Aawut Law Firm has been ranked in Legal Media 360 – 2021 edition

We are pleased to announce that Aawut Law Firm has been ranked number 7 in Thailand for general dispute resolution practice by Legal Media 360 – 2021 edition. In addition, our Managing Partner, Mr Aawut Somsak has been ranked number 1 in Thailand for Disputes – Labour and Employment and he has been ranked [...]

By |2022-03-22T16:19:10+00:00March 22nd, 2022|Insights, News|

Aawut Law Firm has been recognised as a “Firm to Watch” in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 edition

We are pleased to announce that Aawut Law Firm has been recognised as a “Firm to Watch” in Dispute Resolution and Corporate (including M&A) by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 edition. A ‘firms to watch’ section of the Legal 500 highlighting the best up-and-coming firms operating across a range of practice areas in [...]

By |2022-03-19T03:10:13+00:00March 19th, 2022|Insights, News|

Updates on Franchise Regulations in Thailand

Thailand does not currently have any specific law on franchise businesses per se. However, relationships between franchisors and franchisees are generally governed by the Trade Competition Act 2017 which includes a catch-all provision prohibiting the use of “unfair trade practices”, a vague concept which has seen problematic enforcement since 1999 when Thailand’s first trade competition [...]

By |2021-10-08T14:59:39+00:00October 8th, 2021|Insights, News|

Aawut Law Firm have been ranked in Asialaw 2022 Edition

We are delighted to announce that our firm has once again been recognised as ‘Recommended Law Firm’ in the dispute resolution practice area in Asialaw Profiles 2022. Our firm has been ranked in Asialaw Profiles from 2020 until the present. In addition, our Managing Partner, Mr Aawut Somsak has been ranked as ‘Notable practitioner’ [...]

By |2021-09-19T09:42:45+00:00September 19th, 2021|Insights, News|

Aawut Law Firm advise and represent Unit Owners of Ashton Asoke on the potential or contingent risk of impact on the right over the properties

Aawut Law Firm has been appointed from the resolution of the Unit Owners of Ashton Asoke to advise and represent the Unit Owners of Ashton Asoke on the implications of the recent Central Administrative Court’s judgment to the revocation of building permit for luxury condominium “Ashton Asoke” that may impact and available options that [...]

By |2021-09-19T13:16:29+00:00August 7th, 2021|Insights, News|

Managing Partner of Aawut Law Firm Admitted to THAC Panels of Arbitrators

Mr Aawut Somsak, the managing partner has been admitted to the THAC Panels of Arbitrators, specifically as an arbitrator panellist for Corporate, International Trade, Information Technology, Shareholders, and Joint Venture Disputes, and the general commercial panel. The THAC Panels of Arbitrators is a select group of elite and arbitrators and includes prominent attorneys, retired [...]

By |2021-07-29T06:28:00+00:00July 29th, 2021|Insights, News|

SEC’s Actions Against Binance Could Have Wider Legal Implications for Other Foreign Businesses

It was reported on 3 July 2021 that the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a criminal charge against Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, for operating without a business license from the SEC under the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses of 2018 (“Crypto Law”), a crime punishable with an imprisonment [...]

By |2021-07-26T15:01:43+00:00July 22nd, 2021|Insights, News|

New Guidelines on Unfair Trade Practices Pertaining to Credit Term with SMEs

The Trade Competition Commission (“TCC”) of Thailand recently issued new anti-trust guidelines on 24 May 2021, i.e., the TCC Notification re Guidelines for Considering Unfair Trade Practices Pertaining to Credit Terms in Cases where Sellers of Goods or Services are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (the “Credit Term Guidelines”). The Credit Term Guidelines were published [...]

By |2021-07-26T15:06:55+00:00July 14th, 2021|Insights, News|

Green Light for Thai Airways’ Business Rehabilitation: Foreign Creditors Urged to Begin Preparation for Debt Repayment Applications

On 14 September 2020, Thailand Central Bankruptcy Court granted Thai Airways’ petition for business rehabilitation and approved the appointment of seven plan preparers, each nominated by the national airline. The court order for business rehabilitation, when published in the Royal Gazette, would effectively set in motion Thai Airways’ restructuring of its sizeable debt of THB [...]

By |2020-09-21T09:43:23+00:00September 21st, 2020|Insights, News|

Does Thailand Bar Enforcement of Ipso Facto Clauses?

Does Thailand Bar Enforcement of Ipso Facto Clauses? What is an Ipso Facto Clause? Although the term “Ipso Facto Clause” reeks of legalese, it is acceptable short hand for describing a particular type of contract clause that is often relevant to (but not limited to) bankruptcy cases.  An Ipso Facto Clause is a provision in [...]

By |2020-07-01T08:01:02+00:00July 1st, 2020|Insights, News|
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