What content does an application for setting up a foreign law firm in Vietnam include?

What content does an application for setting up a foreign law firm in Vietnam include? (Internet image)

Article 28 of Decree 123/2013/ND-CP stipulates that an application for setting up a foreign law firm in Vietnam shall comprise the following main contents:

1. Name, nationality, address of the headquarters of the foreign law-practicing organization; name, address of the headquarters of the Vietnamese law-practicing organization in a joint venture limited liability law firm and a law partnership between foreign law-practicing organizations and the Vietnamese law partnerships;

2. Name of the foreign law firm;

3. Scope of law practice of the foreign law firm;

4. Term of activities of the foreign law firm;

5. Location of the foreign law firm.

6. Surname and name of the lawyer being the Director of the foreign law firm as assigned by the foreign law-practicing organization, being enclosed with papers proving such lawyer having law- practice exercised in at least 02 consecutive years.

7. Commitment of the foreign law firm regarding there are at least 02 foreign lawyers, including the Director of the foreign law firm being presented and practicing laws in Vietnam. Each foreign lawyer has been practicing laws in Vietnam for 183 days or more than in 12 consecutive months.

8. The proposed plan of activities of the foreign law firm in Vietnam.

Note: In case a foreign law firm setting up many branches in Vietnam, the total number of foreign lawyers being presented and practicing laws in Vietnam shall be at least 02.

More details can be found in Decree 123/2013/ND-CP which comes into force from November 28, 2013.

Ty Na

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