The Central Office of Partnership and Company Registration of the DBD (Department of Business Development) of the Ministry of Commerce issued Order No. 2/2569 re: Rules and Documents in Support of Applications for Establishing and Changing Partnerships and Private Limited Companies with Foreigners Being Partners or Authorized Director dated 14th July 2026 (“Order 2/2569”) to... Read More

On 20th June 2025, our partners, Kowit Somwaiya, Naddaporn Suwanvajukkasikij, Usa Ua-areetham, together with our senior associate, Kulkanya Vorawanichar, were honored to serve as exclusive guest speakers at the 29th Legal Seminar and Clinic organized by the Korean-Thai Chamber of Commerce (KTCC).  The event was held at the Hilton Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok. Our team presented... Read More

The Anti-Money Laundering Act B.E. 2542 (1999) of Thailand as amended (“AMLA”) and the regulations issued under the AMLA apply not only to financial institutions but also to non-financial institutions who are professional operators (“POs”) under the AMLA.  This article discusses the duties of POs under the AMLA and its key regulations listed below: (a) ... 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