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Dear Our Valued Clients!

On 17 August 2021, EPLegal and Peter & Kim held a specialized webinar on “Oil & Gas, Energy Disputes in the Covid-19 era: An Asian perspective” at 14:00hrs (Hanoi time, GMT+7) through the Zoom Meeting platform.

Our discussion included topics such as the dynamics and suggestions for dispute resolution in the oil & gas and energy sectors, with a focus on construction disputes, gas agreement disputes and tax-related disputes. It also touched on particular issues, such as the use of experts and technical witnesses in energy disputes while travel restrictions remain in place. Our distinguished Panelists with diverse backgrounds presented instances from Vietnam, Korea, and other Asian countries in their discussion of these topics.

From the beginning, our Webinar has received a huge amount of support from the clients which was proven by the attendance of nearly 80 people, both domestic and abroad. This is a great motivation for EPLegal to continue to hold even more valuable and informative events for our precious clients.

If there was any issue that occurred during the event, please feel free to contact us and provide feedback to our organizing team via email info@eplegal.com so that we can improve the quality of our upcoming events and make them even more successful. 

Thank you for your cooperation. 

Sincerely

OVERVIEW

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic with a frozen economy and lockdown orders in many Asian countries have thrown the energy industry into unprecedented challenges, and at the same time caused the number of disputes to skyrocket. Yet it is not easy to resolve these disputes where there are on-going waves of COVID-19 infections, and restrictions on travel and construction work remain in place.

This webinar will provide insights on the dynamics and suggestions for dispute resolution in the oil & gas and energy sectors, with a focus on construction disputes, gas agreement disputes and tax related disputes. It will also touch on particular issues, such as the use of experts and technical witnesses in energy disputes while travel restrictions remain in place. Panellists with diverse backgrounds will cite examples from Vietnam, Korea and other Asian countries in their discussion of these topics.

WEBINAR SPEAKERS

Panelists with diverse backgrounds will cite examples from Vietnam, Korea, and other Asian countries in their discussion of these topics. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear these talented people speak at the webinar on Oil & Gas and Energy disputes, grab your tickets here: https://eplegal.vn/en/energy-disputes/

Mr.Tony Nguyen will speak at the APAG webina

On 7 August 2020, Mr. Tony Nguyen – Founding Partner of EPLegal – will be speaking at the IBA Webinar “Arbitration in Practice: a close look at the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration”, which is part 3 of 4-part webinar series and hosted by leading arbitration practitioners in the IBA Arbitration Committee.

The webinar series will take a closer look at each of the IBA documents:
1. Guidelines for Drafting International Arbitration Clauses
2. Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration
3. Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
4. Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration

It is common knowledge that international arbitration brings parties and counsel from various different legal cultures together, which means that there are certain standards on taking of evidence that the parties’ counsel may disagree with each other. Therefore, the issuance of IBA Rules offers an efficient, economical and fair process for the taking of evidence.

This webinar will provide the participant with the best practices in relation to document production, witness and expert evidence, evidential hearing as well as admissibility of evidence. On his part, Tony will share his comments on the issue of assessment and admissibility of evidence, together with the extent of the IBA Rules adopted in international arbitration cases.

The webinar will take place from 3:30-4:45 pm (Vietnam time) via zoom platform.

To find out more about this webinar series, please visit here.

EPLegal attended consultation workshop on investor

On 22 July 2020, Mr. Tony Nguyen – Founding Partner of EPLegal – was invited to attend the consultation workshop on enhancing the effectiveness of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in Vietnam, which held by Minister of Justice (MOJ) in Ha Noi.

Several leading practitioners in ISDS’s attendance at this consultation offered an extensive discussion on ISDS in Vietnam among these participants, which included the causes leading to the investor-state disputes, certain hurdles in ISDS in Vietnam and solutions to these problems during the ISDS.

As a guest speaker, Mr. Tony Nguyen made a presentation on enhancing the role of Vietnamese lawyers and arbitrators in ISDS, as well as shared his practical experience in ISDS from the international perspectives.

Review of the semi-online consultation

From 29 June to 2 July 2020, EPLegal successfully organized two consecutive semi-online consultation programs on international arbitration for Petro Vietnam and its subsidiaries. The programs were attended by around 150 in-house lawyers and non-lawyer professionals from PetroVietnam (PVN) and 36 subsidiaries of PVN in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The 2-day program’s topics covered

1. General overview of international arbitration,
2. The special characteristics of Vietnam’s law in relation to international arbitration,
3. A simulated arbitration process,
4. In-depth knowledge of international arbitration proceedings, and
5. International dispute resolution strategies, all which were presented by outstanding arbitration practitioners in Vietnam and Asia.

