On February 12, 2021, Noppramart Thammateeradaycho, a counsel in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution department, will be a guest speaker in a webinar titled “Revisiting the Arbitrator’s Duty of Disclosure: Thailand’s Perspective.” This webinar will give attendees the chance to learn more about how disclosure rules for arbitrators in Thailand function in practice, and how these obligations support the viability and fairness of arbitration in the country. In the webinar, which is part of a series from the Centre for International Dispute Resolution, Noppramart will share insights gained from her extensive international arbitration experience in Thailand and the region. She will be joined by two other guest speakers—Desmond Hughes, a partner at Hughes Krupica and vice-chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Thailand, and Dr. Roland Amoussou-Guenou, a partner at Vovan & Associés and president of the Asia Africa Foundation—as well as moderator Nicky Balani, a consultant at SCL Nishimura. For more information, please see the webinar event page on Facebook.

As the implementation of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act looms, Tilleke & Gibbins joins forces with Bird & Bird Data Privacy Solutions to look at the data protection officer requirement, and what lessons can be learned from the European experience with the GDPR.

On Thursday, February 11, 2020, Tilleke & Gibbins will host a webinar entitled “Myanmar Investment 2021: Opportunities and Challenges.” Presented by Yuwadee Thean-ngarm and Nada Songsasen of Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office, and moderated by Athistha (Nop) Chitranukroh, a partner and director of the firm’s corporate and commercial department, the session will provide attendees with an overview of general investment law and opportunities in Myanmar and take a look at how local COVID-19 regulations and policies implemented by the Myanmar government may affect businesses in the country. The webinar will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Thailand Time) or 9.30 a.m – 11:00 a.m. (Myanmar Time), and will be delivered in Thai. To register your interest in this free-to-attend event, please complete this registration form.  Should you have any queries, please send an email to [email protected].

On November 5, 2020, John Frangos and Thawat Damsa-ard, partners in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution and insolvency practices in Thailand, will team up with two key practitioners from Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore to discuss legal challenges for companies navigating insolvency risks stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.