Thailand is one of the top tourist destinations in the world and it has proven to be a popular place for expatriates to live and work. But as expat communities grow, the number of international family disputes has been increasing too. In this presentation, Sasirusm (Roll) Chunhakasikarn will review Thailand’s Family Court procedures, with special regard to issues relating to international disputes. In particular, the presentation will include an examination of:

Pacific Business Press, publisher of Asian-MENA Counsel magazine, is organizing the eleventh annual In-House Congress in Bangkok on June 6, 2013, at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit. Bringing together over 120 in-house lawyers, compliance professionals, and senior business executives, the full-day event will include discussions of risk management, corporate governance, M&A transactions, international capital markets, and project finance.

The Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Scandinavian, Swiss, and Benelux Chambers in Thailand, is organizing a lunch talk about the Thai court system, with an emphasis on civil dispute resolution. Michael Ramirez, senior consultant at Tilleke & Gibbins, will examine the practical realities of litigation in Thailand, sharing insightful case studies that will illustrate the challenges and opportunities. Anyone doing business in Thailand needs to know how to defend their rights through the Thai courts.

Uruphan Benjarurawong, manager of legal translation and interpretation at Tilleke & Gibbins, has won the prestigious Surintaracha Award as Thailand’s Best Interpreter for 2013. This award was granted by the Translator and Interpreter Association of Thailand (TIAT) at its seventh annual awards ceremony in Bangkok on April 28, 2013.