The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand plans to focus on competition in the digital sector in 2024. The TCCT’s focus on the digital sector is consistent with recent efforts of competition regulators in other jurisdictions.
In our series “Instant Competition,” the Competition team at Baker McKenzie discusses the Thai Trade Competition Act and its impact on business operators across all industries.
In our fourth episode “Instant Competition EP4: Trade Competition -Sustainability and ESG,” our team discusses key competition considerations we may consider when implementing Sustainability and ESG policies. This video is in Thai.
The Thai competition regulator, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand, recently imposed fines on real estate developers for not submitting merger notifications within the statutory period. The fines were imposed in four cases – on both the companies and the responsible managers designated by their boards to oversee the transaction in question.
The Thai competition regulator, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand, recently imposed fines on real estate developers for not submitting merger notifications within the statutory period.
Following the public hearing in March 2022, the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand published an amendment to the guideline on fair trade practices relating to credit terms with small and medium enterprises under section 57 (unfair trade practices) of the Competition Act 2017. This is the first amendment after the guideline became effective in December 2021.
In our third episode “Franchise Regulations – What to know about franchising business in Thailand”, our team discusses what it means to operate a franchise and limitations operators may face under competition law.
This series is the latest installment in our YouTube video chats which feature interesting key legal developments across various areas. This video is in Thai.
In an article published for ELA briefing, Jon Tuck and Richard Cook discuss the latest Employment Appeal Tribunal decision considering the unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining under section 145B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
In our brand new series “Instant Competition”, the Competition team at Baker McKenzie discusses the Thai Trade Competition Act and its impact on business operators across all industries.
In our first episode “Instant Competition Overview: Introduction to Thai Trade Competition Law”, our team discusses competition law and the role of regulator in the competition landscape in Thailand. This is followed by “Instant Competition EP. 2: Thai merger control regulations – what you should know” focusing on merger control regulations under the Thai Trade Competition Act.
This series is the latest installment in our YouTube video chats which feature interesting key legal developments across various areas. This video is in Thai.
Effective from 1 February 2022, the updated post-closing merger notification form requires substantially more information from parties, though the statutory period for submission remains unchanged. The authority’s new guidance on unfair trade practices introduces a de minimis threshold of 10% to the definition of “superior bargaining power”. A draft amendment to the SME Credit Term Guideline proposes changes to the definition of an SME. The TCCT has been conducting a law review and focus-group surveys to assess the efficiency and enforcement of the competition law, the first such mandated assessment since the law came into effect in 2017.
The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand has published a new guideline on offenses relating to unfair trade practices under section 57 of the Trade Competition Act 2017. The New Guideline underwent a public hearing in 2021 and has become effective on 19 February 2022. It replaces the first guideline on unfair trade practices which was issued back in 2018.