Electronic signatures are valid and recognized under the Electronic Transactions Act B.E. 2544 (“ETA”) as issued in 2001 and amended in 2008 and 2019. An electronic signature can be made in the form of letters, characters, numbers, sounds or any other symbols created in an electronic format and attached to a data message with the... Read More

On 18th April 2020, the Prime Minister of Thailand General Prayut Chan-o-cha issued an Emergency Decree on Electronic Meetings B. E. 2563 (“ED on E-Meetings”) effective from 19th April 2020. Under ED on E-Meetings, the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), the Board of Directors (BoD) Meeting of companies can now be... Read More

In response to the Covid-19 crisis, effective from 24th March 2020 the COJ postponed all the witness hearings of the Court of First Instance scheduled for 24th March 2020 to 31st May 2020 to the end of the year or a later date which may be announced later, subject to certain exceptions such as hearings... Read More

The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) has implemented measures to allow BOI promotion applicants and BOI promoted businesses to file more documents online.  The BOI has also extended deadlines for BOI promoted businesses to comply with their filing requirements.  The BOI supports the work-from-home and the social distancing practices.  The major measures include: 1. ... Read More

This note discusses some of basic steps which businesses/companies should take to be prepared for compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (“PDPA”) of Thailand.  The PDPA implementation will start from its full effective date of 27th May 2020.  This note does not constitute a legal advice and it is not supposed to... Read More