On October 1, 2023, the Supreme People’s Court announced 7 new precedents according to Decision No. 364/QD-CA of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court. These precedents will be applied in trials starting from November 1, 2023. Among them, Precedent No. 69/2023/AL regarding the jurisdiction of commercial arbitration in disputes over non-disclosure agreements is a noteworthy one.
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Some new regulations on foreign employees working in Viet Nam
On September 18, 2023, the Government issued Decree 70/2023/ND-CP (Decree 70) to amend and supplement a number of articles of Decree 152/2020/ND-CP which governs foreign employees working in Viet Nam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese employees working for foreign organizations, individuals in Viet Nam. Decree 70 takes effect from September 18, 2023.
Read moreNew regulations of the Law on E-transactions
After 17 years of implementation, the provisions of the Law on E-Transactions 2005 have revealed certain shortcomings and limitations when implemented in practice, and are no longer suitable for economic and social development. In order to overcome such limitations and improve the regulations on e-transactions, the Law on E-Transactions 2023 was promulgated by the National Assembly on June 22, 2023, and will take effect from July 1, 2024.
Read moreSome new regulations on appraisal fees in the field of construction
On May 12, 2023, the Ministry of Finance promulgated Circular 27/2023/TT-BTC on prescribing fees for appraisal of technical designs and construction cost estimates, collection, transfer, management and use thereof; and Circular 28/2023/TT-BTC on prescribing fees for appraisal of construction investment projects, collection, transfer, management and use thereof. Circular 27/2023/TT-BTC and Circular 28/2023/TT-BTC was promulgated to replace the provisions on appraisal fees in the field of construction prescribed in Circular 210/2016/TT-BTC and Circular 209/2016/TT-BTC.
Read moreSome new regulations on construction contracts
On March 3, 2023, the Ministry of Construction issued Circular 02/2023/TT-BXD guiding some contents of construction contracts (Circular 02), replacing Circular 07/2016/TT-BXD, Circular 08/2016/TT-BXD, Circular 09/2016/TT-BXD and Circular 30/2016/TT-BXD. Circular 02 will take effect from April 20, 2023.
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