Contract Review in Thailand
Contracts are where commercial deals become enforceable promises — but in Thailand the law, administrative gatekeepers and local practice create some risks foreign drafters often miss. A focused contract review is therefore not a language edit; it is a risk audit that must check (1) legal capacity and licenses, (2) the commercial mechanics that will actually make the project work, and (3) enforceability and remedies you can use in Thailand. Below is a practitioner’s roadmap you can use the next time you review or negotiate a Thai contract. The legal frame you must start from Thai contract law sits in the Civil and Commercial Code (formation, performance, remedies) and recognizes electronic contracts/signatures under the Electronic Transactions Act (ETA) . Thailand also has a modern data-protection regime (the PDPA ) and sectoral rules (e.g., the Foreign Business Act / BOI and Land Department requirements) that often change how a contract should be drafted or implemented. These sta...