Penalties for Activities Not in Accordance with the Registered Fields of Operation of Legal Consultancy Organizations

According to the provisions at Point a, Clause 3, Article 9 of Decree 82/2020/ND-CP, for the act of operating outside the field recorded in the operation registration certificate of a legal consultancy organization, the penalty level is specified as follows:

"3. A fine ranging from VND 7,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for any of the following acts:

a) Operating outside the scope prescribed by law, outside the field recorded in the operation registration certificate."

Thus, for the act of operating outside the field recorded in the operation registration certificate of a legal consultancy organization, a fine up to VND 10,000,000 may be imposed. Furthermore, for the act of operating outside the field recorded in the operation registration certificate of the legal consultancy organization, an additional penalty of "Suspension of operation from 01 month to 03 months for the above violation" shall also be applied, and it is compulsory to remit the illicit gains derived from the said act.

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