The Case for the Case Visa in Thailand

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive from our own clients, as well as clients of Thai lawyers and Thai law firms, has to do with what sort of visa defendants in Thailand can receive whilst their cases are ongoing. This is a very important topic, as it can save defendants from getting charged with another crime, getting deported out of Thailand, or blacklisted from entering Thailand. In today’s post, we will make the case for the case visa and explain the benefits to remaining legal in Thailand. This post is about case visas in Thailand and will be of particular importance for people who have a case in Thailand. This includes defendants who have been granted bail from the Thai court Read more

Thailand Bail Featured on RIA Novosti (Russian News)

On 12 August 2016, Thailand Bail was featured in an article by major Russian news company RIA Novosti, part of the RT group. The article highlights the work from Thailand Bail on a major Thailand – Russia – USA extradition case. Within the first day, thousands of people read this article, which was expertly written about the case of Dmitry Ukrainskiy, Russian national who was detained in Thailand pending an FBI investigation. Thailand Bail represents a wide variety of clients from many countries, including Russia and the United States. While we will not comment directly on cases that we are actively working on, we do encourage you to read the article. It is in the original Russian language below, as well as the translated version in English above the Russian Read more

Criminal Gangs in Thailand (Financial Crimes)

As a criminal defense law firm, Thailand Bail encounters all kinds of cases, ranging from drug cases to murder cases to financial crimes cases. We have written quite a lot about the first two topics, so today we would like to address the financial crimes topic. Criminal gangs are largely to blame for many of the financial crimes committed by foreigners, specifically in ATM card fraud and online scamming. Most of our clients who have been accused of electronic card fraud in Thailand come from Malaysia, China, and various European countries such as Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania. Our clients who have been accused of online scams typically come from African countries. This is not Read more

No One Plans to Go to a Thai Prison

Getting arrested in Thailand, going to a Thai prison, and working with a good lawyer in Thailand typically is unexpected. Most of the people we have represented in court did not intend to get arrested. It was simply not in their plans. This is the nature of getting arrested in Thailand and defending yourself against criminal charges in a Thai court. A recent story reported by the Bangkok Post reminded us of how easily one can get arrested in Thailand. As the newspaper reports, a Chinese man named Zhou Hongzhi was feeding fish at an island near Phuket with his Thai tour guide when the police detained him and arrested him for the act. The Chinese man was Read more

Getting Arrested in Thailand (Part 2)

We have previously written about getting arrested in Thailand, but with recent criminal cases coming to our office, we decided to write another post on the topic. Getting arrested in Thailand and knowing how to bail out of this situation are important skills to have if you face criminal charges in Thailand. Thailand Bail is unique in that we offer free advice over the phone to people who have been arrested. Going to jail is not on anyone’s to-do list when they arrive in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, or other location here. Thailand Bail provides free legal advice on how to respond to police interrogation and other initial investigation Read more

Bail Cases in Thailand: Newsworthy Stories about Bail

Thailand Bail has worked on a number of interesting and unique bail cases throughout the years, giving us real, on-the-ground experience dealing with a variety of situations. In Thailand lawyers must be both well-versed in academic aspects of the law as well as practical situations that they can pull from when they need to. However, there are some newsworthy bail cases that come about occasionally that are worth learning from. Our article today explores a few of these bail cases and what can be learned Read more

Holiday Hours at the Office 2015-2016

We would like to take this opportunity to inform our clients and partners that our office will be closed for the holiday season from 23 December 2015 – 07 January 2016, which will give our hard-working lawyers and support staff time off to spend with their families and friends, some of which do not live in Thailand. This schedule fits in with the general schedule of the courts, which do not schedule many hearings during these 2 weeks. There will be limited support staff available to answer emails and phone calls, but we will still respond Read more

Lawyers in Thailand: How to Find a Reliable Partner, not just a Quick Fix

Finding the best lawyer in Thailand is something that everyone having legal problems here looks for. There are a few factors that come into play when selecting the best legal team in Thailand, including technical expertise (how much the lawyers know about Thai law), reliability (the lawyers do what they say they will do), and price (how much the lawyers charge for their work). Some of the most common mistakes that people make when selecting a lawyer in Thailand include going with the cheapest option. There are countless Thai lawyers who promise easy solutions and cheap prices for their services. However, these people are rarely able to do much at all for your case. In this post, the Thailand Bail team examines what qualities make up a good legal team in Thailand. Hopefully, this Read more

How to Fight and Win Drug Cases in Thailand

Thailand Bail has established itself as the premier bail – focused law firm in Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and the rest of Thailand. In addition to this expertise, Thailand Bail has been gaining notoriety in Klong Prem Remand Prison, Klong Prem Bam Bat Prison, Nong Pla Lai Prison, and other prisons around the country for successfully fighting and winning drug cases in Thailand. The drug laws in Thailand are notoriously tough, with foreigners and Thais alike receiving life sentences for relatively small amounts of drugs. This is due to the automatic minimum sentencing laws and the associated quantities. For example, having 1 gram of a class 1 narcotic Read more

The Art of International Bail

As the name of our law firm Thailand Bail suggests, we are experts in bail in Thailand. We have decades of experience bailing Thai and foreign defendants out of prisons across the country, from large cities such as Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, and Chiang Mai to smaller provinces including Prachuab Khiri Khan, Surat Thani, and Kanchanaburi. Other law firms in Thailand offer bail services too. Most of them are not experts in this field of law, and can actually cause more harm than good by filing a bad bail application or bail appeal. We have previously written about the importance of the bail appeal in Thai courts, which is often needed when initial bail applications are rejected. There are some cases in Thailand that we can secure bail for our clients, but that cannot be won in court. There are minimum sentencing laws in place for certain drug crimes in Thailand, for example, that means Read more