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

Large Drug Case Win! Thailand Bail Wins Again in Bangkok Criminal Court (28 July 2015)

Thailand Bail has won its year-long drug case in the Bangkok Criminal Court today, bringing further validation to our strategy with seemingly impossible drug cases in Thailand. Ask any law firm in Thailand about their feelings for drug cases – many lawyers will not even accept drug cases because they are difficult. Other lawyers take on drug cases but do not know how to formulate a proper defense. Today’s win in the Ratchada court verifies the defense we put together for our client, a Russian national. For those who have drug cases Read more

The Price of Bail in Thailand

One of the first questions that we get asked from prospective clients is “how much is bail in Thailand?” The answer can vary drastically, as was evidenced in recent news articles in Bangkok. Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra posted bail of 30 million Thai baht, almost $1 million USD. Former Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom has just posted 20 million Thai baht for bail whilst his case continues. While these bail amounts may seem high, they seem small compared to the bail recently set by a US judge for rapper Suge Knight, who apparently collapsed when he heard his bail was set at $25 million USD.

Does this mean that your bail, or the bail of your friend or family in jail in Thailand, is going to be set sky-high? Fortunately, Read more

BBC Features Thailand Bail on TV and Radio

The BBC, one of the most respected news and media organizations in the world, has featured Thailand Bail prominently in its television and radio broadcasts recently. One of our clients has been part of an ongoing criminal investigation, and we have been fighting to have charges dropped or at least reverted to those found on the original charge sheet. Because of our legal efforts in the Bangkok Criminal Court, the media in the UK has picked up on the story, making it the top story on the BBC Hereford and Worcester morning show “Elliott and Toni at Breakfast” for March 31, 2015 as well as the top story on the BBC West Midlands morning show hosted by Adrian Goldberg. Finally, our case was the lead story on the evening news for the BBC Midlands. This follows several newspapers in the UK writing about Read more