Contracts & Commercial Agreements

Either can be valid between private parties. Practically, a contract that may face a Thai court, registrar or government office works best with a Thai text; a bilingual version with a prevailing-language clause serves both sides. What matters most is that the two texts actually say the same thing — that check is part of our drafting, not an afterthought.

Foreign templates are written for foreign law — they lean on concepts and remedies that do not map onto the Thai Civil and Commercial Code, and they miss what Thai law does require. The result reads impressively and enforces poorly. A short contract written for Thai law beats a long one borrowed from another system.

The deal in plain words: who the parties are, what is being exchanged, the money and the timing, and what you are worried about. Turning that into terms is our job. Indicative turnaround once we have the facts: CONTRACT_TURNAROUND.

For most private contracts, yes — electronic signatures are recognised under the Electronic Transactions Act. But some documents and registrations still require wet ink, witnesses or filing with an authority, and signing convenience should never cost enforceability. We tell you which category your document is in before you choose.

Readable. Length is not protection — clarity is. A contract both sides understand gets performed; one nobody reads gets litigated. We keep every clause there for a reason you can ask about.

Three things: a marked-up draft, a short plain-language summary of what each problem means for you in practice, and a priority list — what must change, what should, and what is fine to concede. You decide with full sight of the trade-offs; indicative turnaround: CONTRACT_TURNAROUND.

Standard for whom? Standard forms are drafted by one side to favour that side. Some terms genuinely are fixed — but far fewer than claimed, and the review tells you which asks are winnable. Even where nothing changes, you sign knowing the risks and their price instead of hoping.

Yes — with the counterparty or their counsel, in Thai, English or both, with you briefed before each round and nothing conceded without your instruction. Negotiating in the counterparty’s language removes their home advantage.