Fraud in Thailand
Under the Thai Criminal Code, the offense of cheating and fraud is committed if a person deceives another through assertion of any falsehood or by concealment of facts that should be disclosed or revealed in public. In order for the offender to obtain the property of the person so deceived or to cause the person deceived or a third person to execute, More...
Extradition in Thailand
Extradition in Thailand is defined generally as a legal process where one nation or State, surrenders a suspected criminal or a convict to the requesting State. In Thailand, the Extradition Act 2472 governs the More...
Falsification of Company Accounts in Thailand
In Thailand, company law involves serious criminal penalties, which may be different from some foreign investors are used to in their home countries. For example, Section 42 of the Company and Partnerships Offenses More...
Defamation in Thailand
Defamation in Thailand is defined as a false statement that is generally classified as intentional and harmful and made by a person against another whether orally or in writing. Defamation in Thailand may be in More...
Crackdown on Thai Nominees in the Tourism Business
The tourism business in Thailand, although technically within the scope of the Foreign Business Act of 1999, is governed by its own specific law, namely the Tourism Business and Tour Guide Act of 2008. According More...
Rights of the Accused: Koh Tao Murder Case
Two British tourists were brutally murdered at one of Thailand’s most well-known islands, Koh Tao. While the local police were investigating the event, the media and human rights groups closely followed their More...
What should I do if I got arrested in Thailand
Although Thailand is known to be a country with flexible laws, it is not uncommon for a foreign national, usually on holiday, to become arrested for possession of drugs, assault, or other crimes. Thailand has laws More...
Thai Law on Murder
Murder is defined as an unlawful killing of a person usually committed with intent and malice. Malice is associated with the word mens rea which means “criminal mind”. In Thailand, the Thai Criminal Code states More...
Criminal Law in Thailand
Robbery in general is the act of taking something of value employing force or any act of violence, without the consent of the owner, with intent to permanently deprive the latter of his property. Robbery in Thailand More...
Thailand Personal Injury
Thailand personal injury case or simply wrongful act is defined as an act or omission committed by a person willfully or negligently which caused injury to the life, liberty, body, health, property or right of another More...
