The mainstream Courts of Justice in Thailand are the Courts of First Instance (“CFI”), the Appeal Courts (“AC”), and the Supreme Court (“SC”).  Thailand also has specialized courts, such as the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, the Tax Court, the Labor Court, the Administrative Court and the Constitutional Court. If a party to a... Read More

LawPlus Ltd. is proud to announce that INTA (International Trademark Association) has selected our Senior Partner Kowit Somwaiya to serve as a member of the INTA Data Protection Committee (DPC) for the second term (2024-2025).  The DPC works on developing and advocating the INTA’s policy regarding the impact of data protection law on trademark rights,... Read More

The Revenue Department issued its Order No. Por. 161/2023 re: Payment of Income Tax under Section 41, Paragraph 2, of the Revenue Code dated 15th September 2023 to set up a new rule on payment of the personal income tax from overseas income.  The order will come into force from 1st January 2024. Under this... Read More

Under Section 41(2) of the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA), the data controller and the data processor must appoint a DPO if they carry out activities for collection, use or disclosure (processing) of personal data that require regular monitoring of personal data or systems and a large scale of personal data. The Personal... Read More

LawPlus contributed to the Thailand chapter for the Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide: Intellectual Property 2023.  Mr. Kowit Somwaiya, Senior Partner, and Ms. Prasantaya Bantadtan, Partner, co-authored the Thailand chapter. Please click here to view our chapter on the Legal 500 website or download it pdf format using the link below.   This country-specific Q&A... Read More