đá bóng trực tiếpJudgment no. 29/KDTM-PT on dispute over a service contract

SUPERIOR PEOPLE’S COURT IN HO CHI MINH CITY

JUDGMENT NO. 29/KDTM-PT DATED JUNE 30, 2020 ON DISPUTE OVER A SERVICE CONTRACT

On June 30, 2020, at đá bóng trực tiếp headquarters of đá bóng trực tiếp Superior People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City, an appellate trial was conducted to hear đá bóng trực tiếp case No.  45/2019/TLPT-KDTM on December 13 2019 in đá bóng trực tiếp matter of “Dispute over service contract”. Since đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance commercial case No.  775/2019/KDTM-ST dated July 4, 2019 of đá bóng trực tiếp People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City was appealed.

Based on đá bóng trực tiếp Decision to Bring đá bóng trực tiếp Case to Appellate Trial No. 255/QDPT-KDTM dated March 1, 2020, between đá bóng trực tiếp involved parties:

Petitioner:CLS S.R.L Company. Address: Piazza Sant'Eufemia, 3-20122 Milano, Italy.

Authorized representative:Mr. Nguyen Tr, born in 1983. (appeared in court). Address: No. ** CBN, NCT ward, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City.

Respondent:G.L Joint Stock Company.

Address: No. ** P Street, BN Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Authorized representative:Ms. Ngo Thi Kim Tr1, born in 1985 (appeared in court).

Address: 6th Floor, Paxky Building, No. ** PNT, Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City (according to authorization letter dated October 24, 2018).

Defender of đá bóng trực tiếp respondent:Lawyer Nguyen Thi Minh H of LV Law Firm affiliated to Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association (appeared in court).

Appellant:Petitioner, CLS S.R.L Company.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Petitioner, CLS S.R.L Company and legal representative presented:

CLS S.R.L Company (CLS Company) and G.L Joint Stock Company (G.L Company) signed đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment on May 23, 2016 on đá bóng trực tiếp new design of Runway Store (Letter of Appointment). According to đá bóng trực tiếp agreement, CLS Company was engaged by G.L Company to provide design and related services for a 12,000-square-meter store at Union Square, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to display đá bóng trực tiếp fashion products and related products. đá bóng trực tiếp total value of đá bóng trực tiếp service is 0,000 (excluding value-added tax and other costs). Payment will be made within 10 working days of đá bóng trực tiếp proforma invoice issue.

đá bóng trực tiếp contract was signed by đá bóng trực tiếp legal representatives of đá bóng trực tiếp two parties, and according to Italian business practices, CLS Company does not care about đá bóng trực tiếp seal, đá bóng trực tiếp original contract but only needs đá bóng trực tiếp legal representatives of đá bóng trực tiếp two parties to sign for approval for entering into performing đá bóng trực tiếp contract, then đá bóng trực tiếp contract will come into force. CLS Company also determined that all communications related to transactions between CLS Company and G.L Company were exchanged via email, phone, etc., by wireless means due to đá bóng trực tiếp geographical distance between đá bóng trực tiếp two parties.

Immediately after signing đá bóng trực tiếp contract, on June 3, 2016, đá bóng trực tiếp respondent paid đá bóng trực tiếp Invoice No. 01 issued by CLS Company on May 27, 2016 with đá bóng trực tiếp first payment of USD 100,000. On July 19, 2016, CLS Company completed and handed over đá bóng trực tiếp product of đá bóng trực tiếp official design stage to đá bóng trực tiếp respondent and issued invoices No. 16, 20. However, đá bóng trực tiếp respondent did not respond. On August 31, 2016, đá bóng trực tiếp respondent sent an email to CLS Company, requesting đá bóng trực tiếp termination of đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment dated May 23, 2016 on đá bóng trực tiếp grounds that they had trouble with renting đá bóng trực tiếp premises. After that, CLS Company replied in writing (via email) on September 2, 2016, with đá bóng trực tiếp content: Agree to terminate đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment provided that đá bóng trực tiếp respondent must pay đá bóng trực tiếp amount of 02 invoices issued and đá bóng trực tiếp remaining fee of USD 200,000. If G.L Company approves it, CLS Company will no longer has any involvement in their trouble. After this email, đá bóng trực tiếp respondent still did not give any response to đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner.

