What clients say after working with us.

Challenge

A family inherited an apartment in Hanoi where the original land use right certificate listed a deceased family member. The transfer process required navigating both inheritance law and Land Registry procedures simultaneously — a combination that had caused a previous legal professional to advise simply waiting.

Approach

We mapped the required steps clearly: an inheritance declaration, a court confirmation, and a subsequent certificate amendment. Each step was completed in sequence, with the family informed at each stage. The process took six weeks in total — longer than a straightforward transfer, but substantially shorter than the indefinite wait they had been anticipating.

Outcome

Certificate amended and transfer completed. The family received a complete written record of every step taken, including copies of all submitted and received documents. A follow-up question about the property six months later was answered at no additional charge.

Challenge

A software company seeking to register its brand in Vietnam discovered during our preliminary search that a similar mark had been registered four years earlier in a different industry class. They needed to assess whether their application could proceed and in which classes.

Approach

We analysed the existing registration's scope and assessed the likelihood of conflict in the classes the client was seeking. Our assessment concluded that registration was viable in their target classes with minor application adjustments. We prepared and submitted accordingly, with a clear advisory note explaining the boundary between protected and unprotected use.

Outcome

Application accepted by NOIP without substantive objection. The client proceeded to registration in the following review cycle. They now understand the scope of their registered rights and what conduct by third parties would constitute infringement.

Challenge

A foreign-invested trading company was expanding its Vietnamese workforce and needed to ensure its employment contracts, internal policies, and leave structures were aligned with current Vietnamese labour law — an area that had seen amendments in the prior 18 months.

Approach

Under the retainer arrangement, we conducted a compliance review of all employment documentation against current statutory requirements. Seven issues were identified, ranging from minor formatting requirements to substantive provisions that required amendment. Each was addressed with a redlined version of the original document and an explanation of why the change was required.

Outcome

All employment documentation brought into alignment with current law. The company adopted a practice of sharing new contract templates with us for review before use — a simple step that has prevented further gaps from arising since. The retainer has now been renewed for a second year.