Section 222/35 — Binding effect and execution of judgment
Texte légal (original thaï)
คำพิพากษาของศาลมีผลเป็นการผูกพันคู่ความและสมาชิกกลุ่มและในกรณีที่ศาลมีคำพิพากษาให้โจทก์ชนะคดี ให้โจทก์หรือทนายความฝ่ายโจทก์มีอำนาจดำเนินการบังคับคดีแทนโจทก์และสมาชิกกลุ่ม
สมาชิกกลุ่มมีสิทธิที่จะยื่นคำขอรับชำระหนี้ แต่ไม่มีสิทธิที่จะดำเนินการบังคับคดีตามส่วนนี้ด้วยตนเอง
หากความปรากฏต่อศาลว่าทนายความฝ่ายโจทก์ไม่สามารถดำเนินการบังคับคดีเพื่อคุ้มครองประโยชน์ของสมาชิกกลุ่มได้อย่างเพียงพอและเป็นธรรม ศาลอาจมีคำสั่งให้โจทก์และสมาชิกกลุ่มจัดหาทนายความคนใหม่มาดำเนินการบังคับคดีต่อไปได้
traduction anglaise
The judgment of the court binds the parties and the group members, and where the court renders judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the plaintiff or the lawyer of the plaintiff's side has the power to carry out execution of the judgment on behalf of the plaintiff and the group members.
The group members have the right to file a request for payment of the debt, but do not have the right to carry out execution under this Part by themselves.
If it appears to the court that the lawyer of the plaintiff's side is unable to carry out execution to protect the interests of the group members adequately and fairly, the court may order the plaintiff and the group members to procure a new lawyer to carry out the execution.
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Annotation de l'entreprise
This provision opens Part 4 on judgment and execution and establishes two defining features of Thai class actions: the judgment binds all group members, not only the named plaintiff, and execution is centralized in the plaintiff or the plaintiff's lawyer rather than left to individual members. Members retain a passive but important right, filing a request for payment to receive their share, but are barred from running their own execution, which prevents a chaotic multiplicity of enforcement actions. The third paragraph is a member-protection safeguard, letting the court replace an ineffective plaintiff's lawyer to ensure adequate and fair enforcement. It sets the stage for the detailed judgment content in section 222/36, the lawyer's reward in section 222/37, and the execution mechanics in sections 222/38 and 222/39.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
If you are a group member who won a class action, you do not chase the defendant's assets yourself; you file a request for payment and let the plaintiff's side conduct execution for everyone. That makes the competence of the plaintiff's lawyer critical to how much you actually recover, which is why the court can replace an underperforming lawyer. If you believe enforcement is being handled poorly, you can raise it with the court. For defendants, the binding effect on all members means one judgment can trigger group-wide execution, so enforcement exposure should be assessed early.
Foire aux questions
Does a class action judgment bind all group members?
Yes. Under section 222/35 the judgment binds the parties and all group members, and if the plaintiff wins, the plaintiff or the plaintiff's lawyer conducts execution on behalf of the whole group.
Can a group member enforce the judgment themselves?
No. Section 222/35 lets group members file a request for payment of the debt but does not allow them to carry out execution by themselves; that power rests with the plaintiff's side.
What if the plaintiff's lawyer handles execution poorly?
If it appears the plaintiff's lawyer cannot protect the group's interests adequately and fairly, section 222/35 lets the court order the plaintiff and members to procure a new lawyer to carry out the execution.