According to đá bóng trực tiếp agreement in đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment dated May 23, 2016: On đá bóng trực tiếp payment date related to each mentioned stage, đá bóng trực tiếp CLS studio will issue a proforma invoice for đá bóng trực tiếp agreed amount. Invoices will be issued at đá bóng trực tiếp time of payment and must be made within 10 business days of đá bóng trực tiếp relative pro forma invoice date.

Thus, after completing đá bóng trực tiếp proforma invoices for đá bóng trực tiếp agreed amount, these invoices are legal under Italian law. And G.L Company also paid invoice number 01 according to đá bóng trực tiếp transfer order dated June 3, 2016. Therefore, đá bóng trực tiếp invoice number 01, 16, 20 issued by CLS Company are all valid for payment by G.L Company.

đá bóng trực tiếp design project was carried out by a group of construction units engaged by đá bóng trực tiếp respondent, in specific: CLS Company was in charge of đá bóng trực tiếp architect and interior drawing designer (represented by:  Davide A); A was in charge of project management and construction management (represented by: Bruno d' Arcangues, Mathieu Baudoin, Pham Ngoc Thien Tr2); VM- unleashed participated in đá bóng trực tiếp evaluation and monitoring of all products submitted by CLS Company related to đá bóng trực tiếp Project (represented by: Tim Radley). During đá bóng trực tiếp course of work, đá bóng trực tiếp parties will work mainly with three people in charge of đá bóng trực tiếp respondent's Project: Ms. Tran Thi Hoai A, Mr. Tran Doan Nam A1 and Ms. Tran Bich L. Before working together, đá bóng trực tiếp respondent has introduced these units to đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner and when starting work, đá bóng trực tiếp respective responsibilities will fall on each unit. Because of đá bóng trực tiếp teamwork process, đá bóng trực tiếp products in each stage are not necessarily sent directly to đá bóng trực tiếp respondent, but can be exchanged through đá bóng trực tiếp units corresponding to their role in each stage.

Payment by Letter of Appointment: Petitioner has provided enough products in each stage and has also issued corresponding proforma invoices, so đá bóng trực tiếp respondent must respect đá bóng trực tiếp agreement. Payment for products is not subject to any acceptance or refusal of đá bóng trực tiếp respondent to receive products as đá bóng trực tiếp two parties do not have agreed to this in đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment.

Ms. S.A's authority: Through many mergers, now CLS Company has changed its name to San Paolo In Converso S.L.R Company (San Paolo In Converso Company) according to đá bóng trực tiếp Certificate of history dated May 20, 2019 and Ms. S.A is still đá bóng trực tiếp legal representative of đá bóng trực tiếp company. At đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance court hearing, đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner identified đá bóng trực tiếp legal entity's name as CLS Company. đá bóng trực tiếp message of Mr. Davide A shown in đá bóng trực tiếp written evidence dated May 9, 2019 identifies that Mr. Nguyen Tr has đá bóng trực tiếp authority to log in to Mr. Davide A'sđá bóng trực tiếp Protectionemail account to retrieve any correspondence and attached files related to đá bóng trực tiếp Project to protect đá bóng trực tiếp legitimate interests of đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner.

đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner requested đá bóng trực tiếp Court to force G.L Company to pay đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner an amount, specifically as follows: đá bóng trực tiếp service fee is USD 200,000 (equivalent to VND 4,535,000,000); and đá bóng trực tiếp interest on late payment charged from August 23, 2016 to February 1, 2018, with đá bóng trực tiếp rate of 12%/year on đá bóng trực tiếp amount of VND 4,535,000,000, which is VND 785,735,342. Total: VND 5,320,735,934.Respondent, G.L Joint Stock Company and legal representative presented:

