It was a great opportunity for me to be part of the first ever seminar for Foreigners on Thai Laws held in Pattaya, City Hall last August 24, 2011. I got there at twenty past twelve and amazingly there were already a lot of people in the venue. The seminar was scheduled to start at one in the afternoon. The crowd was consisted mainly of men and of senior age. It was indeed a great idea of the Mayor and the court judges along with the sponsors to come up with the seminar as the topics are really important for the expats to be aware of especially in living in Thailand. It's commendable as well of them doing this service for free. I'd like to express my gratitude to the organizers of the event and hopefully as mentioned, there will be another seminar that will be held soon on Civil cases. Will surely look forward to it. Below are more info on the seminar details. I will share some insights and re-echo some topics of the event in another blog.
FIRST LAW SEMINAR EVER HELD IN THAILAND FOR FOREIGNERS IN ENGLISH BY PRESIDING COURT JUDGES
Hosted by: Pattaya City Hall, Represented by Pattaya City Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome
Sponsored by: Pattaya Times Newspaper & PAPPA Co., Ltd. Law Office
Supported by: Chonburi Provincial Court & Pattaya Administrative Organization
Panel: Chonburi Chief Judge Visit Sripibool and Presiding Judges from Chonburi Provincial Court
Moderator: American Drew Noyes, Managing Director PAPPA Co., Ltd. Law Office
Date: Wednesday, August 24th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Arrive: from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Out of Respect for the Judges: DRESS CODE STRICTLY ENFORCED
Smart Casual: No shorts, T-Shirts, low-cut blouses
Smart Casual: No shorts, T-Shirts, low-cut blouses
NO RECORDING DEVICES ALLOWED! PHOTOGRAPHS APPROVED, BUT NO VIDEO or AUDIO TAPING.
Location: Pattaya City Hall
On North Pattaya Road Directly Opposite Tesco Lotus Superstore
Main Conference Hall, Thappaya Room in Pattaya City Hall on the 4th Floor
Location: Pattaya City Hall
On North Pattaya Road Directly Opposite Tesco Lotus Superstore
Main Conference Hall, Thappaya Room in Pattaya City Hall on the 4th Floor
Parking: In the parking garage behind the main build
Legal rights of foreigners in Thailand will be discussed in Pattaya at the upcoming seminar by a panel of presiding judges from Chonburi Provincial Court.
Chief Judge Visit Sripibool has instructed Presiding Judge Mahachai Srithongklang of Chonburi Provincial Court to organize a seminar in English to help foreigners in Thailand understand Thai law, the judicial system and their rights. This seminar will be held in cooperation with the Pattaya Administrative Organization in Pattaya City Hall.
Moderator for the Thai law seminar is American Drew Noyes, Managing Director of PAPPA Co., Ltd. Law office in Pattaya who will field questions about the Thailand Criminal Justice organizations and their powers, rights of an arrested person, bail in criminal and narcotic cases, plea of the accused, and sentencing guidelines. The judges will answer questions after giving an overview of the Criminal Justice organizations and their power. Additional topics include:
- Rights of an arrested person
- Bail in criminal and narcotic cases
- Plea of the accused
- Sentencing Guidelines
Source:
http://thailawseminar.eventbrite.com/Press release on the seminar here:
Chonburi Provincial Courts are stepping up their campaign to educate local expats on the finer points of the Thai Justice system.
Chonburi Provincial Courts are stepping up their campaign to educate local expats on the finer points of the Thai Justice system. In a recent press conference, Chonburi's Chief Judge, Visit Sriphiboon announced an upcoming seminar titled "Insight into the Criminal Proceedings for Adults in Thailand." The seminar takes place on August 24 in Pattaya.
“The seminar is part of our project to inform foreigners living in Thailand on the justice system and is aimed at providing useful information about where they can ask questions to further understand the legal system. We will also have judges on hand who deal with criminal cases to explain the methods with which legal judgements are made,” said Visit Sriphiboon.
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