The Nghe An Provincial Bar Association has a new chairman.

On July 17th, the Nghe An Provincial Bar Association held its 9th Congress (2019-2024). Attending and directing the Congress were Ms. Dang Kim Hoa - Deputy Director of the Department of Legal Assistance (Ministry of Justice), and Dr. Do Ngoc Thinh - President of the Vietnam Bar Association. Representing Nghe An province were: Mr. Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and representatives from various provincial departments and agencies. Photo: D.C.

The Congress seriously assessed the successes and shortcomings of the 8th term, and on that basis set forth the main directions and tasks for the 9th term (2019-2024), including: Developing a team of lawyers that is sufficient in quantity and strong in quality. Encouraging and motivating those who meet the qualifications and standards as prescribed by the Law on Lawyers to register and be admitted to the Bar Association.

Continue to encourage lawyers to establish law firms in districts and towns throughout the province. Develop law firms that meet the societal demand for legal services, are highly professional, and specialize in specific fields.

The Executive Board of the Bar Association receives a banner bearing the inscription "Democracy, Discipline, Conscience, Responsibility," presented by the People's Committee of Nghe An province. Photo: D.C.

In particular, the goal is to have 1 to 2 law firms specializing in investment, business, and trade with foreign elements, capable of participating in litigation and negotiations on issues related to international economic integration, meeting the legal needs of organizations, individuals, and businesses...

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, speaks at the Congress. Photo: D.C.

Speaking at the Congress, Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts, endeavors, and positive results achieved by the Provincial Bar Association during its 8th term.

The comrade noted that, along with seriously assessing and recognizing the difficulties and challenges, during this term, the Nghe An Bar Association needs to focus on building a stronger team of lawyers. Currently, compared to the province's population of 3.5 million people, there are only 169 lawyers and trainees. This is a low number relative to the population, and the lawyers need to be evenly distributed across the province, not just concentrated in Vinh City and its surrounding areas.

In addition, it is necessary to improve the quality of litigation at trials, comply with regulations on the practice of law, the statutes of the Vietnam Bar Association, and at the same time build increasingly specialized legal practice organizations in each field...

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee presented a banner bearing the inscription "Democracy, Discipline, Conscience, Responsibility," and the Vietnam Bar Association also awarded a Certificate of Merit to the Nghe An Provincial Bar Association.

The new Executive Board and the Council for Emulation, Commendation, and Discipline for the new term were introduced at the Congress. Photo: D.C.

The Congress elected a three-member Executive Board, with Lawyer Ho Xuan Hop being elected as the Chairman of the Provincial Bar Association for the 9th term (2019-2024).

Currently, the Nghe An Bar Association is one of the largest in the country in terms of the number of lawyers, ranking only behind Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hai Phong, and some southern provinces. Thanks to the solidarity of the province's lawyers, the Bar Association has developed significantly in the past term compared to previous terms.

Accordingly, litigation activities involved 1,419 cases of all types, including 802 criminal cases (552 cases requested by prosecuting agencies and the State Legal Aid Center of Nghe An province); 520 civil, economic, marriage and family, and labor cases; and 97 administrative cases.

In addition, the Bar Association's lawyers have provided legal advice in the fields of land, complaints and denunciations, marriage and family, economics, and criminal law, and performed other legal services such as drafting petitions, contracts, wills, regulations, etc., for more than 2,494 cases.

Dang Nguyen