In 2016, G.L Company had a plan to run a Runway Fashion Store at Union Square Trade Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (abbreviated as Project), so it discussed with CLS Company about đá bóng trực tiếp provision of design services and construction instructions for đá bóng trực tiếp Project. However, đá bóng trực tiếp two parties have not officially signed a service contract as prescribed, but only signed a Letter of Appointment for đá bóng trực tiếp new design of Runway Fashion Store on May 23, 2016, with some simple contents about đá bóng trực tiếp scope of đá bóng trực tiếp service and service charges. Other specific terms on đá bóng trực tiếp rights and responsibilities of đá bóng trực tiếp two parties have not been mentioned. After that, CLS Company also did not perform đá bóng trực tiếp work as agreed in đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment, but due to đá bóng trực tiếp previous long-term relationship between đá bóng trực tiếp two parties and to assist CLS Company in solving financial difficulties, G.L. made an upfront payment of USD 100,000. In fact, CLS Company has only done a very small part of đá bóng trực tiếp work, that is, it has only provided đá bóng trực tiếp initial sketch drawings of đá bóng trực tiếp Project and has not been approved because đá bóng trực tiếp sketch completely did not yield to đá bóng trực tiếp demand of G.L. Company.

Opinion of G.L Company on đá bóng trực tiếp lawsuit claim of CLS Company:

According to đá bóng trực tiếp Lawsuit petition and đá bóng trực tiếp written explanations, CLS Company believes that it has performed đá bóng trực tiếp work as agreed in đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment, but G.L Company has only paid 100,000 USD for đá bóng trực tiếp first payment under Invoice No. 01 dated May 27, 2016 and so CLS Company continues to demand payment of USD 200,000, equivalent to VND 4,535,000,000 according to Invoice No. 16 dated July 28, 2016 and Invoice No. 20 dated August 23, 2016 plus late payment interest of VND 785,735,342.

G.L Company rejected and disagreed with CLS Company's lawsuit petition because it did not meet đá bóng trực tiếp conditions to be paid. đá bóng trực tiếp products provided by CLS Company have not been approved by G.L Company. Request CLS Company to provide evidence to prove specific products that have been made. In fact, CLS Company has only provided đá bóng trực tiếp initial sketches of đá bóng trực tiếp Project. CLS Company arbitrarily issued Invoice No. 16 dated July 28, 2016 and Invoice No. 20 dated August 23, 2016 to request payment but did not hand over đá bóng trực tiếp respective products, which did not meet đá bóng trực tiếp conditions to be eligible for payment.

According to đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment, CLS Company must make and provide G.L Company with specific products at each stage, and then issue a proforma invoice to request payment. đá bóng trực tiếp work implementation stages include: Department Store concept design and Design development phase, this phase includes: Definitive project development and Construction development phase.

At each of đá bóng trực tiếp above Stages, CLS Company will have to provide G.L with đá bóng trực tiếp finished products, specifically: At đá bóng trực tiếp Department Store concept design, CLS Company will perform đá bóng trực tiếp work and provide G.L with drawings at full scale, plans, drawings, sections; perspective drawings and sketches; 3D drawings; panels mixed of materials and colors for interior finishing; job description; coordination/implementation with building management; basic M&E system integration and analysis. At đá bóng trực tiếp Definitive project development, CLS will provide G.L. with đá bóng trực tiếp final full-scale architectural drawings, plans, drawings, sections of đá bóng trực tiếp shop within đá bóng trực tiếp budget; đá bóng trực tiếp client's final project that has been completed, with coatings and materials; final material palette: floor material, wall finishing material, colors. At đá bóng trực tiếp Construction development phase, CLS Company will perform đá bóng trực tiếp work and provide G.L Company with construction drawings to provide to đá bóng trực tiếp General Contractor; evaluate and approve đá bóng trực tiếp Contractor's soft file drawings; monitor đá bóng trực tiếp production, execution and installation; evaluate and approve Contractor's supplied materials; alternative materials proposed by đá bóng trực tiếp Contractor.

Thus, đá bóng trực tiếp scope of work has been clearly agreed by đá bóng trực tiếp parties, CLS Company is responsible for performing đá bóng trực tiếp right work and providing a full range of products for G.L.

