Expert analysis on Thai business law, regulatory changes, and investment strategies for foreign companies operating in Thailand.
Establishing or expanding a factory in Thailand involves far more than obtaining regulatory approval. A Factory Licence is an essential step, but the project must ultimately be translated into a
Thailand has quietly widened its foreign business license exemption again, and this time the change is on the statute book rather than in a Cabinet press release. A new ministerial
Thailand’s deportation rules took effect on 28 August 2026. Illegal work, unlicensed business and forged documents all fall within scope.
Lex Bangkok has been featured in Dailynews on the legal issues that decide whether a foreign-owned business starts cleanly in Thailand — structure, the Foreign Business Act, BOI, licensing and
A design patent in Thailand protects one thing only: the way a product looks. It covers shape, line and ornamentation, and it stops there. That narrow scope makes the right
TouristDigiPay lets foreign tourists spend digital assets in Thailand. Operators need an SEC licence and a Bank of Thailand e-money partner. Bilingual EN/RU.
Exit routes, share sale versus asset sale, withholding tax mechanics and the structural factors that decide whether an island villa can actually be sold.
Thailand’s money changer licensing regime faces a Bank of Thailand overhaul, with new applications set to pause throughout 2027.
A Thai counterparty stops paying, files for protection, and your tribunal is only half way through the hearing. At that moment, arbitration and insolvency in Thailand start pulling in opposite
Thailand digital platform rules now bind marketplaces and ride-sharing services, while a far wider ETDA package sits in consultation. Here is what applies today.
Thailand has spent two decades marketing itself as a medical destination. In 2026 the government went further and wrote the sector into the national investment blueprint itself. For anyone weighing
Applying for a factory operating licence in Thailand involves more than completing an application form and submitting a machinery list. Depending on the factory’s activities, production capacity, building specifications and