Services
Formation and licensing
Everything that has to be in place before a business may lawfully open.
- Company incorporationIncorporating a Thai private limited company with the Department of Business Development: name reservation, memorandum, shareholding structure, VAT registration and social security enrolment.
- Foreign business licencesBusinesses in the schedules to the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 need permission first. We work out which list a business falls in and which route to permission is genuinely open to it.
- BOI investment promotionApplications to the Board of Investment: tax privileges, full foreign ownership in promoted activities, and the one-stop route to visas and work permits.
- Operating licencesSector-specific permits, from factory and FDA approvals to health establishments, tour operators, and the permits attached to premises and the environment.
- Corporate changes and secretarial workThe filings that arise across a company's life: directors, capital increases, address, objects, share transfers, shareholder meetings, and dissolution and liquidation.
Retained counsel for companies and individuals
Legal questions come up all year, for companies and individuals alike, not only when there is a dispute.
Retained counsel for companies and individualsContract drafting and review
A good contract is one that tells you how things end if they go wrong.
Contract drafting and reviewVisas and work permits
Getting your people into Thailand, and lawfully into work once they are here.
- Visas and immigrationNon-Immigrant B and dependent visas, one-year extensions of stay, ninety-day reporting and re-entry permits.
- Work permitsObtaining, renewing and amending work permits under the Emergency Decree on Managing the Work of Aliens, including notifications and the employer's own duties.
Litigation and arbitration
When a matter reaches a court or a tribunal, for claimants and respondents alike.
- Civil and commercial litigationCivil and commercial advocacy at every level of the Thai courts, from pre-action negotiation to the Supreme Court.
- Contract disputesDrafting and reviewing contracts before signature, and litigating when the other side does not perform.
- Labour and employmentActing for employers and employees alike on dismissal, severance and contractual disputes.
- Bankruptcy and rehabilitationFor creditors and debtors, from petitions and proofs of debt through to rehabilitation plans.
- Administrative casesDisputes with state agencies, administrative contracts, and the revocation of administrative orders.
- ArbitrationArbitral proceedings, including enforcement of awards and challenges to them.
Enforcement and asset recovery
Turning a judgment into money: tracing, seizure, attachment and execution.
Enforcement and asset recoveryCross-border transactions and investment
Cross-border investment, from due diligence to investment structuring.
- Cross-border transactions and investmentDue diligence, investment structuring, and BOI applications.
- Foreign business licencesBusinesses in the schedules to the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 need permission first. We work out which list a business falls in and which route to permission is genuinely open to it.
- BOI investment promotionApplications to the Board of Investment: tax privileges, full foreign ownership in promoted activities, and the one-stop route to visas and work permits.
Tax and accounting
Accounting and tax are ongoing work for as long as the company exists, not a task done once and finished.
Tax and accountingIntellectual property
A trademark or a patent protects only what has actually been registered.
Intellectual propertyNotarisation and certified translation
The same set of documents can need a different chain of certification depending on where it is headed.
Notarisation and certified translation
Whether it is a dispute or a business matter, tell us about it first.
An initial enquiry commits you to nothing.
