After numerous attempts over almost two decades (please see our series of client alerts below), the Thailand Personal Data Protection Act was finally approved and endorsed by the National Legislative Assembly on 28 February 2019 (“PDPA”). The PDPA will be submitted for royal endorsement and subsequent publication in the Government…
Thailand is one of the most biodiversity-rich countries in the world due to its large variety of ecosystems,…
Snapshot: The happeningsThailand has committed to new global regimes on exchanges of financial information among multiple jurisdictions by…
Following our updates on the Thai Cybersecurity Bill (“Cybersecurity Bill” or “Bill”) in October 2018, the Bill was revised by experts from the National Cybersecurity Preparation Committee on 15 November 2018 and again on 30 November 2018. The revisions address certain issues raised by the stakeholders during the previous public…
On 13 December 2018, the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) approved the draft amendment to the Labour Protection Act…
On 16 November 2018, the National Legislative Assembly (“NLA”) passed the Land and Building Tax Act (“Act”) after…
Australia brings fourth criminal cartel prosecution and first gun-jumping case By Georgina Foster, Anita Thompson and Anthea Burton In June 2018, following a two-year investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions laid criminal cartel charges against three banks and a number of…
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (“MDES”) has been quite active throughout 2018, having already passed several…
Background and Rationale Trust, honesty and responsibility to the insured and the public are the key pillars of…
On 22 July 2018, the Act Supplementing the Constitution Relating to the Prevention and Suppression of Corruption came into effect, replacing the previous anti-corruption law from 1999. Among other things, the reason for implementing the new law is to enhance measures and mechanisms to prevent and suppress corruption and willful misconduct.