The latest Thailand legal news from AAA Legal
When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck Thailand in roughly late February 2020, and quickly resulted in closed borders and internal lockdowns of varying degrees of strictness, it was inevitable that the court system would be affected. The Office of the Thai Judiciary was quick to take preventive measures, aiming to attain the highest [...]
For nearly 4 decades, there have been demands and proposals for an alternative process to the criminal prosecution system. In 1989, the Office of the Attorney General proposed legislation to allow for delayed prosecution or alternatives to criminal prosecution in the judicial system. The bill was dropped due to political changes, but has always [...]
On the 24th of December 2015, the AAA team had a day out visiting a local charity who do a lot of important work caring for children from local slums. AAA made a donation to help this charity continue their fine work in 2016. The AAA team had a great [...]
On Wednesday, November 12 2015 Thailand's first legislation to impose punishment on people who neglect, torture or fail to adequately take care of animals was passed by the National Legislative Assembly. The new laws came into effect on 27 December 2014 and define cruelty as any action which causes an animal to suffer physical [...]
Today's global economy often demands legal solutions that are not just local but stretch across continents. AAA Legal, as one of Bangkok's oldest law firms, have developed trusted relationships around the world over the past 30 years, helping us provide global legal solutions to our clients. United States of America [...]
The amended Bankruptcy Act (No. 9) B.E. 2559 (2016) for SME rehabilitation took effect on May 25, 2016. Thailand is the third country in ASEAN to develop bankruptcy laws that help SMEs, after Japan and South Korea. The reasoning for the latest amendments as noted at the end of the amendment act is that [...]
Surrogacy law in Thailand Before the latest laws came into force in 2015, there were no specific laws to cover surrogacy pregnancy in Thailand. Surrogacy was a murky area of law, neither explicitly prohibited but not clearly allowed. According to the civil and Commercial Code, any child born to a woman is that woman’s [...]
Throughout Thai history, various methods of restraint have been used for prisoners, ranging from full-body stocks to handcuffs. Chilling accounts of gagging with coconuts, confinement in a rattan ball for an elephant to kick and the like are passed down and embellished, fuelling wild urban legends about horrific torture. To be sure, many methods [...]
After many years of minimal fines (620 USD max) for long overstays, Thailand is clamping down on those who overstay their Thai visa. Once these new proposals are passed by the current law makers (we expect this to happen within the next few months) persons guilty will be prevented from entering Thailand for a [...]