The program was informative and highly appreciated by the participants. Through the consultation, the participants gained knowledge of international arbitration from an in-house counsel perspective, as well as enhanced practical skills and knowledge through a simulated arbitration process and tutorials with numerous case studies.

For more information, please visit here.

EPLegal conducting a semi-online consultation

From today (29 June) until 2 July 2020, EPLegal is organizing a semi-online consultation program on international arbitration for PetroVietnam (PVN) and its subsidiaries in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This program is intended for in-house lawyers and non-lawyer professionals who want to gain knowledge of international arbitration from an inhouse counsel perspective. The consultation will provide participants with insights into international arbitration and will help them enhance practical skills and knowledge through a simulated arbitration process and tutorials with numerous case studies.

Panelists of the program include outstanding arbitration practitioners in Vietnam and Asia, namely:

1. Mr. Nguyen Trung Nam – Founding Partner of EPLegal
2. Ms. Ngo Quynh Anh – Managing Partner of EPLegal
3. Mr. Phan Trong Dat – Deputy Secretary General of VIAC
4. Mr. Tuong Duy Luong – Former Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, and Arbitrator of VIAC
5. Mr. Timothy Cooke – International Arbitration Partner of Stephenson Harwood (Singapore)
6. Mr. Steven Lim – Independent Arbitrator and Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers (London, Singapore)
7. Mr. Colin Ong – Queen’s Counsel, 36 Stone Chambers (London)
8. Ms. Koh Swee Yen – Partner of WongPartnership LLP (Singapore), Vice-Chair of the IBS Arbitration Committee
9. Mr. Matthew Finn – Managing Director at Ankura (London, England)
10. Mr. Tigran Ter-Martirosyan – Director in the Singapore office of BRG

The event will last 4 days, in which the first two days (29-30/6) shall take place in Hanoi and the remaining two days (1-2/7) shall be organized in Ho Chi Minh City with the same content structure as follows:

Day 1 (29/6 and 1/7) topics will cover (i) General overview of international arbitration, (ii) The special characteristics of Vietnam’s law in relation to international arbitration, and (iii) A simulated arbitration process conducted by EPLegal team.
Day 2 (30/6 and 2/7) will focus on (i) In-depth knowledge of international arbitration proceedings; and (ii) International dispute resolution strategies.
EPLegal is proud to be the sole organizer of this consultation program which is attended by around 150 participants coming from 36 subsidiaries of PVN.

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Mr. Tony Nguyen will speak at the APCCA’s Covid-19 Webinar

On 26 June 2020, Mr. Tony Nguyen – Founding Partner of EPLegal – will speak at the Asia Pacific Corporate Counsel Alliance (APCCA)’s COVID-19 Webinar “Understanding the Vietnam Regulatory & Business Framework arising from COVID-19”. The programme is hosted by the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm via zoom platform.

The event will provide participants with a brief overview of the laws and regulations issued to implement measures and restrictions to and the existing business framework in Vietnam because of the COVID-19 health crisis. The webinar will also discuss how COVID-19 affects work-life, especially from an HR and management standpoint.

APCCA was formed in 2009 at the first regional corporate counsel conference (organised by SCCA in Singapore) with signatories being the SCCA, Indonesia Corporate Counsel Association (IndonesiaCCA), In house Counsel Forum – Korea (IHCF), and Association of Corporate Lawyers Sri Lanka (ACLSL). In 2011, APCCA was formally launched at the third such conference (organised by the IndonesiaCCA in Jakarta ) with the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), Legal Management Council of Philippines (LMCP) and Indian Corporate Counsel Association (IndiaCCA) joining the alliance.

For more information, please visit here.

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EPLegal attented Seminar held by Bao Phap Luat Vietnam

On 23 June 2020, Mr. Tony Nguyen – Founding Partner of EPLegal – attended a seminar of Bao Phap Luat Viet Nam (Vietnam Law Newspaper) in Hanoi. The seminar is in a series of events aiming to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Bao Phap Luat Viet Nam (10 July 1985 – 10 July 2020).

Bao Phap Luat Viet Nam is a mouthpiece of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, which performs the task of information about the activities of the Ministry of Justice and the justice sector, and carries out law propaganda and education.

EPLegal is proud to be a trusted partner of the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, with lawyers who regularly participate in teaching and supporting legal research with units of the Ministry of Justice such as the Judicial Support Department and the International Law Department.

For more details, please visit here.

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