Chương 1 Nghị định 77/2008/NĐ-CP: Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.- Scope of regulation and subjects of application

This Decree provides for legal consultancy organization and activities of socio-political organizations, socio-politico-professional organizations, socio-professional organizations, specialized law training establishments and law research institutes (below collectively referred to as managing organizations).

Legal consultancy activities provided for in this Decree are of social nature and for non-profit purposes.

Article 2.- Responsibilities of state agencies and managing organizations in legal consultancy activities

1. State agencies shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, encourage and support the development of legal consultancy organization and activities; coordinate with managing organizations in managing the organization and activities of legal consultancy under this Decree.

2. Managing organizations are responsible for the organization and operation of legal consultancy organizations they establish.

Article 3.- Forms of legal consultancy organization

Managing organizations that fully satisfy the conditions specified in Article 5 of this Decree may establish legal consultancy centers to provide legal consultancy to their members and other individuals and organizations.

Article 4.- Prohibited acts

1. Legal consultancy organizations and legal consultants are strictly prohibited from committing the following acts:

a/ Instigating individuals or organizations that request legal consultancy to supply untruthful information and documents, lodge complaints or denunciations or initiate lawsuits in contravention of law;

b/ Taking advantage of legal consultancy activities to seek personal benefits;

c/ Taking advantage of legal consultancy activities to cause public- disorder or social insecurity, badly affect national ethics, fine traditions and customs, and infringing upon interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of individuals and organizations;

d/ Providing legal consultancy to parties with interests contrary to each other in the same case, disclose information on cases, individuals and organizations that request legal consultancy, unless these individuals and organizations so consent or otherwise provided for by law.

2: Individuals and organizations that request legal consultancy and agencies, organizations and individuals involved in legal consultancy activities are strictly prohibited from committing the following acts:

a/ Hurting the honor and dignity of persons providing legal consultancy;

b/ Intentionally supplying information and documents untrue about their cases;

c/ Impeding legal consultancy activities.