The President of Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) had a meeting with the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City

 

 

President of The Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) and the delegation visited and worked with the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City

 

On the People’s Court side, Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dung, Deputy Chief Justice, led the delegation, with the participation of the Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judges, and Judges of the Economic Court of the City People's Court. On the side of VIAC, Prof. Dr. Lê Hồng Hạnh, President of VIAC, co-chaired the meeting, along with members of VIAC’s Board of Management and several VIAC officials.

 

At the meeting, Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thùy Dung, Deputy Chief Justice of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court, congratulated Prof. Dr. Le Hong Hanh on assuming the position of President of VIAC and expressed confidence in VIAC's future development. She also emphasized the importance of coordination between the Court and VIAC, particularly in the role of overseeing and supporting arbitration organizations in general, and VIAC specifically, in resolving commercial disputes in Ho Chi Minh City. Ms. Dung shared that in recent years, Ho Chi Minh City's emergence as a major economic hub of Vietnam has attracted many domestic and foreign businesses to invest and operate, which has boosted VIAC's activities in the area, with an increasing number of arbitral awards being issued.

 

Given that Ho Chi Minh City currently accounts for a large proportion of the total awards issued by VIAC, the leaders of both sides discussed goals to further promote the development of more effective arbitration methods in the city. Ms. Dung highly appreciated the quality of VIAC's arbitrators, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, where many experts are knowledgeable and capable of applying international standards. Based on this, developing training programs to enhance the skills of arbitrators, improving dispute resolution quality to compete with regional and international arbitration organizations, should be a focus. The judges of the Economic Court praised the quality of VIAC's awards in recent times and expressed their hope that VIAC will continue to improve and further advance the quality of awards issued in the future.

 

 

Overview of the working session

 

On VIAC's side, this is the first visit and working session of the new President of VIAC, Prof. Dr. Lê Hồng Hạnh, with judicial agencies. He emphasized that the court plays an extremely important role in the development of commercial arbitration. In recent times, the court's leadership has provided timely support for arbitration activities in accordance with the law, exercising oversight to ensure effectiveness in dispute resolution, thereby increasing the trust of businesses and investors.

 

VIAC’s leadership expressed deep appreciation for the valuable support of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court regarding suggestions and feedback that align with the practical operations of VIAC. Both sides agreed that improving the quality of arbitral awards is one of VIAC's core objectives in the coming period. Additionally, the President of VIAC thanked the leaders and judges of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court for their collaboration in participating in VIAC's events aimed at exchanging and sharing experiences on resolving business and commercial disputes, contributing to legal support for the business and legal communities in Ho Chi Minh City.

 

For many years, the tradition of cooperation between the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court and VIAC has been maintained and developed through various generations of court leadership. Through this visit and working session, with the practical exchanges that took place, VIAC will continue to enhance the quality of dispute resolution activities, continuously innovate and strive to best meet the needs of both domestic and international business communities.