Bangkok is home to the specialised central courts: the Central Labour Court, the Central Tax Court, the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, the Central Bankruptcy Court and the Central Juvenile and Family Court, alongside several civil and criminal courts. A single dispute may therefore belong in different courts depending on the nature of the claim, and filing in the right court from the start avoids delay.
The office is in Tha Raeng, Bang Khen. Clients can meet a lawyer at the office by appointment, or consult by telephone, email and video call. The lawyers attend courts and government offices across Bangkok as each matter requires.
Matters Bangkok clients most often bring
- Business: company registration, changes to company details, commercial contracts and disputes between shareholders.
- Accounting and tax: bookkeeping, tax filings and audits, with lawyers and accountants working together.
- Employment: dismissal, severance pay and cases at the Central Labour Court.
- Property: pre-purchase checks, sale agreements and registration at the land office.
- Family and succession: divorce, division of marital property, parental power, wills and applications to appoint an estate administrator.
- Construction: unpaid progress payments, abandoned work, defects, and damage to neighbouring property from building work.
- Foreign clients: visas, work permits and marriage to a Thai national.
- Litigation: civil, criminal and consumer cases from the court of first instance through the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court to enforcement.
Bangkok courts where the firm's lawyers appear
- Civil and criminal courts
- The Civil Court, the Criminal Court, the Southern Bangkok, Thonburi, Taling Chan and Min Buri civil and criminal courts, and the district (kwaeng) courts, according to where the defendant lives or where the cause of action arose.
- Specialised courts
- The Central Labour Court, the Central Tax Court, the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, the Central Bankruptcy Court and the Central Juvenile and Family Court.
- Appellate courts
- The Court of Appeal, the Court of Appeal for Specialised Cases and the Supreme Court, where a case goes on appeal.
Offices the lawyers attend on the client's behalf
- Bangkok Metropolitan Land Office and branches
- Land register searches, registration of transfers, leases and mortgages.
- District offices
- Registration of marriage, divorce by mutual consent and legitimation of children.
- Immigration Office, Government Complex, Chaeng Watthana Road
- Preparing documents and attending with the client to apply for extensions of stay for Bangkok residents.
- Legal Execution Department
- Following up seizures, auctions and distribution of proceeds at the enforcement stage.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I meet a lawyer at the office?
- Yes. Please book ahead by telephone or through the contact form, so that the lawyer handling your matter is at the office.
- Which Bangkok courts do the lawyers appear in?
- All of them: civil, criminal, district and specialised courts, and on appeal to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
- Can the work be done in English?
- Yes. The team works in English and arranges translation of documents that must be filed with a court or government office.
- How are fees set?
- Fees depend on the nature and complexity of the work and the number of court hearings. The lawyer confirms the scope and fee in writing after an initial consultation, before any work begins.
Related services
- Company Registration
- Contract Services
- Accounting
- Labor Disputes
- Property Due Diligence
- Divorce & Marital Property
- Wills & Estate Administration
- Visa
- Civil Cases
- Criminal Cases
- Commercial Cases
- Pattaya Lawyer
This page is general information. The facts of each matter may lead to a different legal result.
References
- Civil Procedure Code, section 4 (filing in the court where the defendant is domiciled or where the cause of action arose).
- Courts of Justice