On June 21st, the Ministry of Justice issued Circular No. 09/2018 / TT-BTP defining the criterion for the legal aid case.

Accordingly, the case of legal aid in the civil procedure, except civil cases, the case is settled under the shortened procedure, is defined as complex legal cases, typical when meeting one of the criteria after:

• Meeting one of the general criteria for the participation in the proceedings;
• Legal aid in cases where the provisions of law on matters to be resolved in the case are unclear and have not been guided in uniform application; There are no direct legal documents;
• Legal aid falls under the jurisdiction of the lower-level people’s court, but is taken up by the People’s Courts of higher level;
• Legal proceedings must extend the time limit for preparation for hearing.

Circular 09/2018 / TT-BTP tooks effect on 21st August 2018.