DLO Attends AMCHAM’s 13th Governors’ Table

On November 12, AMCHAM held its thirteenth Governors’ Table at the Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park. The event was hosted by Rachel Davidson of Hilton & Doubletree Sukhumvit and Greg Wong of Agoda. Special guest, Boonchai Opas-iam-likit, U.S. Chairman of CP Group, also joined the event. Ryan Crowley, DLO’s foreign services manager and executive director attended the event. A great time was had by all participants which included the first AMCHAM Academy cohort.

Executive Directors & Staff of DLO attended a training course on the subject of “Experience and suggestions in legal work”, given by Mr. Poramet Intarachoomnoom the Inspector General of the Office of The Attorney General.

On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the Executive Directors and lawyers of DLO attended a training course on the subject of “experiences and suggestions on legal work”, which was given by Mr. Poramet Intarachoomnoom, the Inspector General of the Office of The Attorney General. During the presentation, Mr. Intarachoomnoom shared over 40 years of his career experiences as an attorney and public prosecutor to DLO’s lawyers & executive directors with respect to the legal profession in order to improve the quality and efficiency of legal work, services and education.

Executive Directors & Staff of DLO attend a training course on the subject of “Experience and suggestions in legal education and work”, given by Former Senior Justice of the Appeal Court, Mr. Chira Chotipong

On Saturday, July 18, 2020, the Executive Directors and lawyers of DLO attended a training course on the subject of “experiences and suggestions on legal education and work”, which was given by Mr. Chira Chotipong, who is a former Senior Justice of the Court of Appeal. During the course, Mr. Chira Chotipong shared his experiences and suggestions to DLO’s lawyers & executive directors with respect to legal education and the profession in order to improve the quality and efficiency of legal work, services and education.    

Summary of Thai Labour Law – Labour Protection Act (1998)

When managing a business in Thailand with employees, senior management should pay attention to the Labour Protection Act (1998) (“LPA”) and its related Ministerial Regulations given the broad impact it has coupled with the legal penalties which can be imposed on them should they breach this law. This article addresses several of the most important aspects of this Act and its Regulations. Work Rules When Required: Employers with ten or more staff must have the work rules prepared in Thai language with a copy to be held at the place of business operations or the employer’s office. If the Employer has announced the application of Work Rules in accordance with the LPA, even if later the number of employees reduces to be less than ten persons, the Employer must still continue to comply.   Amending the Work Rules: If there […]

Tax Newsletter NOVEMBER 2018

DLO’S Tax Newsletter Issue 95 November 2018 Inside this Issue Tax Law Update 1. Extending the duration of the current reduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate. Tax News 1. Tax measures to support the auction of land with buildings and condominiums for residential use in the welfare state project of the Legal Execution Department. 2. Improvement of tax measures on Headquarters. 3. Information exchange on international requests and international automatic data exchange. Interesting Deka Dika               (Supreme Court Judgment) No. 1577/2561, in re: Between Aor L.P.                Plaintiff Revenue Department        Defendant Issue :            Did the juristic person need to register for specific business tax? Tax Law Update 1. Extending the duration of the current reduction of the VAT rate. […]

Tax Newsletter OCTOBER 2018

DLO’S Tax Newsletter Issue 94 October 2018 Inside this Issue Tax Law Update 1. Discarding the need to use a copy of ID card and house registration for the implementation of the Revenue Code and other laws that are within the authority and function of the Revenue Department. 2. Rules and procedures to use the Tax Single Sign On service system. 3. Deputation Rules to refund Value Added Tax (VAT) for Tourists. 4. The use of the accrual basis to calculate the income and expenses of a company or juristic partnership with respect to leasing a property 5. Income Tax exemption criteria for investors subscribing to shares or investing in the establishment of or in the increase in registered share capital of a company or juristic partnership (provided it falls under a new start-up target industry). 6. Income Tax exemption […]