Editorial
Legal commentary, case analysis, practice updates and policy notes on Vietnam's legal system, prepared by the Apolo Editorial Team.
A Vietnamese decree (Nghị định) bridges parliamentary law and the daily practice of state agencies. Here is a ten-minute guide to reading one — from preamble through transitional provisions.
The 2026 PDPL took effect in January and imposes DPO obligations, impact assessments, and 72-hour breach notifications. Here is a compliance checklist for cloud-native SaaS startups.
A decade after the 2015 Civil Code took effect, here are five doctrinal shifts still shaping every commercial contract drafted in Vietnam — from silent acceptance to liquidated damages.
Statutory severance under the 2019 Labor Code applies to 12-months-or-longer contracts — but with six little-known exclusions. This post separates severance from job-loss allowance.
The two-year limitation under the 2005 Commercial Law sounds simple — until you have to fix the start date. Three landmark precedents and how to preserve limitation periods in long-running contracts.
Notarisation and authentication are two different procedures with different legal consequences. A side-by-side comparison of scope, authority, and fee — with a quick reference for common transactions.
A Vietnamese judgment has six parts. Understanding the six parts lets you quickly identify what the court applied, why, and which parts can be appealed.
After the 2024 amendments to the Investment Law 2020 and Decree 31/2021/NĐ-CP, foreign-investment registration is consolidated through dichvucong.dangkykinhdoanh.gov.vn. Here is the updated walkthrough.