According to đá bóng trực tiếp term concerning service charge in đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment, đá bóng trực tiếp payment obligation of G.L. Company to CLS Company also corresponds to đá bóng trực tiếp scope of work, accordingly: An amount of USD 100,000 is paid at đá bóng trực tiếp beginning of đá bóng trực tiếp project; an amount of USD 100,000 is paid on đá bóng trực tiếp release of đá bóng trực tiếp Definitive project development and an amount of USD 100,000 is paid on đá bóng trực tiếp release of đá bóng trực tiếp Construction development phase. Thus, according to đá bóng trực tiếp above agreement on payment conditions: After G.L pays USD 100,000 at đá bóng trực tiếp beginning of project (1st payment), CLS Company must perform and provide all đá bóng trực tiếp products mentioned in đá bóng trực tiếp Department Store concept design and đá bóng trực tiếp Definitive project development to require another payment of USD 100,000 from G.L (2nd payment). When completing and supplying products at đá bóng trực tiếp Construction development phase, CLS Company has đá bóng trực tiếp right to ask G.L Company to pay đá bóng trực tiếp next USD 100,000 (3rd payment).

Besides, although đá bóng trực tiếp two parties did not agree on a specific time that CLS Company must perform đá bóng trực tiếp work as well as a specific time that G.L Company must pay đá bóng trực tiếp fee, đá bóng trực tiếp term concerning service charge of đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Designation states as follows:“On đá bóng trực tiếp payment date related to each of đá bóng trực tiếp phases set forth above, Studio CLS will issue proforma invoices for đá bóng trực tiếp agreed amounts.”It means that at đá bóng trực tiếp time of completing đá bóng trực tiếp work and handing over đá bóng trực tiếp product (release) of each stage, CLS Company will be paid, and CLS Company must issue an invoice to G.L Company to request payment.According to đá bóng trực tiếp conditions stipulated by đá bóng trực tiếp two parties, đá bóng trực tiếp time of completion of đá bóng trực tiếp work and đá bóng trực tiếp time of payment of charges must correspond to each other to ensure đá bóng trực tiếp interests of đá bóng trực tiếp parties.

In fact, CLS Company has not met đá bóng trực tiếp conditions to be paid, so it does not have đá bóng trực tiếp right to claim interest on late payment. G.L Company has advanced USD 100,000 but has not received đá bóng trực tiếp products as agreed, so đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner's claim is unfounded.

G.L's opinion on đá bóng trực tiếp petition filed by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner with đá bóng trực tiếp Court:

Attached to đá bóng trực tiếp lawsuit petition dated February 1, 2018, đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner submitted to đá bóng trực tiếp Court a notarized translation document dated June 22, 2018 titled "Certificate of Business Registration". đá bóng trực tiếp content of this document shows đá bóng trực tiếp information of 02 legal entities including: CLS Co., Ltd., established on May 19, 2016; registered on May 25, 2016; tax code is 09524150969; only 01 CEO; đá bóng trực tiếp company's management board consists of 2 personnel and đá bóng trực tiếp tax code of A2 Di Davide A & C.S.N.C Company is 06440250964, registration date was March 9, 2017. đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors consists of 2 people:

S.A - Chairman of đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors, with đá bóng trực tiếp appointment decision approved on June 7, 2016, registered on July 18, 2016 and A Davide Giuseppe - Member of đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors with đá bóng trực tiếp appointment decision approved on June 7, 2016, submission for decision on July 7, 2016, registration on July 18, 2016.

đá bóng trực tiếp information does not include specific information of đá bóng trực tiếp legal representative and members of đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors of CLS Company; there is no basis to determine that đá bóng trực tiếp authority to represent CLS Company (including đá bóng trực tiếp authority to initiate lawsuits) falls under đá bóng trực tiếp Chairman of đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors alone or to đá bóng trực tiếp Chairman of đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors and authorized members as specified in đá bóng trực tiếp Business Registration Certificate; there is no basis to clearly define đá bóng trực tiếp relationship between A2 Di Davide A & C.S.N.C Company and CLS; there is no basis to determine đá bóng trực tiếp relationship between Ms. S.A and CLS.

Therefore, it is recommended that đá bóng trực tiếp Court consider returning đá bóng trực tiếp lawsuit filed by CLS Company in accordance with đá bóng trực tiếp law because đá bóng trực tiếp person signing đá bóng trực tiếp lawsuit is not competent.

Opinion of G.L Company on đá bóng trực tiếp documents provided by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner:

đá bóng trực tiếp translation dated April 16, 2019 of đá bóng trực tiếp Business Registration Certificate does not have full content of đá bóng trực tiếp foreign language pages. Specifically, this document has 09 pages in foreign languages ​​but đá bóng trực tiếp translation into Vietnamese has only 04 pages. As such, this translation is not fully translated, so it does not guarantee đá bóng trực tiếp legality of đá bóng trực tiếp document and is not valid for consideration.

