Under the Royal Decree Issued under the Revenue Code on Reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) Rate (No. 715) B.E. 2563 (A.D. 2020) (“RD No. 715”) published in the Government Gazette on 23rd September 2020, effective from 1st October 2020, the current reduction of the VAT rate from 10% to 6.3% will be extended for… Read More
On 29th May 2020, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (“ETDA”) issued its Electronic Signature Guideline under the Electronic Transactions Act B.E. 2544 (“ETA”) for individuals and legal entities to use for creating electronic signatures for use with different kinds of electronic transactions. Types of E-Signatures The Guideline classifies electronic signatures into 3 types as discussed… Read More
Effective from 7th November 2020, a party to a dispute can file a petition with the Court for a Court order of a pre-case filing mediation. This is made possible by Section 20 ter of the Civil Procedure Code as latest amended by the Act on Amendment of Civil Procedure Code (No. 32) B.E. 2563… Read More
On 17th July 2020, the Thailand Arbitration Center (“THAC”) issued its Rules on Alternative Dispute Resolution Online Proceedings B.E. 2563 (A.D. 2020) (“Online ADR Rules”) to replace its Rules on Electronic ADR Proceedings for Electronic Transactions B.E. 2558 (A.D. 2015) covering all the online proceedings (negotiation, mediation and arbitration) effective from 1st August 2020. Its… Read More
On 31st August 2020, Kowit Somwaiya our managing partner gave a presentation on the legal issues of e-meeting legislations at the video conference organized by the Legal Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Thailand. For more details of the presentation, please click the slide cover below. Legal Issues of E-Meeting Legislations … Read More