Welcome to Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
With expertise spanning all areas from banking and finance to litigation and tax, we are best placed to serve our clients across a broad platform of practices in all key legal issues affecting their business in Vietnam.
As a testament to Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers’ commitment to quality and client satisfaction, we have been recognised by world-leading legal publications, including IFLR1000, The Legal 500, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global and World Law Profile.
As a member of Rajah & Tann Asia, we are able to tap into an expansive network of professionals. We uniquely combine local practical knowledge with commercially tailored legal services of an international standard.
Our strong team of lawyers has distinguished themselves as among Vietnam’s most committed and responsive. And our knowledge of the local commercial and political landscape is second to none.
Our firm has gained prominence over the years through involvement in major infrastructure projects and financial deals, including the Duyen Hai Thermal Power Plant, the Dung Quat Refinery, the East-West Highway and Thu Thiem Tunnel, the Binh Duong New Township, the Son La Hydropower Plant, and the establishment of Hong Leong Bank Vietnam.
Latest Viewpoints
Issuance of Decree 56 Implementing the 2024 Electricity Law: Power Development Plan and Investor Selection
The Vietnamese government has issued a series of decrees to implement the 2024 Electricity Law (“Electricity Law”), one of which is Decree No. 56/2025/ND-CP of the Government dated 3 March 2025 elaborating the Electricity Law pertaining to power development plan, grid development strategy, investment of power projects and tendering process for selecting investors in power projects.
New Guidance on Applicable VAT Rate for Domestic Goods Entering Bonded Warehouses
On 17 February 2025, the Ministry of Finance issued an official letter in response to inquiries from the People’s Committee of Dong Nai Province and the Dong Nai Tax Department. This letter provides critical guidance on the applicable VAT rate for transactions where a domestic enterprise sells goods to a foreign trader with a presence in Vietnam, who then directs their delivery to a third-party Vietnamese enterprise via a bonded warehouse.
Issuance of Decrees Implementing the 2024 Electricity Law
The Vietnamese government has issued a series of decrees to implement the 2024 Electricity Law. The decrees took effect from the date of their issuance, and replaced/revoked several decrees, including decrees recently issued in 2024.
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