Written evidence number 2272/2019/VB-TPLQ5 dated April 9, 2019 created by đá bóng trực tiếp bailiff at đá bóng trực tiếp request of Mr. Tr to witness đá bóng trực tiếp event that Mr. Tr logged into Mr. Davide A's email account (đá bóng trực tiếp Protection) rather than Mr. Tr's email. However, Mr. Nguyen Tr failed to present đá bóng trực tiếp authorization letter from Mr. Dadive A allowing Mr. Tr to have đá bóng trực tiếp right to log in to đá bóng trực tiếp email account, and Mr. Tr could not provide any documents or agreements showing that this email account is under management and use rights of CLS. Therefore, Mr. Tr's arbitrary login and use of another person's email account is contrary to đá bóng trực tiếp provisions of Clause 3, Article 38 of đá bóng trực tiếpCivil Codeon đá bóng trực tiếp right to privacy. As a rule, correspondence, electronic database and other forms of private communication of individuals are protected, kept safe and confidential; đá bóng trực tiếp opening of electronic mails and database of others is only done in cases prescribed by law. Therefore, đá bóng trực tiếp fact that Mr. Tr's login and use of đá bóng trực tiếp emailđá bóng trực tiếp Protectionwas invalid and go against đá bóng trực tiếp law, so đá bóng trực tiếp written evidence number 2272/2019/VB-TPLQ5 has no legal value to be considered.

đá bóng trực tiếp documents and evidence related to proving đá bóng trực tiếp competence of Ms. Annamaria Scelova at CLS Company were filed by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner with đá bóng trực tiếp Court on April 17, 2019 just one day before đá bóng trực tiếp date of first-instance court hearing. This does not conform to Clause 4, Article 96 of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Procedure Code, so they should not be considered. It is not true that đá bóng trực tiếp respondent has introduced certain legal entities and individuals to đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner to coordinate đá bóng trực tiếp execution of đá bóng trực tiếp Project: đá bóng trực tiếp respondent only consulted with a number of units with in-depth expertise in design but đá bóng trực tiếp decision authority still rests with G.L Company. đá bóng trực tiếp design products presented by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner have not been approved by đá bóng trực tiếp respondent, so payment cannot be made.

In đá bóng trực tiếp first instance judgment No. 775/2019/KDTM-ST dated July 4, 2019, đá bóng trực tiếp People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City held that:

Pursuant to Point g, Clause 1, Article 217 of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Procedure Code 2015; Resolution No. 326/2016/UBTVQH14 dated December 30, 2016 on đá bóng trực tiếp rates of collection, exemption or reduction, payment, management and use of court fees and charges, declare:

Suspension of đá bóng trực tiếp settlement of civil case No. 113/2018/KDTM-ST dated August 1, 2018 on service contract dispute, between:

Petitioner:CLS S.R.L Company.

Address: Piazza Sant'Eufemia, 3-20122 Milano, Italy.

Respondent:G.L. Joint Stock Company

Address: 146AB Pasteur, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

In addition, đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance judgment also states đá bóng trực tiếp court fee, right to appeal of đá bóng trực tiếp litigants.

On July 12, 2019, Mr. Nguyen Tr, đá bóng trực tiếp legal representative of CLS Company, appealed đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance judgment.

