Looking Back: 2020
One of the most significant changes and developments in 2020 would be the introduction of several laws to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. These include, among others, those empowering the Bangkok and provincial governors to order the closure of places posing risk of transmission of the virus, imposing a curfew during specific hours, introducing financial and tax measures to support businesses and individuals, relaxing requirements on holding meetings and submitting annual reports for the corporate sector, and extending the deadline for land and building tax payments.
In the area of dispute resolution, civil mediation before litigation was introduced to provide more options for resolving civil disputes, which would in turn help reduce the number of cases in the Court.
In recognition of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned May 2020…
