Thai law | One Night in Bangkok
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| Thailand Law |
Recently a young Australian man came to me seeking advice
about a minor incident that had occurred during a drunken night out. The
Australian man had told me that he was out with friends and after the result of
much drinking had lost recollection of the night in detail. Gathering from his
friends that were with him on the night and his own memories he pieced together
that he was involved in an incident with a young Thai woman.
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| Bangkok lawyer |
This incident resulted under Thailand law in the accidental injury of the Thai woman which was the product of
drunken frivolity, the injury was a cut to her left eyebrow which required
seven stitches. He explained to me that they had both fallen over accidentally
whilst dancing and she had hit her head on a table edge. At the time his
friends that were with him said that they would take care of the situation and
help him out but all they did was give the woman his phone number, which ended
in countless aggravating phone calls regarding her situation.
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| Thai Law |
The Australian man told me that he was happy to pay for the
medical expenses caused by the accident but that the Thai woman was not happy
with the amount and is only interested in extorting him for money in this case
asking for one hundred thousand baht compensation. This is obviously not fair
under Thailand law as it was an accident as both
of them had fallen down and the Australian man did not mean to intentionally
hurt the girl.
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| Thailand lawyer |
Our comment: Because the whole incident was an accident of
this there is no Thai law holding him liable for
any criminal wrongdoing simply because her injury is not considered severe. A
prosecutor cannot legally prosecute him through a criminal case but the Thai
woman can sue the Australian man by submitting a civil case requesting
compensation for the injury. What we know is the medical bill is not expensive and
the Australian man is willing to pay twenty thousand baht including
compensation for the accident. But the Thai woman did not agree with the amount
and was only interesting in financial gain and thus the problem has still not
reached its conclusion. So if you are planning a big night out please take care
and be aware that not all problems can be easily fixed follow Thai law. If you have your any questions regarding Thailand law please write in to us.
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