12 TOPICS ABOUT THE FIDIC CONTRACT 1999 12 Topics about the FIDIC contract 1999 will clarify some issues that FIDIC users in Vietnam are concerned about 12 topics on FIDIC contracts 1999. This is an annual activity for the community based on the positive feedback of 10 topics of the 1999 FIDIC contract that CNC…
Extension of Time for Completion and penalties for slow progress is a complex issue and is specified, globally, in most construction contract templates such as FIDIC, NEC, ENAA, VOB, as well as in construction contracts in Vietnam. Accepting the invitation from the Faculty of Economics and Construction Management, Lawyer Le The Hung – Management Partner…
Recently, Coronavirus or COVID-19 has not only emerged, but has rapidly become a worldwide problem, Vietnam is one of more than 163-countries compromised by this pandemic. In addition to direct affects on human health and life, this pandemic has adversely affected the economy – locally and globally. In particular the business activities and business lines…
09 NEW POINTS OF THE LAW ON TENDERING 2023 On 17 July 2023, the Office of the President officially announced the President’s Order on the Law on Tendering No. 22/2023/QH15 passed by the 15th National Assembly at the fifth Session (“Law on Tendering 2023”). Accordingly, the Law on Tendering 2023 contains adjustments to the scope…
CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS & CIPAA CONFERENCE MALAYSIA 2023 On 27-28 July, “the 2023 Malaysia Conference on Construction Claims & CIPAA” is being held in Kuala Lumpur, with diverse and distinguished panels of moderators and speakers who are experts in Claims, Disputes and CIPAA adjudication in the Construction industry. This conference has attracted hundreds from various professional…
Power Development Plan On May 15, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 500/QD-TTg approving the National Power Development Plan for the period 2021-2023, with a vision to 2050 (hereinafter referred to as Power Development Plan No. 8 – PDP8). In this article, CNC will compare the important contents of the PDP8 with the PDP7…
MOU signing ceremony “Training linking with enterprise” and Workshop “Legal career in the digital age – opportunities and challenges at the University of Economics and Finance Ho Chi Minh City “ On the morning of April 22, 2023, CNC was honored to be invited to attend the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement (MOU) between…
CLAIM PROCEDURE UNDER FIDIC 2017 During the process of Contract performance, there are various events or circumstances giving rise to a Claim such as Delayed Payment, or Delay in VO Approval by the Employer; or Delay in design approval that leads to a delay in the construction process; or delay on remedying defects by the…
On the morning of April 7, 2023, the Urban Railway Management Board and the Society of Construction Law – Viet Nam signed a cooperation agreement on contracts and dispute resolution in construction. Participating in the signing ceremony, Mr. Le The Hung, Vice President of the Society of Construction Law – Vietnam and Managing Partner of…
New regulations of Degree No. 10/2023/ND-CP on guidelines for Law on Land On April 3rd, 2023, the Government promulgrates Degree No. 10/2023/NĐ-CP amending, supplementing some articles of degrees guiding Land Law (“Degree 10”) and would take effect on May 20th, 2023. The promulgration of Degree 10 is expected to solve some current obstacles of real…
NEW CIRCULAR ON GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS Ministry of Construction has recently promulgated Circular No. 02/2023/TT-BXD on guideline for some contents of construction contracts (“Circular 02”). Circular 02 take effect on 20/04/2023 and replace the following documents: Circular No. 07/2016/TT-BXD on guideline for the price adjustments in construction contract (“Circular 07”); Circular No. 08/2016/TT-BXD on…
On February 25th, the Workshop “REMARKABLE CHANGES IN FIDIC 2017 & SUGGESTION FOR THE PREPARATION OF “PARTICULAR CONDITIONS”” was hosted successfully In the opening session, with the role of moderator, Mr. Tran Pham Hoang Tung (Senior Associate of CNC Vietnam Law Firm) had a plain presentation about the remarkable changes in FIDIC 2017. In the…
