Business competitiveness among rivals in similar industries is fierce and demanding. The current trend of business expansion is for stronger and financially healthier corporations to merge, acquire, and take over other corporations. Over the past few years, we have heard merger and acquisition (M&A) news or proposals on a daily basis. However, we do not hear as much about the details that make an M&A successful, especially when it comes to due diligence.

The 2011 update of this Q&A chapter provides a broad overview of product liability law and regulations in Thailand subsequent to the enactment of the Product Liability Act in 2008. The chapter addresses issues such as causation, defenses, procedures, time limits, remedies, and costs.This article first appeared in the ninth edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London (www.iclg.co.uk).

The 105 Lyman’s Laws for Lawyers (LLL) of Tilleke & Gibbins (and for everyone else, too) which follow, my substantially revised, expanded and updated 2006 edition, are nothing more than courses of good conduct clients expect of their lawyers and are what clients pay for. Some readers will conclude that you already know what is written here. So for you LLL can serve as a refresher course. Many readers, however, are probably slow learners like me and still have much to gain from LLL compiled in one place.

The PLC Cross-border IP in Business Transactions Handbook is a multi-jurisdictional guide that brings together practical information on topical cross-border IP issues, country-specific Q&As on IP law and practice, and details of recommended IP lawyers and law firms in jurisdictions around the world.

Forming part of the PLC Cross-border IP in Business Transactions Handbook, this Q&A chapter on Vietnam’s main intellectual property rights gives an overview of the protection and enforcement of patents, trademarks, registered designs, unregistered designs, copyright, and confidential information.

In response to regular queries received from our multinational clients, David Lyman, Chairman & Chief Values Officer of Tilleke & Gibbins, has been providing periodic updates on the ongoing political events in Thailand since 2006. This Viewpoint summarizes and updates several of these reports, while providing observations on the Thai political landscape ahead of the upcoming elections.

The Thai Patent Office has recently implemented two changes in its practice that could have a significant impact on applicants for pharmaceutical patents. These changes include a revised interpretation of “Swiss-type” use claims and new transliteration requirements.

No country is immune to corruption. Corruption and other illicit activities thrive in Thailand today as they have throughout this nation’s long history. According to Transparency International’s latest survey, the level of corruption in Thailand is no worse than it is in many countries. Is it liked? No. Accepted? Yes, but as a repugnant fact of life. Why? Because most people can do little about curbing it so they learn to live with it. Is the government promoting anti-corruption? Lip service, yes. Concrete steps? Very slow, so the jury is still out.