What does the content of legal opinions include?

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Decree 51/2015/ND-CP stipulates the contents of a legal opinion, including the following basic components:

- Conditions, circumstances, and assumptions necessary to clarify the purpose and scope of the legal opinion;- Evaluation of the legal status of the Vietnamese party in signing or issuing the document;- Evaluation of the authority to participate in signing or issuing the document of the Vietnamese party;- Evaluation of the compliance with the provisions of Vietnamese law on the procedures for negotiating, signing, and issuing documents;- Purpose of using the legal opinion and providing the legal opinion to other organizations and individuals.

In addition to the aforementioned contents, depending on specific cases, the legal opinion may include other contents but must not contradict the principles of providing legal opinions stipulated in Article 3 of this Decree.

Note: The contents of the legal opinion do not evaluate details, events, or matters not directly related to Vietnamese law.

In addition, the Decree also stipulates the form and language of the legal opinion as follows: The legal opinion is issued in written form in Vietnamese or English upon the request of the requesting agency or organization.

Moreover, regarding the value of the legal opinion, it is stipulated as follows: The legal opinion is an independent expert opinion evaluating the legal issues of the document under consideration for issuing the legal opinion.

For details, refer to Decree 51/2015/ND-CP, effective from July 15, 2015.

Le Hai

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