As investor interest in Vietnam continues to grow amidst the government’s liberalisation of the country’s market, it has become crucial that its commercial laws have their bundles of red tape slashed, including procedures concerning insolvency and bankruptcy.

As the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) gets set to hold its regional conferences in March to launch its new ICC Mediation Rules, it is now more pertinent than ever that Vietnam’s business community are aware that when it comes to resolving commercial disputes, there are far cheaper, quicker and more amicable options than simply going to court or arbitration, writes Logan Leung from LNT & Partners

The Government has recently finalised its long-anticipated considerations to amending Decree No. 108/2006/ND-CP which was promulgated almost six years ago in September 2006 in a bid to further clarify provisions under the Law on Investment. Most of these amendments have already been submitted to the Government by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (“MPI”), with only three unconfirmed matters remaining, awaiting the scrutiny of the Government.