Time limit for appealing against Court judgments in Vietnam

Hi DMS Law office in Vietnam! I am the foreign owner of a 100% FDI company in Vietnam. Could you advise me about the time limit for appealing against a court judgment in a civil case ?

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Time limit for appealing against Court judgments of civil lawsuits involving foreign elements

Involved parties present in Vietnam may appeal against a Court judgment or decision within the time limit specified in Article 273 of this Code.

For overseas involved parties who are absent from the Court session, the time limit for them to appeal against a Court judgment or decision is 01 month after such judgment or decision is duly delivered or posted up in accordance with law.

In case the Court conducts trial in the absence of overseas involved parties under Point c, Clause 5, Article 477 of this Code, the time limit for filing an appeal is 12 months since the judgment is pronounced (Article 479 the Code of Civil Procedure No. 92/2015/QH13 dated 25 November 2015).

Time limit for an appeal specified in Article 273 of the Code of Civil Procedure

The time limit for an appeal against the first-instance court's judgment is 15 days from the date of judgment pronouncement; for the involved parties or representatives of agencies, organizations, individuals initiating lawsuits being absent from the Court sessions or absent when the Court pronounces the judgment with sound and sufficient reason, the time limit for an appeal shall be counted from the date the judgment is handed to them or publicly posted up.

For cases where involved parties, representatives of agencies, organizations, individuals initiating lawsuits are present in Court sessions but absent when the Court pronounces the judgment without sound and sufficient reason, time limit for an appeal shall be counted from the date of judgment pronouncement.

The time limit for an appeal against the first-instance court's decision on to suspend or terminate the resolution of the case is 07 days counting from the date on which the involved parties, the agencies, organizations, individuals initiating lawsuits receive the decision or from the date on which the decision is posted up as prescribed in this Code.

For cases where the appeal applications are sent by post, time limit for an appeal shall be determined pursuant to the date written on the post seal of the sending post office. If the appellant is incurring a detainment, the date of appeal shall be the date on which the appeal application is certified by the prison officers.

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Time limit for appealing against Court judgments in Vietnam