Section 812
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้ามีความเสียหายเกิดขึ้นอย่างใด ๆ เพราะความประมาทเลินเล่อของตัวแทนก็ดี เพราะไม่ทำการเป็นตัวแทนก็ดี หรือเพราะทำการโดยปราศจากอำนาจหรือนอกเหนืออำนาจก็ดี ท่านว่าตัวแทนจะต้องรับผิด
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
The agent is liable for any injury resulting from his negligence or non-execution of agency, or from an act done without or in excess of authority.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 812 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) 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 37 Supreme Court decisions (1954 to 2023)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 1765/2566 (2023)
- Decision 686/2564 (2021)
- Decision 3616/2558 (2015)
- Decision 6291/2550 (2007)
- Decision 4266/2550 (2007)
- Decision 7516/2538 (1995)
- Decision 3981/2536 (1993)
- Decision 3255/2534 (1991)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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