• 14 Jul 2022
• 2022

Refining the Right to Information in Vietnamese Consumer Law: Insights from Australia

Presenter: Dr Lu lam Uyen

Time: 10:30 AM (Vietnam), Thursday 14th July 2022
Location: Room B1-1001, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong St, Ward 5, Dist 10, HCMC
 

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In upholding a consumer's right to information, regulations prohibiting misleading or deceptive conduct perform a critical role in supporting consumer welfare and encouraging equity in business and commerce. While Vietnam enacted a Law on Consumer Protection in 2010, its provisions in this area are limited in ambit and application. In order to improve the effectiveness of a consumer's right to information in Vietnam, it is useful to examine the Australia Consumer Law which has a sophisticated regulatory framework in this area. By comparing the laws prohibiting misleading or deceptive conduct in the Vietnamese Law on Consumer Protection and the Australia Consumer Law, this article identifies certain similarities and differences between the two legal systems, thereby clarifying shortcomings that can lead to inadequacies and inefficiencies of this area of the law and providing a platform for law reform in Vietnam.

About author

Dr Lu Lam Uyen is a lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City and a Senior Lawyer/Vice-Director at Dragon Group Company Limited. She is also a member of the Vietnam Lawyer Association from 2007 until now. She completed her PhD at the Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University (Australia). Her research interests include competition law (antitrust and unfair trade practice) and international private law.  For further information about Dr Lu Lam Uyen, please read at //go.sbdweb.com/CV-TS-Lu-Lam-Uyen