The 2026 Transition: From Voluntary Disclosure to Mandatory Standardization As of December 2025, the Vietnamese stock market stands on the brink of a major regulatory shift. Circular 96/2020/TT-BTC, which served as the foundational guideline for information disclosure for the past five years, will officially expire on January 1, 2026. It will be replaced by a […]
Legal Risks Analysis: The “High Stakes Gamble” in the Post-PDP8 Era Acquiring renewable energy (RE) projects that have not yet reached their Commercial Operation Date (Pre-COD) in Vietnam is often likened to a high-stakes gamble. While the expected returns are high (due to low valuations during the development phase), the legal risks are exceptionally complex, […]
An enterprise has already established a company. Now, the enterprise wishes to operate under a “health care club” model. Does such a “club” need to comply with any specific legal form of organization? Context In current business practice, many enterprises choose to provide services in the form of a “health care club” to differentiate customer […]
In a credit contract dispute, Party A borrowed a sum of money from a Bank. To secure A’s loan, Parties B, C, D, and E provided guarantees using their separate land-use rights. A failed to fulfill the repayment obligation. The Bank filed a lawsuit requesting A to repay the loan, and if A fails to […]
In the case where the savings deposit constitutes joint marital property, if the husband or wife whose name is on the savings book pledges it to secure a bank loan without the other spouse’s knowledge, the question arises as to whether such a pledge contract is legally valid. In today’s economy, credit transactions through banks […]
As the number of Vietnamese citizens living, working, and settling abroad continues to rise, the practice of making wills overseas to dispose of assets located in Vietnam has become increasingly common. This raises an important legal question: Will a will made abroad in accordance with the law of the country where it was executed be […]