At đá bóng trực tiếp appellate court hearing, Mr. Nguyen Tr, đá bóng trực tiếp legal representative of CLS Company, upheld his appeal and presented: At đá bóng trực tiếp appellate stage, đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner did not ask for a defender of his/her legitimate rights and interests. đá bóng trực tiếp ground for đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner to sue is đá bóng trực tiếp Letter of Appointment dated May 23, 2016 of G.L. Company. During đá bóng trực tiếp implementation process, CLS Company finished đá bóng trực tiếp products as agreed and issued 3 invoices, but only 1 invoice was paid by G.L Company, which is USD 100,000. 2 unpaid invoices (numbers 16 and 20) are worth USD 200,000. đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner, CLS Company, at đá bóng trực tiếp first instance trial was San Paolo In Converso Company. San Paolo In Converso Company did not authorize Mr. Tr to participate in đá bóng trực tiếp proceedings, but this authorization was performed by CLS Company. At đá bóng trực tiếp first instance trial, CLS Company ceased to exist and was replaced by San Paolo In Converso Company. đá bóng trực tiếp only basis to determine that San Paolo In Converso Company inherits CLS Company’s right as đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner was đá bóng trực tiếp document certified by đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12, 2019 (filed with Court of Appeal) but đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner did not provide đá bóng trực tiếp Court with a document confirming that đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy has đá bóng trực tiếp right to confirm đá bóng trực tiếp above content. According to Italian law, đá bóng trực tiếp competent authority to grant and confirm business registration is đá bóng trực tiếp Milan-Monza-Brianza-Lodi Interprovincial Chamber of Commerce. There is a contractual relationship between CLS Company and G.L Company. đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy has confirmed that San Paolo In Converso Company is đá bóng trực tiếp successor of CLS Company, so đá bóng trực tiếp CLS Company has đá bóng trực tiếp right to sue. đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance court's suspension of đá bóng trực tiếp case was not correct. Propose đá bóng trực tiếp Trial Panel to reverse đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance judgment.

G.L Company presented: Disagree with đá bóng trực tiếp whole appeal of Mr. Nguyen Tr who is đá bóng trực tiếp legal representative of CLS Company. Propose đá bóng trực tiếp Trial Panel to affirm đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance judgment.

đá bóng trực tiếp defender of G.L Company presented: During đá bóng trực tiếp settlement process at đá bóng trực tiếp first instance level, đá bóng trực tiếp Court asked đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner, CLS Company, to provide documents proving đá bóng trực tiếp process of changing đá bóng trực tiếp Company. At đá bóng trực tiếp time of đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance trial, đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner determined that CLS Company no longer existed and was replaced by San Paolo In Converso Company, but could not provide evidence to prove that these two businesses are đá bóng trực tiếp same. đá bóng trực tiếp business registration license of San Paolo In Converso Company also does not show đá bóng trực tiếp relationship, inheritance of rights and obligations of CLS Company. đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation document of đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City is not đá bóng trực tiếp basis for determining đá bóng trực tiếp legal status of San Paolo In Converso Company because đá bóng trực tiếp Italian Consul General neither has business management duty, nor cite đá bóng trực tiếp Italian legal regulations as đá bóng trực tiếp basis for đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation. Therefore, it can only be referred to when solving đá bóng trực tiếp case. đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance court's dismissal of đá bóng trực tiếp case was grounded. Propose đá bóng trực tiếp Trial Panel to dismiss đá bóng trực tiếp appeal of CLS Company and affirm đá bóng trực tiếp first instance judgment.

Viewpoint of đá bóng trực tiếp representative of đá bóng trực tiếp Superior People's Procuracy in Ho Chi Minh City on lawsuit settlement: đá bóng trực tiếp case files and documents provided by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner and đá bóng trực tiếp presentation of đá bóng trực tiếp involved parties at đá bóng trực tiếp appellate court session have no basis for determining that who is đá bóng trực tiếp legal representative of CLS Company. đá bóng trực tiếp documents provided by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner do not prove that CLS Company and San Paolo In Converso Company are one, or if San Paolo In Converso Company has a right of succession to CLS Company. At đá bóng trực tiếp time of first instance trial, CLS Company no longer exists. đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner provided a document dated September 12, 2019 of đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City after đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance trial, which did not comply with đá bóng trực tiếp provisions of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Procedure Code, so it was not accepted. Regarding đá bóng trực tiếp content of đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation in đá bóng trực tiếp above document was also not within đá bóng trực tiếp competence of đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy. đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance court's suspension of đá bóng trực tiếp case was correct. Propose đá bóng trực tiếp Trial Panel to dismiss đá bóng trực tiếp appeal of đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner and affirm đá bóng trực tiếp first instance judgment.

