An Overview Of The Key Amendments To The Civil Procedure Code

In an effort to further improve the procedural legal framework, enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of judicial activities, and solidify ongoing judicial reform directions, the National Assembly has passed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Civil Procedure Code, the Law on Administrative Procedures, the Law on Juvenile Justice, the Bankruptcy Law, and the Law on Mediation and Dialogue at Court (the Law Amending CPC).

The Law Amending CPC was adopted under an expedited legislative process in order to promptly respond to practical demands concerning the refinement of jurisdictional rules and the procedures for resolving civil and administrative cases. At its Ninth Session, the 15^th National Assembly officially adopted the Law Amending CPC on 25 June 2025. This Law came into effect on 1 July 2025. Under the Law Amending the Law on the Organisation of the People's Court (the Law Amending LOC), Vietnam's judicial system has undergone