OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FIRM At Indochine Counsel, we have been closely following the developments of the Covid-19 virus as it rampages around the globe. While earlier we had hoped that Vietnam would be spared much of the trouble, we have discovered more than 200 confirmed cases and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called [...]
Not too long ago I was looking at some labor law issues and tangentially saw a reference to a court case in Vietnam that addressed the issue of non-compete agreements. This intrigued me because the last time I looked into the issue there had been no real developments in the area and the consensus amongst [...]
About a month ago I shared the In-House Community (Asia-Mena Counsel) award results in which, among other things, Indochine Counsel was awarded the Most Responsive Domestic Firm of the Year. You can see the link to that story below. Indochine Counsel shared that award with two other firms, LNT & Partners and YKVN, both considered [...]
In Vietnam, the women rule, at least as far as demographics are concerned. According to the last census, there are 48,327,923 women, enough to comprise 50.2% of the population. Nearly 88% of the population aged between 25-59 participated in the labor force. A slightly different statistic from The Economist states that “some 79% of women [...]
Recently, a friend of mine was pressed with a problem. He signed an employment contract that stated specific duties. He is a computer programmer and his tasks are primarily associated with developing software and related research. But the firm he works for, an international company, decided to open a new line. They have begun offering [...]
Because it's of interest to me, and to a lot of people, and I looked into it recently, I'm going to discuss a topic of law that is in an area of practice outside of Indochine Counsel's expertise. I want to talk about the requirements to become a naturalized Vietnamese citizen. Not only is it [...]
I've spent the last two and a half days trying to figure out exactly what the courts do in Vietnam. I've come to the conclusion that their role is ill defined and that on purpose. I read through the Law on Promulgation of Legislative Documents, the Law on People's Courts, the Civil Procedure Code, and [...]
Manager liability. It's a major issue for boards of directors and executives in companies throughout the globe. Insurance companies offer a specific product to protect against costs for such liability. In many jurisdictions, the legislatures and courts have created major obstacles to finding management liable and find that there is a preference to defend management [...]
"Indochine Counsel are experts in their areas, understanding and reasonable." Every year international legal rankings publish their results by jurisdiction of the best law firms in each practice area. Sometimes Indochine Counsel ranks and wins, sometimes it doesn't. While the rankings companies say they are impartial and aren't influenced by law firm advertising budgets, they [...]
One of the important things to understand about a country before examining specific legal elements is the sources of law for that country. In the United States, for example, the law arises out of the constitution. In Vietnam, the same is true. The constitution serves as the primary source of law finding its power in [...]