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
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, effective from 24th March 2020 the COJ postponed all the witness hearings of the Court of First Instance scheduled for 24th March 2020 to 31st May 2020 to the end of the year or a later date which may be announced later, subject to certain exceptions such as hearings… Read More
The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) has implemented measures to allow BOI promotion applicants and BOI promoted businesses to file more documents online. The BOI has also extended deadlines for BOI promoted businesses to comply with their filing requirements. The BOI supports the work-from-home and the social distancing practices. The major measures include: 1. … Read More