Hieu Nguyen

Just a reasonable person following common sense. Vietnamese and Australian lawyer - I follow and report on all aspects of private law developments in Vietnam.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Hundreds of cats stolen for food in Vietnam rescued by police https://t.co/I38vIJYBnB

[SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog]

Today, Justice Clarence Thomas became the second-longest-serving justice of all time. @AdamSFeldman compiled 11 notable facts about his career

https://t.co/4WcnjYbhrM

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

Crackdown on Vietnam’s Xoi Lac TV: 38 charged in massive illegal streaming ring that raked in millions via pirated sports and gambling ads. Seized $11M+! But traditional damages won’t deter. Time for gain-based remedies and restitution, stripping profits from wrongdoers.

https://t.co/exSvVciFNI

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

Fake cooking oil made from animal feed endangers public health! VN laws need reform; compensatory damages not enough. Embrace restitution for wrongs, as Peter Birks & Justice Edelman advocate, to strip wrongdoers’ profits. Time to deter corporate deceit!

https://t.co/pGJ9MqmTpo

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

Typical mistaken payment case in Vietnam: customer pays VND 7.1M instead of 71K. Article focuses only on fines & charges, no mention of private law restitution. Shows Vietnam lacks a mindset for unjust enrichment remedies.

https://t.co/VI80LbX2vV

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

Fraud case of 88T VND (approximately 3.5 billion USD) gambling ring exposes Vietnam's civil law flaw: no trust concept. Victims can't trace illicit funds hidden via nominees or shell entities, leaving restitution impossible.

https://t.co/Kd6Zv8thvw

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

Over 1,600 Vietnamese firms have overpaid taxes for 10+ years, some losing over 2 billion VND, yet no clear regulations exist for restitution. This gap is costing businesses dearly—urgent action is needed to establish fair, efficient tax refund rules!

https://t.co/iCcqLX1R0c

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

@AusAmbVN @AndrewGoledzi @VNGovtPortal @VNinAustralia @stephendziedzic @damiencave @ChrisBarrett_ @jamesmassola @hodgeamanda @bill_hayton @vinhlhq2015 Thank you very much for everything, Mr. Ambassador! Thank you mate!!

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

@AusAmbVN @accc @ASEAN @DFAT_TradeTalk @AusAmbASEAN That’s great to hear, Mr. Ambassador. Hope Australia will be able to help Vietnam to build its own version of the ACL and the jurisprudence on that law. I love ACL!

[Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu]

This morning, on Shabbat and a holiday, Hamas invaded Israeli territory and murdered innocent citizens including children and the elderly. Hamas has started a brutal and evil war.

We will be victorious in this war despite an unbearable price. This is a very difficult day for all of us.

Hamas wants to murder us all. This is an enemy that murders children and mothers in their homes, in their beds, an enemy that abducts the elderly, children and young women, that slaughters and massacres our citizens, including children, who simply went out to enjoy the holiday.

What happened today is unprecedented in Israel – and I will see to it that it does not happen again. The entire government is behind this decision.

The IDF will immediately use all its strength to destroy Hamas's capabilities. We will destroy them and we will forcefully avenge this dark day that they have forced on the State of Israel and its citizens. As Bialik wrote: 'Revenge for the blood of a little child has yet been devised by Satan'.

All of the places which Hamas is deployed, hiding and operating in, that wicked city, we will turn them into rubble.

I say to the residents of Gaza: Leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere.

At this hour, the IDF is clearing the terrorists out of the last communities. They are going community by community, house by house, and are restoring our control.

I embrace and send heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families whose loved ones were murdered today in cold blood and endless brutality.

We are all praying for the well-being of the wounded and all those who are being held hostage. I say to Hamas: You are responsible for their well-being. Israel will settle accounts with anyone who harms one hair on their heads.

I appeal to the residents of the south: We all stand alongside you. We are all proud of your heroism and your fighting.

To our beloved IDF soldiers, police officers and security forces personnel, remember that you are the continuation of the heroes of the Jewish people, of Joshua, Judah Maccabee and the heroes of 1948 and of all of Israel's wars. You are now fighting for the home and future of us all. We are all with you. We all love you. We all salute you.

