How to choose an institution, seat and governing law for a Vietnam construction contract, and how to plan for enforcement of an award.
How a FIDIC 1999 dispute board works with Decree 210/2026 and the 2025 Law on Construction, and how to draft and enforce it in a Vietnamese contract.
How to design a dispute clause that works under the 2025 Law on Construction and Decree 210/2026, from claims and dispute boards to arbitration and PPP forum limits.
How Vietnamese law and the FIDIC 1999 edition allocate the risk of new legislation in a construction contract, and how the 2026 reforms affect contracts signed earlier.
How the Law on Construction 2025, the Civil Code and Decree 210/2026 define force majeure for construction contracts, and how the FIDIC 1999 edition Clause 19 compares on notice, time, cost and termination.
Grounds, notice rules and consequences of terminating or suspending a construction contract in Vietnam, and where the FIDIC 1999 edition diverges from the Law on Construction 2025 and Decree 210/2026.
How interim payment, final account and liquidation work under the Law on Construction 2025 and Decree 210/2026, and which fixed deadlines apply only to public-investment and PPP projects.
Acceptance and handover decide risk, delay damages, warranty and final payment. This guide aligns FIDIC 1999 certificates with Vietnamese acceptance rules under Decree 210/2026.
The FIDIC Engineer, the Silver Book Employer’s Representative and the Vietnamese supervision consultant are different roles. This guide explains their powers, limits and interaction.
A missed 28-day notice can extinguish a strong claim. This guide explains the FIDIC 1999 time bar, Vietnamese notice and limitation rules, and how to protect or resist a claim.
An extension of time does not automatically bring money. This guide explains how FIDIC 1999 and Vietnamese law treat prolongation costs, notices and the evidence needed to recover them.
How Article 86 of the Construction Law, the 12% cap for public and PPP contracts and FIDIC Sub-Clause 8.7 shape delay damages and penalties in Vietnam.
