Section 373
Statutory text (Thai original)
ความตกลงทำไว้ล่วงหน้าเป็นข้อความยกเว้นมิให้ลูกหนี้ต้องรับผิดเพื่อกลฉ้อฉลหรือความประมาทเลินเล่ออย่างร้ายแรงของตนนั้น ท่านว่าเป็นโมฆะ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
An agreement made in advance exonerating a debtor from his own fraud or gross negligence is void.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 373 is part of Book 2 (Obligations) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 24 Supreme Court decisions (1982 to 2016)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 10942-10943/2558 (2015)
- Decision 10942/2558 (2015)
- Decision 15235/2553 (2010)
- Decision 5397/2553 (2010)
- Decision 4674/2553 (2010)
- Decision 4673/2553 (2010)
- Decision 3010/2552 (2009)
- Decision 1255/2551 (2008)
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 373 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 373. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-373/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 373 -
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