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January 12, 2012

Getting the Deal Through – Real Estate 2012, Thailand Chapter

Law Business Research

Written for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners, and business people, Getting the Deal Through – Real Estate provides a broad international perspective on real estate law and public policy. The Thailand chapter, written by Tilleke & Gibbins partner Cynthia Pornavalai, examines the key issues relating to transfer of real estate, including the legal requirements for conveyance, foreign investment structures, legal liability, investment entities, typical provisions in a contract of sale, and land due diligence. The chapter also reviews financing issues, such as forms of lien, loan interest rates, remedies against debtors, loan covenants, and bankruptcy.

Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through – Real Estate 2012, (published in December, 2011; contributing editor: Sheri P Chromow, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP). For further information please visit www.GettingTheDealThrough.com

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