Name of procedure:  Consolidation of Foreign Law Firms into Foreign  Limited Liability Law Firm with 100% foreign owned capital

Field:   Lawyer Management

Authority:  Department of Judicial Support

Process:

- Foreign Law Firms submit Consolidation Application and Dossier to Ministry of Justice. 

- After receiving Consolidation Application and valid Dossier, the Ministry of Justice shall approve the consolidation in the form of granting the licenses for the establishment of the new foreign law firms. In case of refusal, it must state the reasons therefore in writing.

Method:  directly in Ministry of Justice or Postal System

Dossier content:

- Consolidation Application

- Consolidation Contract (Consolidation Contract should have rules of Consolidation procedures and  condition; recruitment method; term, procedures and condition of asset handover; term of Consolidation execution)

- Establishment Contract of the new foreign law firms

Number of documents: non regulation

Time of execution: within 10 days from receiving Consolidation Application and valid Dossier

Subjects of administrative procedure: Organizations (Foreign Law Firms)

Authority of administrative procedure: Department of Judicial Support - Ministry of Justice

Result of administrative procedure: Establishment License of Foreign Law Firms

Fee (if any): 15,000,000 VND/ 01 issuing time

Requirements and conditions of administrative procedure (if any): None

Sample of application and declaration:

Sample No TP-LS-12: Branch Establishment Application of Foreign Law Practicing Organizations,  Limited Liability Law Firm with 100% foreign owned capital in Vietnam

Legal foundation:

+ Law No 65/2006/QH11 of Lawyer
+ Decision No 75/2004/QD-BTC of receiving, applying, managing and spending fee of Establishment, Registration, Practicing License for Foreign Lawyer Organizations and Foreign Lawyer Organizations in Vietnam. 

+ Decree No 28/2007/ND-CP Detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on lawyers

+ Circular No 02/2007/TT-BTP of Guiding a number of provisions of the Law on Lawyers and the Decree detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Lawyers.