Introduction Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution whereby parties to a dispute settle the dispute by an arbitral tribunal without proceeding to a court trial, provided that the parties have made an arbitration agreement under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act B.E. 2562 (“AA”). Arbitral Awards An arbitral award is made by an arbitral tribunal.... Read More

On 28th February 2020, the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare issued a guideline for employers and employees to collaborate in adopting measures to slow down the Covid-19 pandemic (“Guideline”) as follows:- Employers have been asked to: 1.   educate employees of the outbreak of Covid-19 and introduce preventive measures guideline against Covid-19; 2.   provide alcohol... Read More

As of 20th March 2020, Myanmar has done the followings, amongst other things, to be prepared for implementation of the MTL2019. The Department of Intellectual Property (“DIP”) has been established under the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar.  The DIP drafted the Trademark Rules for implementing the MTL2019. In December 2019 and January 2020, the DIP... Read More

Data Transfer Limitation, Data Retention Limitation and Data Security RequirementsThe Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (“PDPA”) requires Data Controllers (“Controllers”) to comply with the personal data transfer limitation, have appropriate data security measures and comply with the limitation on personal data retention. Transfer LimitationUnder Section 28 of the PDPA, Controllers are prohibited from transferring... Read More

Franchisors, amongst others, are prohibited from conducting any “unfair trade practices” that can cause damages to their franchisees under Section 57 of the Trade Competition Act B.E. 2560 (“TCA”).  To implement Section 57 of the TCA, for franchise business, the Trade Competition Commission issued its Notification on Guidelines for Consideration of Unfair Trade Practices in... Read More