Thawat Damsa-ard, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution group, will participate as a special commentator and as a speaker at the PILnet 2015 Asia Pro Bono Forum.

Tilleke & Gibbins and PwC will host an English-language seminar on the topic, “Advanced HR Workshop: Investigating Employee Fraud in the 21st Century.” The seminar, which is aimed at local and regional corporate executives and HR managers, will cover fraud and economic crime in Thailand, as well as planning and managing terminations to minimize legal exposure to labor court claims. The speakers will include:

As part of a report that marks seven years since the Labor Protection Act recognized sexual harassment as a distinct form of workplace misconduct, David Lawrence, consultant, and Sasirusm Chunhakasikarn, attorney-at-law, in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution department, were interviewed by BK Magazine  for an article named, “Creeps at Work: Sexual Harassment in Bangkok’s Biggest Corporate Offices.”

In December of this year, amendments to Thailand’s Civil Procedure Code which provide for a form of class action litigation will become effective. The introduction of class actions will likely have a fundamental impact on the Thai legal system.