To the medical and rescue teams, and the many volunteers who came out in force today in a long list of places, the people of Israel salute you. With your spirit, we will overcome our enemies.

Today, I spoke with US President Biden and with other world leaders in order to ensure freedom of action for Israel in the continuation of the campaign. I thank President Biden for his strong and clear words. I thank the President of France, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and many other leaders for their unreserved support for Israel.

I now appeal to all citizens of Israel:

We stand together in this campaign.

This war will take time. It will be difficult. Challenging days are ahead of us. However, I can promise one thing: With the help of G-d, the forces that we all have in common and our faith in the Eternal One of Israel, we will win.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

In 2012, @BarackObama set a red line with Syria on the use of chemical weapons. A year later, Assad gassed and killed 1,400 non-combatants. We did nothing.

In 2014, Putin invaded Crimea. We did nothing.

In September 2021, we abandoned Afghanistan in a sloppy withdrawal leading to the collapse of the country, handing our weapons and control to the Taliban.

In Feb. 2022, Putin invaded Ukraine. Since that time, we have slow-walked our military support for @Ukraine, failing to give them the armaments they need to win the war.

In our most recent budget debt crisis, we took @Ukraine out of the budget to keep the government temporarily open.

If Russia wins the war, we are handing control of the world’s bread basket to Russia, and Putin’s power and aspirations will only grow.

On September 18th, we agreed to release $6 billion to Iran, but ‘only for humanitarian purposes’ in exchange for five Americans. I remind us all that money is fungible. $6 billion for food and medical supplies frees up $6 billion Iran can use for terrorism and war. And I thought we had a policy of not negotiating with terrorists.

Why did Hamas invade Israel last night? Because the United States has consistently not kept its word on its foreign policy commitments and we look very weak.

Terrorism loves a leadership vacuum and we have created one.

We are politically divided. Our president is physically and cognitively challenged. And we are wavering on the commitment we made to @Ukraine to give them the weapons they need to win the war.

The world has become a much more dangerous place because we have not kept our word.

This needs to stop now or, dare I say, hell is coming. The world is a much safer place when the US leads, and it quickly can become a living hell when we fail to do so.

Now is the time for our government and Congress to show strength, solidarity and leadership and to follow through on our commitments to our allies and the world order.

We owe nothing less to our children.

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

@miketatarski As I commented elsewhere, legal questions arising from these cases are justifiable given the significant amount of contributions received. It’s worth noting that trust concept does not exist in Vietnam. So no fiduciary duty and equitable remedies.

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

@ngahpham Legal questions arising from these cases are justifiable given the significant amounts of contributions received.

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

@ngahpham I am told he was the head of the air force at that time and the air defense system failed to detect that case. But I am not sure. It appears to me that he was then transferred to supervise other sectors.

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

@CNguyenEc Indeed. Especially when there is no reference to investments in the infrastructure, power, and energy in the recent VN-US announcement (except for a small portion of battery which is practically very insignificant).

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

Although I may maintain my own legal position on the Voice, I strongly encourage Vietnamese-Australian community to study the Uluru Statement from the Heart which I translated during my legal education at Bond University.

https://t.co/kQN9ftK95P

[Gillian Bird 🇦🇺 @AusAmbVN]

The Embassy in Hanoi and Consulate-General in HCMC will be open for in person voting and postal vote collection for the Voice Referendum from 2-6 and 9-13 October 2023. More info on Embassy (https://t.co/K0X4gpQYyY) and Consulate-General (https://t.co/jDO4NV7WzE) websites.

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

We really need a private law cause of action research on this case to identify the person(s) negligently causing this disaster. It’s time for Vietnam to adopt the “neighbor principle” established by Lord Atkin years ago.

[Tuoi Tre News @VietNewsGateway]

Police in all 63 localities were told to consult local authorities in order to enhance fire safety enforcement in these buildings and sanction fire safety violators.

Full report: https://t.co/NxTsDOYbs0

#Vietnam #HanoiApartmentFire

[Hieu Nguyen @NguyenDHieu]

@miketatarski Normally the investor will have to advance the expenses for land clearance and relocation and such costs will be set off against the land rental later. So basically there is no cost for the authority. They just declare that an EZ has been established, I think.