Legal services in Pattaya
Contracts, certifications and registrations handled properly, explained in a language you actually speak.
- Documents explained in your language before you sign
- Notarial certification for use abroad
- Company registration structured around your work permit
- Thai wills and property protection
Most legal problems foreigners run into in Thailand were created by a document they signed without reading, or by a document they never made at all. A lease with no exit clause. A car bought in someone else's name. A house paid for and registered to a partner. No will, and Thai property law deciding what happens next.
None of that is exotic or complicated to prevent. It just requires that someone reads the Thai text and tells you honestly what it says before you sign it.
What we handle
- Sale, purchase and lease agreements for property and vehicles, drafted or reviewed.
- Notarial services attorney certification, for documents you need to use in your home country.
- Company registration, including structuring it so it can support a work permit.
- Marriage registration at the district office, and the recognition of a foreign marriage in Thailand.
- Thai wills covering your assets here, which is a different document from a will made at home.
- Powers of attorney, so business here can continue while you are abroad.
The two documents every long stay foreigner should have
The first is a Thai will covering your Thai assets. A will made in your home country may eventually be recognised, but the delay and expense fall on the people you leave behind, at the worst possible time.
The second is a properly drafted lease or purchase agreement for wherever you live. Verbal arrangements work beautifully right up until the moment they do not.
Legal services
- Company registration in PattayaA Thai limited company set up properly the first time, structured from day one around the work permit you will need.Read more →
- Notary services in PattayaCertification of signatures, copies and documents for use outside Thailand, by a licensed notarial services attorney.Read more →
- Registering your marriage in PattayaThe legal marriage at the district office, with the embassy affirmation, translations and legalisation prepared in the right order.Read more →
- Contract drafting and reviewSomeone reads the Thai version and tells you what it actually says, before your signature is on it.Read more →
- Legal consulting for foreignersA straight answer about where you stand, before it becomes a dispute you are paying to fight.Read more →
- Thai wills for foreign residentsA will that covers your Thai assets, so the people you leave behind are not fighting the courts in a language they do not speak.Read more →
- Powers of attorneyAuthority for someone you trust to act for you here while you are on the other side of the world.Read more →
Frequently asked questions
Can a foreigner own property in Thailand?
A foreigner can own a condominium unit outright in their own name, subject to the building's foreign ownership quota. Land is different and the structures people use to hold it vary enormously in how safe they are. We will tell you frankly which structures we consider sound and which ones we would not put our own money into.
What does a notarial services attorney do?
Thailand does not have notaries public in the sense most European and American clients expect. It has lawyers licensed to certify documents and signatures for use abroad. That is what you need when your home country asks for a notarised document and you are here.
Do you review a contract I have already been given?
Yes, and it is one of the most useful hours you can buy. Bring the Thai version, not only the English summary, because they are not always the same document.
Been handed a contract in Thai?
Do not sign it yet. Send us a photo on LINE and we will tell you what it actually says.