Trade disputes between countries used to feel like politics but that lead to many issues to be felt by companies, by consumers i.e. price changes, duty changes, blocked shipments, and sudden compliance costs . How Does the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism Work? When that happens, the WTO dispute settlement mechanism is one of the few global systems designed to turn trade conflict back into rules and process, not just escalation. How Does WTO Dispute Settlement Work? What WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism Is? The WTO dispute settlement mec…
For foreign investors who have been following Vietnam’s development and considering Vietnam as one of the choices for their investment decision, they usually ask one practical question before entering, especially from the year 2026, that if the Vietnam investment Law 2025 makes this easier, or more complicated for investing and doing business here. The Vietnamese lawyers’ answer is as ironic and interestingly the same: both. Let us explain why. The Vietnam investment Law 2025, effective in 2026, aims to make the entry path more workable, bu…
After you bought marine insurance from insurance agent, you felt relieved. And most of the time, no thing happened. The shipment went smoothly. Eveyone got used to the routine and did not pay attention on the logisics of signing, paying the insurance fee, or reading the small letters in the insurance contracts. When a cargo insurance claim is denied, most businesses feel the same frustration. As marine insurance lawyers , we know that feeling after a number cases when we talke to the clients. The goods were damaged. The policy exists. N…
Sometimes, we come across clients whom dispute against their employers but could not provide a signed labour contract . For some cases, there are a contract version filed at authority for work permit application, and another contract version agreed with the employee. That could be changed now with electronic employment contract in Vietnam being introduced in 2026. With the electronic employment contract in Vietnam, a hiring day should end with a digitally signed contract. Decree 337/2025/ND-CP regulates a clear, standardized way to si…
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