Bangkok · Pattaya · Phuket · nationwide
Deal support in Thailand
A lawyer or accountant at your negotiations in person: partner checks, contract, payment control.
Services
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Deal escort
Negotiations and deals with Thai partners
Deal escort means a Sabai Legal lawyer or accountant on your side, from checking the partner to signing and payment. It is for buyers, sellers and investors closing a deal with a Thai company or individual. We check the other side against government registers, negotiate in Thai and English, draft the contract and set up payment control through a bank letter of credit or contractual escrow.
Learn moreWhat's included
- A lawyer or accountant at the meeting in person
- Negotiations in Thai and English
- Your position and questions prepared in advance
- Written summary of the meeting
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Company & partner due diligence
Before a prepayment, supply deal, lease or share purchase
Due diligence means checking a Thai company or partner before the deal: a supplier, buyer, landlord or a company you are buying into. We pull records from the DBD register and check the directors and signing authority, shareholders, filed financial statements, bankruptcy and auction records at the LED, mortgages and licences, and visit the address if needed. You get a written report with a risk level and the terms worth putting into the contract.
Learn moreWhat's included
- Everything in the express check
- Review of financial statements for recent years
- Request and review of the other side's documents
- Check of sector licences and mortgages
- Site visit: photos and video
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Disputes and debt recovery
Companies whose clients, partners or suppliers won't pay
Disputes and debt recovery protects your company when a Thai client, supplier or partner does not pay or does not perform a contract. It is for foreign companies, Thai companies with foreign shareholders and business owners. We check your documents, the limitation period and the debtor, handle the demand letter and negotiations in Thai, and, if needed, mediation, litigation and enforcement of the judgment through the Legal Execution Department (LED).
Learn moreWhat's included
- Everything in Assessment and demand letter
- Mediation before filing or in court
- Statement of claim and evidence in Thai
- Application for asset attachment before judgment, if there is a risk
- Attendance at hearings
Frequently asked questions
Do you represent only our side?
By default, yes. We act as a neutral intermediary for both parties only under a separate agreement with both of them.
Where do the meetings take place?
Anywhere in Thailand. Travel to another city is arranged in advance.
Will the partner know about the check?
Not necessarily. By law, anyone may inspect a company's documents held by the registrar and get certified copies for a government fee. The affidavit and copies are ordered through the DBD website or a bank — the company itself takes no part. If we need internal documents or a site visit, we agree with you in advance how to ask for them. We sign an NDA on request.
What can anyone see about a company?
The official DBD DataWarehouse+ database publishes company data and financial statements, as well as data on foreign investment in Thai companies. Directors and signing authority are on the DBD register, and shareholder names are on the บอจ.5 list. The DBD issues certified copies of these documents.
How long do I have to recover a debt?
It depends on the debt. A supplier's claim for goods delivered or work done is 2 years, or 5 years if they were for the debtor's own business. A number of claims for services are also 2 years. Interest arrears and rent for real estate are 5 years. The general period is 10 years. Send us the contract and invoices and we will work out your exact deadline.
The debtor admitted the debt in a message. Does that help?
It can. An acknowledgment of the debt — in writing, by part payment, by paying interest or by giving security — interrupts prescription, and a new period starts (CCC, ss. 193/14, 193/15). We will review the messages: who wrote them and what exactly they admit matters. Keep the messages and bank confirmations.
Tell us about your situation — we reply within 15 minutes
Every day, 9:00–21:00 (Bangkok time)
A Sabai Legal lawyer will reply — in English, Russian or Thai