISPUTES – WILL VIETNAMESE IMPORTERS FACE THE SAME LEGAL RISK?

On the 11th February 2020, Resolution No. 55/NQ-TW on National energy development of Vietnam was issued. Accordingly, the State set out its requirement to develop the gas-fired electricity using LNG, prioritizing investment in technical infrastructure serving the import and consumption of LNG. Adopting a new power supply source will be challenging not just in the […]

Can Covid-19 serve as force majeure?

Covid-19

The current pandemic negatively impacts the foreign trade activities, especially in the context of the international sale of goods contract. In this situation, the affected parties invoke a force majeure event which is the ongoing pandemic to release themselves from the liability. However, they often make mistakes of applying the the force majeure clause. Therefore, […]

A REALISTIC VIEW ON CISG’S APPLICATION IN VIETNAM IN THE PAST 4 YEARS – RELUCTANT TO CHANGE OR “HOMESICK”?

Tony Nguyen – Sr Partner of EPLegal (PART 2: CISG’S application in Vietnam in the past 4 years) This Article focuses on the application of CISG in Vietnam in relation to Article 1, Article 6, Article 7 and Article 8 of the convention. It will also look into the matters not regulated by CISG, or […]

A REALISTIC VIEW ON CISG’S APPLICATION IN VIETNAM IN THE PAST 4 YEARS – RELUCTANT TO CHANGE OR “HOMESICK”?

Tony Nguyen – Sr Partner of EPLegal (PART 1: The journey of Vietnam joining CISG) The birth of CISG and its success United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”) was ratified in 1980. Since then, CISG has been contributing greatly to the certainty and cost effective in commerce.[1] Together with the […]

EPLEGAL’S NEWSLETTER – APRIL 2021

Welcome to our second newsletter of 2021! The topics to be reported on in this month include: EPLegal’s participation in Webinars on Online Dispute Settlement and Commercial Mediation in Vietnam EPLegal’s founding partner, Mr. Tony Nguyen attended the Legal Talkshows on Arbitrations EPLegal’s involvement in the International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2021 and the Webinar on Arbitration […]

COSTS AND INTERESTS OF ARBITRATION: AN ENGLISH LAWS PERSPECTIVE WITH REFERENCE TO VIETNAM

Tony Nguyen – Sr Partner of EPLegal This article provides a brief explanation of the principles of costs allocation in arbitration from English law and Vietnamese law perspective, which will help the tribunals and parties determine or submit their costs allocation in these respective jurisdictions. It also gives a brief introduction of interests in arbitration […]

EPLEGAL’S NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2021

In this edition of our Newsletter, we report on: EPLegal’s achievement in the ranking of LEGAL500. EPLegal’s founding partner, Mr. Tony Nguyen being named an A-list lawyer in 2020 and his participation at the 73rd Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II. Legal updates on Decree No. 01/2021/ND-CP on enterprise registration, Decree 152/2020/ND-CP on foreign […]

Decentralization and Authorization in Corporate Administration

Thao Ta  The models of decentralization and authorization are widely applied in corporate administration activities. These models not only help enterprises to promptly respond to market fluctuations but also affects the internal administration of the enterprise in the fields of HR management, strategic management, etc.  Decentralization and its trends  Unlike the act of authorization which […]

EPLEGAL’S NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 2020

In this edition of our Newsletter, we report on: EPLegal attended the Seminar in Legal Framework and M&A market in VN; EPLegal donated money to the families struggling during the COVID-19 crisis; The newsly 2021 Arbitration Rules, Resolution No. 02/2020/NQ-HDTP, 2019 Labor Law, Decree 145/2020/NĐ-CP, Law on Securities; and Our analysis on Investor-State Dispute Settlement […]