Dong Nai Lawyers Association: free-of-charge legal support for poor people in 5 years

For the past 5 years alone, the association has provided free legal support and legal consultancy for 9,636 cases, of which 1,884 Civil Law cases and 1,840 cases related to land disputes. At present, legal consultancy and legal support have been implemented smoothly. As for in Bien Hoa alone, there are 5 points that legal support and consultancy are provided regularly and effectively. The remarkable result over the past year is that the association has joined hands with Dong Nai Newspaper to hold a legal consulting session on Saturday every week at Head Office of Dong Nai Newspaper and with Dong Nai Radio and Television Station to broadcast the talk show named “Your Lawyer” that is highly appreciated by local residents.

For the past years, the Central Executive Committee of the association has also contributed to such important law projects as: Land Law, Notary Public Law, Legal Aid Law, Tax Management Law, and Criminal Law, etc. The association’s orientations in the upcoming time is to raise the sense of initiative, creativity and enthusiasm of its member; to improve the quality and effectiveness of its activities, contributing to building a legal science and the Vietnam socialist state. At the same time, the association needs to facilitate its activities and enhance its role, striving to raise its position in the province.

Reported by Thanh Minh, Translated by Minh Minh