New guide: the non-compete clause your Thai contract may not be able to enforce
A Thai non-compete is neither automatically void nor automatically binding. Under section 5 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act B.E.
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Last week to comment on the 1,000 baht departure levy
The Revenue Department’s draft 1,000 baht departure levy closes its public consultation on Thursday 29 October 2026. It is still
Three new 2569 decisions published, and the official database is still shut
Three decisions were added to the community Dika database this week: 3126/2569 on 22 October, tagged to Civil Procedure Code
A Thai spouse can still buy land, but the money has to be hers
The part of the October order that worries mixed couples deserves a precise answer. A Thai citizen married to a
Governors given until December to finish the nominee land files
The nominee file has a date on it now. On 19 October 2026 the Prime Minister, who also holds the
New guide: evicting a tenant in Thailand without committing a crime
Changing the locks, cutting the power or putting a tenant’s belongings on the street is not an eviction in Thailand.
New guide: how much of your property a creditor can actually seize
Our new article walks through what happens after a Thai judgment becomes final: the writ of execution, the role of
Another quiet week in the Gazette, with two drafts still unresolved
Nothing new was gazetted this week in the areas that affect foreign residents. The two items we are watching have
Enforcement fees quietly changed in September 2025 and nobody noticed
Buried in the same ruling is a costs point worth money. The Court of Appeal had ordered the creditor to
A 30,000 baht debt did not justify seizing 15 rai of land
The Supreme Court has revoked a land seizure that was wildly out of proportion to the debt behind it. In