On 27th December 2023, the Revenue Department of Thailand (RD) issued the Notification of the Director-General of the Revenue Department re: Requiring Electronic Platforms to Prepare Special Accounts to set up requirements for providers of social media / e-commerce platforms to submit data of their revenues received from their users / business operators who sell… Read More
The Office of Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) tabled the second draft of the Defective Product Liabilities Act (DPLA) for the second public hearing / consultation from 27 November to 12 December 2023 after its first draft was approved by the Cabinet and reviewed by the Council of State in 2022. The bill aims at providing… Read More
The Notification of the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) Re: Appointment of Data Protection Officers dated 31th August 2023 comes into force on and from 13th December 2023. Some businesses who are data controllers or data processors (DC/DP) must appointment of a DPO. Below are some frequently asked questions about the DPO with our answers…. Read More
The Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) of Thailand (PDPA) requires data controllers to notify the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) and the data subjects if a data breach has occurred. The PDPC Notification on Criteria and Procedures for Notifying Personal Data Breach B.E. 2565 (A.D. 2022) sets out the criteria and procedures… Read More
The Asia Business Law Journal again ranked Kowit Somwaiya, our Senior Partner, as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Thailand in its A-List of Thailand’s Top 100 Lawyers 2023. ABLJ previously ranked him for the same A-List in 2021 and 2022. The ABLJ’s A-List ranks the best private practice lawyers in Thailand based on… Read More
(Revised: 6th October 2023) Franchisors, amongst others, are prohibited from conducting any “unfair trade practices” that can cause damages to their franchisees under Section 57 of the Trade Competition Act B.E. 2560 (“TCA”). To implement Section 57 of the TCA, for franchise business, the Trade Competition Commission issued its Notification on Guidelines for Consideration of Unfair… Read More