JUDGEMENT OF đá bóng trực tiếp COURT

Based on đá bóng trực tiếp documents and evidence in đá bóng trực tiếp case file, đá bóng trực tiếp results of đá bóng trực tiếp litigation at đá bóng trực tiếp trial and đá bóng trực tiếp opinions of đá bóng trực tiếp Superior People's Procuracy in Ho Chi Minh City, đá bóng trực tiếp Trial Panel found that:

Regarding proceedings:

[1] Mr. Nguyen Tr, đá bóng trực tiếp authorized representative of CLS Company, filed đá bóng trực tiếp appeal in accordance with Articles 271, 272, 273, 276 of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Procedure Code, so it should be accepted. đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner did not withdraw đá bóng trực tiếp lawsuit petition or appeal. đá bóng trực tiếp litigants fail to agree on lawsuit settlement. đá bóng trực tiếp case was heard according to appellate procedures.

[Considering đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner’s appeal, it is found that:

[2] đá bóng trực tiếp case file shows: According to đá bóng trực tiếp documents provided by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner, CLS Company was certified by đá bóng trực tiếp Milan-Monza-Brianza-Lodi Interprovincial Chamber of Commerce on May 25, 2016; established on May 19, 2016; tax code 09524150969; đá bóng trực tiếp administration system has 01 CEO; đá bóng trực tiếp management board of đá bóng trực tiếp company consists of 2 personnel. Document No. CEW/1522/2018/CMI1154 dated January 29, 2018 of đá bóng trực tiếp Milan-Monza-Brianza-Lodi Interprovincial Chamber of Commerce notes: Merger through establishment of A2 Di Davide A & C.S.N.C Company; tax code 06440250964;

Registration submission date: March 16, 2017; Decision date: March 14, 2017; under đá bóng trực tiếp decision dated April 26, 2017; Revision date: April 28, 2017. đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors consists of 2 people: S.A - Chairman of đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors, with đá bóng trực tiếp appointment decision approved on June 7, 2016, registered on July 18, 2016 and A Davide Giuseppe - Member of đá bóng trực tiếp Board of Directors with đá bóng trực tiếp appointment decision approved on June 7, 2016, submission for decision on July 7, 2016, registration on July 18, 2016. đá bóng trực tiếp business registration certificate of CLS Company does not identify đá bóng trực tiếp name of đá bóng trực tiếp legal representative. San Paolo In Converso S.R.L Company Registration Certificate issued by Milan-Monza-Brianza-Lodi Intercity Chamber of Commerce shows đá bóng trực tiếp names of đá bóng trực tiếp transferor company and transferee company: A2 Di Davide A & C.S.N.C and Untiled Homeware S.R.L. This Certificate does not mention that San Paolo In Converso S.R.L is renamed from CLS S.R.L.

[3] At đá bóng trực tiếp appellate trial, đá bóng trực tiếp Petitioner provided a document dated August 19, 2019 of đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City defining đá bóng trực tiếp legal status and legal representative of CLS Company, stating that: CLS Company has registered to change its name to San Paolo In Converso S.R.L and Ms. Annamaria Scevola is đá bóng trực tiếp sole legal representative of CLS S.R.L in đá bóng trực tiếp company registration certificates. đá bóng trực tiếp above confirmation also states that:“In accordance with Italian law, đá bóng trực tiếp above registration updates will not (i) create a new legal entity; (ii) invalidate any legal proceedings in which đá bóng trực tiếp company is a party; and (iii) any proceedings initiated and continued by đá bóng trực tiếp company or against đá bóng trực tiếp company under đá bóng trực tiếp old name will continue against đá bóng trực tiếp company under đá bóng trực tiếp new name. In addition, đá bóng trực tiếp tax code of CLS S.R.L. 09524150969 remains đá bóng trực tiếp same regardless of any registration updates.”[4] However, đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation dated August 19, 2019 does not specify when CLS registered to change its name to San Paolo In Converso. Point a, Clause 1, Article 478 of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Procedure Code, regarding đá bóng trực tiếp recognition of documents sent to Vietnamese courts by foreign agencies, organizations and individuals stipulates:

"1. Vietnamese courts shall recognize documents made, issued and certified by foreign competent agencies and organizations in đá bóng trực tiếp following cases:

a) Notarized or certified documents and Vietnamese translations that have been consularly legalized”…

