Recommendations for the Shortcomings of Notary Office Establishment

The policy of socializing notarial activities has been strongly affirmed in the 2014 Law on Notarization. Its orientation is that notary bureaus will be converted into notary offices or dissolved if it is not necessary to maintain them. In addition, the preferential and supportive policies of the State in the establishment of notary offices in areas with difficult and extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; Notary bureaus are only newly established in areas where there are no conditions for the development of notary offices. With the policy of socialization and support policies to promote the development of notary offices, the model of subsidized notarization in Vietnam will be narrowed and replaced by the model of free practice notarization in the future. Although the Law opening more chances and brings more benefits for both notary office and clients, it has still faced some challenges. This study will analyze and compare the relevants laws to recommend the solutions.