Almost all enterprises have some form of trade secrets concerning their business and day-to-day operations. In the midst of other priorities, however, companies often lose sight of the need to secure proper protection of valuable business secrets, resulting in mismanagement of key intellectual property assets. In today’s highly competitive market environment, identifying business trade secrets and taking proper steps to protect them can be crucial to a company’s success.

Vietnam’s business environment has quickly evolved since its early overhaul or “Doi Moi” process in 1986. Vietnam’s Law on Enterprises and its guiding regulations, the main laws governing the establishment and operation of corporate entities in Vietnam, has been updated frequently to keep pace with changes in business practices and the evolving legal framework. Setting forth key clarifications on the law governing corporate entities, Decree No. 102/2010/ND-CP on guiding the implementation of the Law on Enterprises 2005 (Decree 102) entered into effect on November 15, 2010.

Business activity is on the rise in Thailand as the Department of Business Development (DBD) reports an escalating number of newly incorporated companies and, at the same time, an increasing number of company closures and dormant/defunct companies. The process for closing a company, however, is more complicated and time-consuming than the process of incorporation. To successfully close a company, business owners must be well prepared and informed.

As the world is becoming more globalised, marriage between people of different nationalities is also becoming commonplace. In Thailand, marriages have been taking place between Thai nationals and foreign nationals for many decades. Such international marriages often raise cultural, religious and legal issues for the spouses. Prior to marriage, the spouses will need to decide where they will marry, where they will live and, if they plan to have children, what nationality their children will be and how and where they will be raised.

This chapter provides an overview of the arbitration system in Thailand. The chapter covers laws and institutions, arbitration agreements, arbitral tribunals, procedural issues, and awards, among other areas.

Written in a Q&A format, this chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the issues faced by life sciences companies in Thailand. Topics covered include the regulatory framework, manufacturing of medicinal products, clinical trials, marketing restrictions, packaging and labeling requirements, intellectual property issues, and product liability.

This chapter provides an overview of the legal system and key laws for foreign companies doing business in Thailand. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the chapter examines the rules governing foreign investment, business vehicles, employment, tax, competition, intellectual property, marketing agreements, e-commerce, data protection, and product liability.

In today’s increasingly global business environment, parties drafting contracts are routinely presented with options on how they wish to resolve business disputes under contract. This choice almost always includes arbitration of disputes, often in jurisdictions outside of Thailand. However, where asset recovery or enforcement is sought within Thailand under a foreign arbitral award, Thai laws and procedures govern parties’ rights and obligations. This article provides a general overview of the enforcement of all arbitral awards in Thailand, with a focus on those originating abroad.