To resolve the case quickly and ensure legality from the time the dispute occurs until during and after it ends with a verdict/decision, clients will seek out good, highly specialized and reputable lawyers.
What is a litigation lawyer?
Entering a court, a lawyer, as a protector of legal rights and interests/defender, uses his voice to fight for justice, for the "weak" people in society. With such importance, any court session cannot be without the presence of a litigation lawyer.
Litigation lawyers are granted by the prosecution agency a certificate of defense counsel, a certificate of protection of the rights and interests of litigants in criminal cases or a certificate of protection of the rights and legitimate interests of litigants in civil cases, administrative cases (certificate of participation in litigation of the law) or are registered in the register specifically prescribed in Clause 2, Article 27 of the Law on Lawyers 2006, amended and supplemented in 2012.
Litigation lawyers participate in the litigation process starting from when the litigants (civil/administrative cases), the accused/defendant (criminal cases) exercise the right to initiate a lawsuit/be prosecuted, resolve the case and end when there is an effective judgment/decision of the court/arbitration.
Qualifications of lawyers participating in ordinary cases:
In civil and administrative cases: lawyers participate as defenders of the legitimate rights and interests of litigants as prescribed in Article 75 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code.
In criminal cases: lawyers participate as defenders of the accused as prescribed in Article 72 of the 2015 Criminal Procedure Code. In addition, lawyers also act as defenders of victims, civil plaintiffs/defendants, and persons with related rights and obligations as prescribed in Article 84 of the 2015 Criminal Procedure Code.
Why use litigation lawyer services
Litigation plays an important role in a court session, it is a stage for lawyers to express their views, give sharp arguments, protect the legitimate rights and interests of clients in the most objective and optimal way while still ensuring compliance with the law. In addition, clients seek out litigation lawyers because:
The litigation procedures of the Vietnamese judicial system are very complicated, requiring a solid understanding of LEGAL KNOWLEDGE, profound, objective, fair arguments, and self-confidence and a confident demeanor.
In addition to a steady demeanor, litigation lawyers ensure the rights and interests of litigants in accordance with LEGAL PROVISIONS, and control their words and actions so as not to go beyond the law.
Litigation lawyers are given CERTAIN RESPECT by the litigation agency. In the litigation system, lawyers are completely equal to prosecutors in investigating, collecting and presenting evidence.
In addition to having someone to defend them, lawyers also help clients STABILIZE THEIR PSYCHOLOGY, giving advice to help clients have more faith in the law and in life.
The contents of the lawyer's work
Participating as a litigation lawyer, it can be said that the lawyer plays a key role, participating from the beginning of the case until it ends with a judgment/decision of the people's court. The specific tasks that a litigation lawyer performs throughout the process of receiving the case include:
Contacting, researching documents, proposing the most optimal protection plan for the client.
Directly working with the prosecution agency, proposing, recommending, requesting the prosecution agency to implement litigation measures. During the litigation process, there will be requests that arise and in order to best help the client, the lawyer can propose a solution by changing the preventive measures: temporary detention, temporary detention, etc. (in criminal cases), requesting the application of temporary emergency measures, on-site assessment, etc. (in civil cases, administrative cases) to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the client
The litigation lawyer directly participates in the trial as a protector of legitimate rights and interests/defendant in all levels of trial (first instance/appeal/revision), participates in questioning (of litigants), debates, rebuttals, defense (for the defendant in criminal cases), etc. in accordance with the provisions of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code and the 2015 Criminal Procedure Code.
Appeal against the judgment/decision if the judgment/decision of the court is not objective, infringing on the rights and interests of the client. Make complaints/denunciations against the procedural conduct of the procedural agency,... in accordance with the provisions of the 2011 Law on Complaints and the 2018 Law on Denunciations.
Provide the best advice and consultation, ensuring the rights of clients.