Practical Notes
Practical questions about investing, building and operating in Thailand.
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01Can a service provider charge all future fees when a customer exits early?
Not every claim for all remaining fees is automatically valid—or automatically invalid. The answer depends on the contract, the reason for termination, the governing law and what…
02How should a contract deal with repeated breaches without creating an excessive penalty?
A contract can use fixed amounts to create a clear consequence for repeated operational breaches, but the amounts should be designed around legitimate protection and the nature of…
03Should a company ever pay a corporate supplier into a personal bank account?
Treat the request as an exception that requires verification—not as automatically illegal and not as routine. If the contract and invoice identify a company as the supplier, the…
04How do you measure a service provider’s performance when it cannot guarantee the commercial result?
Do not confuse a no-guarantee clause with an agreement that has no measurable performance standard. A consultant, technology provider or outsourced specialist may legitimately…
05When does a supplier rebate become an expensive purchase commitment?
When the rebate is evaluated separately from the obligations needed to earn and keep it. A supplier may offer cash support, free equipment, marketing funding or a volume rebate in…
06Can a business let an operator use part of its premises without accidentally creating a lease?
Possibly—but calling the arrangement a “licence,” “operating agreement” or “concession” does not decide its legal character. Under section 537 of the Thai Civil and Commercial…
07When must consent under an existing agreement be obtained before signing an outsourcing arrangement?
Before the event that the existing agreement actually makes subject to consent. A franchise agreement, brand licence, lease, management agreement, financing document or concession…
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