The decree 31/2021/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Investment Law 2020

Recently, the Government issued the Decree 31/2021/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Investment Law 2020 (hereinafter referred to as "Decree 31" effectively from 26 March, 2021) and the Circular No.03/2021/TT-BKHDT on the forms of documents and reports related to investment activities in Vietnam, investment from Vietnam to abroad and investment promotion […]

Employees quit their jobs due to rainstorms, do employers have to pay wages?

Question: For the workers who signed the apprentice contract/labor contract with the company: In case in raining day or for special reason they can not work and the manager allow them to leave, do the company have to pay for that day? In case the manager can arrange for their work on holiday in lieu […]

Request support to establish Subsidiary in Vietnam

Request support to establish Subsidiary in Vietnam

Question: I’m Hong kong company, we have plan to make a new Subsidiary (or a Representative Office) in Viet Nam. Please support and advise us. What kind of tax and how much tax we must to pay (setup new company, annually, pay for employee…or other) What is the tax incentive we will get when we […]

LEGAL PROFESSIONS REVIEW JOURNAL - PUBLICATIONS ON 2020 LAW ON ENTERPRISES.

Our chairman – lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha have contributed to the Legal Professions Review journal (Tap Chi Nghe Luat) Volumn No. 02/2021 with articles concentrating on new regulation of capital contribution in light of the newly adopted 2020 Law on Enterprises, respectively. This academic journal publishes researches in relation to the law and practice skills […]

Tax incentive in Vietnam

Legal need in vietnam

Question: We are FDI company in Hoai Nhon district, Binh Dinh province and is located in the area where we may have the tax incentive, we are expecting to apply for the Tax incentive Could you consult us any way to apply for that following the guidance from Government? Answer: SBLAW would like to advise […]

Remarkable changes on capital contribution set forth in Law on Enterprises 2020

In brief: Law on Enterprises No. 59/2020/QH14 dated June 17th, 2020 (Hereinafter referred to as “Law on Enterprises 2020”) passed by the National Assembly takes effect from January 01st, 2021, supersedes the Law on Enterprises No. 68/2014/QH13 dated November 26th, 2014 (Hereinafter referred to as “Law on Enterprises 2014”). In comparison with the Law on […]

Opening pawnshops in Viet Nam

Opening pawnshops in Viet Nam

Question: One of our clients is interested in opening pawnshops in Viet Nam. We are now looking for a solution to his request and looking for a partner in Viet Nam to assist us with this request. In this regard, May I kindly ask you to answer the following questions: How to get a license for a […]

RISKS IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT RETAIL COMPANIES' BANKRUPTCY

Lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha

SBLAW would like to introduce the interview of lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha on the issue regarding risks in the bankruptcy of foreign-invested retail company. The content is as follows:  US-backed ­retail giant Sears Holdings’ file for bankruptcy, involving a ­Vietnamese firm which may lose millions of US dollars, has led to warnings about risks in […]

LEGAL SERVICES REGARDING SALE AND PURCHASE CONTRACT

Legal services regarding sale and purchase contract

Question: Dear Mr/Mrs Attorney, I have a dispute to resolve at the moment. Specifically, dispute arising from the sale and purchase contract between me and the investor of the Project – a Joint Stock Company. I would like to ask that if I authorize SB Law to resolve the case, what is the scope of […]