[5] According to Article 8 of đá bóng trực tiếplịch trực tiếp bóng đá hôm nay Cơ quan đại diện nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam ở nước, đá bóng trực tiếp performance of consular duties does not include đá bóng trực tiếp matters as stated in đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation dated August 19. 2019. đá bóng trực tiếp content of đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation dated August 19, 2019 cited Italian law. At đá bóng trực tiếp appellate court hearing, đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner confirmed that he could not provide documents from đá bóng trực tiếp Italian competent authority stipulating that đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy in Vietnam has đá bóng trực tiếp authority to perform consular duties to provide đá bóng trực tiếp content as stated in đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation dated August 19, 2019, according to Article 481 of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Procedure Code on đá bóng trực tiếp identification and provision of foreign laws for đá bóng trực tiếp Court to apply in đá bóng trực tiếp settlement of đá bóng trực tiếp civil cases with foreign elements. Besides, đá bóng trực tiếp confirmation dated August 19, 2019 of đá bóng trực tiếp Consulate General of Italy mentioned above was also provided by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner after đá bóng trực tiếp Ho Chi Minh City People's Court conducted đá bóng trực tiếp first instance trial on July 4, 2019.

[6] On August 1, 2018, đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance court accepted and settled đá bóng trực tiếp case. At đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance court hearing, đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner still identified đá bóng trực tiếp legal entity's name as CLS Company. Thus, đá bóng trực tiếp statements and evidence provided by đá bóng trực tiếp petitioner failed to prove that at đá bóng trực tiếp time of initiation of đá bóng trực tiếp lawsuit, CLS Company still exists and đá bóng trực tiếp person signing đá bóng trực tiếp lawsuit petition is a competent representative as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 189 of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Procedure Code 2015. Therefore, đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance court’s suspension of settlement of đá bóng trực tiếp case was lawful.  Therefore, đá bóng trực tiếp Trial Panel agreed with đá bóng trực tiếp opinion of đá bóng trực tiếp Procuracy, dismissed đá bóng trực tiếp appeal of CLS Company, and affirmed đá bóng trực tiếp first-instance judgment. CLS company must bear đá bóng trực tiếp appellate court fee.

For đá bóng trực tiếp foregoing reasons,

DISPOSITION

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 308; Clause 3 Article 189; Point g, Clause 1, Article 217 of đá bóng trực tiếpCivil Procedure Code 2015; đá bóng trực tiếp Resolution No.Nghị quyết 326/2016/UBTVQH14dated December 30, 2016 of đá bóng trực tiếp National Assembly Standing Committee, stipulating đá bóng trực tiếp court fees and charges, collection, exemption, reduction, management, and use thereof;

1. Dismiss đá bóng trực tiếp appeal of đá bóng trực tiếp CLS S.R.L Company.

2. Affirm đá bóng trực tiếp commercial judgment No. 775/2019/KDTM – ST dated July 4, 2019 of đá bóng trực tiếp People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City.

3. Suspend đá bóng trực tiếp settlement of civil case No. 113/2018/KDTM-ST dated August 1, 2018 on service contract dispute, between:

Petitioner:CLS S.R.L Company. Address: Piazza Sant'Eufemia, 3-20122 Milano, Italy.

Respondent:G.L. Joint Stock Company

Address: 146AB Pasteur, Ward BN, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

4. Court fee for first-instance commercial case:

[4.1] Regarding first instance court fee: CLS S.R.L. Company will receive a refund of đá bóng trực tiếp paid court fee advance of VND 56,660,368 (fifty six million six hundred and sixty thousand three hundred and sixty eight dong), according to đá bóng trực tiếp receipt No. AA/2017/ 0049210 dated July 27, 2018 of đá bóng trực tiếp Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Ho Chi Minh City.

[4.2]. Regarding appellate court fee: CLS S.R.L Company must bear VND 2,000,000 (two million dong), which is deducted from đá bóng trực tiếp court fee advance, according to đá bóng trực tiếp receipt No. 0024107 dated August 2, 2019 of Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Ho Chi Minh City. CLS S.R.L Company has paid in full.

5. đá bóng trực tiếp appellate judgment takes legal effect from đá bóng trực tiếp date of pronouncement (June 30, 2020)./