2019 INTA Asia Conference – Brand protection in Thailand and Myanmar

INTA’s 2019 Asia Conference: Brands in Changing Times, October 17-18 in Kuala Lumpur will look into issues surrounding brand owners doing business in the region so that they may innovate, protect, enforce, and grow. With the global marketplace changing at record speed, brands and their legal teams must evolve with the times. So, if you… Read More

News, Publication, Seminar / 19 Jul 2019

Stamp Duties for Electronic Instruments

On 24th June 2019, the Director-General of the Revenue Department issued its Notification on Stamp Duties (No. 58) re: Procedures for Payment of Stamp Duties in Cash for Electronic Instruments.  The Notification is effective from 1st July 2019. The electronic instruments made in a form of electronic data for the following transactions under the Electronic… Read More

News / 18 Jul 2019

More Exemptions of Foreign Ownership Limit for Service Businesses in Thailand

The Ministry of Commerce issued its Ministerial Regulation (No. 4) re: Service Businesses Not Subject Foreign Business License to Operate in Thailand dated 13th June 2019.  The regulation was published in the Government Gazette on 25th June 2019. The following service businesses are exempted from the 49% foreign ownership limit under the Foreign Business Act… Read More

News / 04 Jul 2019

Our Managing Partner speaks on ICO and Legal Due Diligence for Cross-Border M&A

Mr. Kowit Somwaiya, the Managing Partner of LawPlus Ltd., gave a presentation on ICO as a corporate financing tool at a seminar by OmegaWorldClass Research Institute on 19th June 2019.  He also gave a presentation on Legal Due Diligence for Cross-Border M&A at another seminar by OmegaWorldClass Research Institute on 25th June 2019.  For the… Read More

News, Seminar / 28 Jun 2019

Personal Data Protection Act of Thailand Comes into Force

The first ever Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) of Thailand (“PDPA”) was published in the Government Gazette on 27th May 2019.  Its provisions on establishing regulatory and enforcement bodies come into force on and from 28th May 2019.  Its Chapters 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 and Sections 95 and 96 (on… Read More

News / 19 Jun 2019

Cyber Security Act of Thailand Comes into Force

The Cyber Security Act B.E. 2562 (A.D. 2019) (“CSA”) was published in the Government Gazette on 27th May 2019.  It comes into force on and from 28th May 2019.  It is the first ever cyber security law of Thailand.  We summarized some of its major provisions below. 1.   The objective of the CSA is… Read More

News / 19 Jun 2019