Authentication, Enforcement, New York Convention, Set aside an international arbitral award, Vietnam
The Vietnamese Courts Have Spoken: Consular Authentication of Foreign Powers-of-Attorney Is a Must to Initiate a Vietnamese Arbitration
A recent decision of the Hanoi People’s Court, Decision No. 12/2023/QD-PPT dated 4 July 2023 (“Decision 12”), held that a power-of-attorney (“POA”) signed outside of Vietnam and authorizing the signing and filing of an arbitration in Vietnam must have received consular authentication. In doing so, the Court clarifies the approach taken by the Ho Chi…