1. In which cases does the Court transfer a civil case to another Court?
According to the provisions of Article 41 of the Civil Procedure Code of Vietnam 2015 (amended and supplemented in 2025), if a civil case has been accepted but does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Court that accepted it, that Court shall issue a decision to transfer the case file to the competent Court and remove the case from the registry. This decision must be immediately sent to the People’s Procuracy of the same level, the parties, and relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals.
The parties, relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals have the right to lodge a complaint, and the People’s Procuracy has the right to make a recommendation regarding this decision within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the decision. Within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the complaint or recommendation, the Chief Justice of the Court that issued the decision to transfer the civil case must resolve the complaint or recommendation. The decision of the Chief Justice of the Court is final.
2. Competence to resolve disputes over jurisdiction between courts
The competence to resolve disputes over jurisdiction between courts is stipulated as follows:
– Disputes over jurisdiction between district-level People’s Courts within the same province or city are resolved by the Chief Justice of the provincial-level People’s Court.
– Disputes over jurisdiction between district-level People’s Courts in different provinces or cities are resolved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court.
– Disputes over jurisdiction between provincial-level People’s Courts are resolved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court.
