editor’s note: This blog has always been about sharing everything we know about Thailand - the bars, the nightlife and making our own way in business here. Well folks - to do just about anything as a foreigner in Thailand you better have a lawyer. Visa, work permits, marriage stuff and of course business endeavors. We have tried to cover business stuff as we go and I even tried to keep a section on it.
Recently we met an American lawyer in the Big Mango and we discussed some sort of regular column for the blog. I think it will be cool. This will be his first post and we are already discussing some ideas for other posts. We may do some sort of ask the lawyer column and highlight some real case work. I would like to welcome Ben to the blog! Thanks.
Ben is the Managing Director of Integrity Legal (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Much confusion surrounds the US-Thai Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations, or simply the Treaty of Amity as most expats refer to it in Thailand. The confusion surrounding the treaty stems from its precarious status with regard to the WTO treaty signed by Thailand nearly fifteen years ago and the, currently mothballed, Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Thailand. Many people wonder if the Treaty is still in force and if it is, then how much protection does it really offer?
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