In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, on 24th April 2020, the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) issued its Arbitration Rules on E-Arbitration B.E. 2563 (“Rules”) to improve efficiency and practicality of its e-arbitration system (TAI EASY System). The Rules repealed and replaced its predecessor Arbitration Rules on E-Arbitration B.E. 2562. 1. Registration Parties or their authorized… Read More
On 30th April 2020 LawPlus Ltd. hosted a webinar on PDPA Compliance Preparation. The speakers were 3 partners of LawPlus Ltd. (Kowit Somwaiya, Prasantaya Bantadtan and Usa Ua-areetham). For more details, please click the slide cover below. You can also find the audio and video record of the webinar here. PDPA Compliance Preparation
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
On 17th April 2020, the Ministry of Labour issued (1) the Ministerial Regulation re: Receiving Unemployment Compensation Due to Force Majeure Caused by an Epidemic of Contagious Disease under the Contagious Disease Law B.E. 2563 and (2) the Ministerial Regulation re: Receiving Unemployment Compensation Due to the Impact from Economic Conditions B.E. 2563 to give financial… Read More
This year we celebrate the World Intellectual Property (IP) Day with the theme “Innovate for a Green Future“, to highlight the importance of IP in supporting innovation and creativity that help create a green future. IP plays a vital role in incentivizing innovative people to develop eco-friendly products and new technologies supporting environmental sustainability. IP… Read More