Membership fee of Vietnam Bar Federation, Bar Association from 01/01/2023

Membership fee of Vietnam Bar Federation, Bar Association from 01/01/2023 (Internet image)

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Membership fees of Vietnam Bar Federation and Bar Association from January 1, 2023, are specified in Resolution 05/NQ-HDLSTQ dated August 28, 2022.

Resolution 05/NQ-HDLSTQ in 2022

1. Membership fee of Vietnam Bar Federation, Bar Association

Lawyers must pay membership fees to the Vietnam Bar Federation and the Bar Association in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Vietnam Bar Federation.

The membership fee of the Vietnam Bar Federation is 100,000 VND/person/month (one hundred thousand VND/person/month).

The membership fee of the Bar Association is 150,000 VND/person/month (one hundred and fifty thousand VND/person/month).

(Currently, according to Resolution 05/NQ-HDLSTQ in 2015, the membership fee of Vietnam Bar Federation and Bar Association is 200,000 VND/person/month)

Resolution 05/NQ-HDLSTQ 2015

2. Form of membership fee payment of Vietnam Bar Federation, Bar Association

- Lawyers pay the membership fee of the Vietnam Bar Federation by transfer via the bank account of the Vietnam Bar Federation as notified by the Vietnam Bar Federation Office or submit it directly at the Office of the Vietnam Bar Federation or the representative office of the Vietnam Bar Federation in Ho Chi Minh City.

- Lawyers pay membership fees to the Bar Association by paying directly at the Bar Association's Office or by transfer via bank account as notified by the Bar Association.

3. Time to pay membership fees to the Vietnam Bar Federation, Bar Association

- Lawyers pay fees every 6 months to help with the management, statistics, and listing of the list of fee payments for consistency.

Membership fee payment is completed no later than the last day of the premium payment period (June 30 of the calendar year and December 31 of the calendar year of the premium year).

Lawyers pay membership fees to the Vietnam Bar Federation starting on January 1, 2023.

Lawyers who have not yet paid the membership fee as of December 31, 2021 or earlier shall continue to submit it to the Bar Association in accordance with Resolution 05/NQ-HDLSTQ dated December 14, 2015. Membership fees are 200,000 VND/person/month.

4. Responsibility to pay membership fees to the Vietnam Bar Federation, Bar Association

- Lawyers are obliged to pay the membership fees of the Vietnam Bar Federation and the membership fees of the Bar Association.

- The Board of Directors, the President of the Bar Association is responsible for reviewing and urging the lawyers who are members of the Bar Association to pay the Union membership fee and the Bar Association membership fee.

- Every 6 months, the Vietnam Bar Federation shall coordinate with the Bar Association to make a public announcement on the website of the Vietnam Bar Federation, the Vietnam Bar Magazine, and the Bar Association's website of the lists of the lawyers who have paid fees and those who have not yet paid the membership fees of the Vietnam Bar Federation and the membership fees of the Bar Association.

- Every 6 months, the Board of Directors of the Bar Association shall summarize the list of member lawyers who have not yet paid the membership fee of the Federation, members of the Bar Association and notify the member lawyers; send the Vietnam Bar Federation the list of lawyers who have not paid the Federation membership fee and Bar Association membership fee for 06 months or more no later than January 31 and July 31 of each year.

(Clause 3, 4, Article 39 of the Charter of the Vietnam Bar Federation)

5. What are the penalties for failure to pay membership fees to the Vietnam Bar Federation and Bar Association?

Lawyers who fail to pay the membership fees of the Vietnam Bar Federation or the membership fees of the Bar Association shall be handled according to the following provisions:

- Over 06 months to less than 12 months, the Vietnam Bar Federation reminds on the Federation's website, the Bar Association reminds on the Bar Association's website, the first written reminder, or in another form;

- From 12 months to less than 18 months, the Vietnam Bar Federation reminds them on the Federation's website, the Bar Association reminds them on the Bar Association's website, reminds them in writing for the second time or in another form;

- From 18 months or more, they will be disciplined by removing their names from the list of lawyers of the Vietnam Bar Federation, Bar Association.

(Clause 5, Article 39 of the Charter of the Vietnam Bar Federation)

Diem My

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