The Amending Law on Judicial Expertise 2020 was officially approved by the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam at its 9th session on June 10, 2020. This Law has loosened the conditions for opening a Judicial Expertise Office from January 01, 2021.
Specifically, according to Clause 9 Article 1 of the Law on Amendments and Supplements to certain Articles of the Law on Judicial Expertise amending and supplementing Point a Clause 1 Article 15 of the Law on Judicial Expertise 2012 of Vietnam, conditions for establishment of judicial expertise offices are as follows:
“Having at least 3 years of experience working as a judicial expert and providing expertise service in the area the same as the one mentioned in the application for establishment of the Expertise Service Office;”
Currently, according to Clause 1 Article 15 of the Law on Judicial Expertise 2012 of Vietnam, a judicial expert may establish a judicial expertise office if he/she has worked as a judicial expert for at least 5 full years in the field in which he/she wishes to establish a judicial expertise office.
Thus, from January 01, 2021, when the Amending Law on Judicial Expertise 2020 of Vietnam takes effect, the conditions for establishment of judicial expertise offices will be loosened, according to which a judicial expert may establish a judicial expertise office if he/she has at least 3 years of experience working as a judicial expert and providing expertise service in the area the same as the one mentioned in the application for establishment of the Expertise Service Office instead of 5 years as currently regulated.
View more details at the Amending Law on Judicial Expertise 2020 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2021.
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