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

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

On 24th June 2020, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“MDES”) issued its Notification on Personal Data Security Standards B.E. 2563 (A.D. 2020) (“Notification”) effective from 18th July 2020 to 31st May 2021. The Notification defines the “personal data security” as the maintenance of  the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the personal data for... Read More

Data Transfer Limitation, Data Retention Limitation and Data Security RequirementsThe Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (“PDPA”) requires Data Controllers (“Controllers”) to comply with the personal data transfer limitation, have appropriate data security measures and comply with the limitation on personal data retention. Transfer LimitationUnder Section 28 of the PDPA, Controllers are prohibited from transferring... Read More

The Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (“PDPA”) requires data portability so that data subjects can obtain their personal data from a Controller in a format usable by another Controller. This is to enhance competition amongst Controllers and to reduce the impact of customer lock-in effects created by non-portable data. Non-rivalrous Nature of Personal DataPersonal... Read More