Lawyers
The Phuket listing is small, so this page also covers the island's courts, its immigration offices, road-accident insurance and when to widen your search.
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International boutique law firm in Bangkok and Phuket, providing legal and tax services to investors, businesses, and private clients across Thailand
฿4,000–12,000 / hour
Professional law firm operating in the kingdom of Thailand since 2011. We're helping with property purchases and M&A transactions
฿6,700–12,300 / hour
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Phuket has its own courts of first instance and its own regional appeal court, though some appeals go to Bangkok. These are the courts lawyers in Phuket work with, and knowing which one hears your matter makes a first consultation shorter.
The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court, the Central Tax Court and the Central Bankruptcy Court are single national courts based in Bangkok, so no such court sits in Phuket. In an intellectual property or international trade case, a civil claim can still be lodged at the provincial court where the defendant lives or where the dispute arose (the IP court's jurisdiction note). A lawyer can tell you whether your matter needs a Bangkok court and whether the firm attends there, or see lawyers in Bangkok.
Immigration lawyers in Thailand can prepare an extension or a change of visa for filing at the immigration office, and the retirement visa guide covers one long-stay route.
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International boutique law firm in Bangkok and Phuket, providing legal and tax services to investors, businesses, and private clients across Thailand
฿4,000–12,000 / hour
Professional law firm operating in the kingdom of Thailand since 2011. We're helping with property purchases and M&A transactions
฿6,700–12,300 / hour
Proof of compulsory motor insurance, known as Por Ror Bor, is needed to register a vehicle or pay its annual tax, and the Office of Insurance Commission sets its cover. Under the policy schedule the regulator set in August 2025 (OIC registrar's order):
Losses above these limits may be recoverable from the other party, their voluntary insurer, or your own travel or health cover, depending on the facts. A personal injury lawyer can review the police report and the insurance position and pursue the claim. Keep the police report, medical records and receipts, and photos of the scene.
For a condo purchase, a villa lease or a Land Office registration, see property lawyers in Phuket. That page covers what a foreign buyer can own, the island's building-height and coastal rules, and where Phuket deals are registered.
The Phuket listing is small. At the time of writing (October 2026), two firms list Phuket, and both offer a free first consultation. Check each firm's card for its languages, practice areas and reported hourly range, and ask how it handles work on the island and in Bangkok.
Before you engage a lawyer, check the licence. Apart from narrow exceptions such as government officers acting in their duties, only a lawyer registered with the Lawyers Council of Thailand may plead in court or draft court documents for someone else, and registration requires Thai nationality (Lawyers Act B.E. 2528, sections 33 and 35). The Council accepts written requests to check a lawyer's record on its form ท.8 (Lawyers Council registration forms).
If the local listing does not cover your matter, widen the search:
Bring copies rather than originals, and send them ahead if the lawyer agrees:
Questions worth asking: who will do the work day to day, whether the fee is fixed or hourly and what it includes, how long the matter usually takes, and whether the firm attends court in Phuket itself.
This page is general information, not legal advice. For a specific case, speak with a qualified lawyer.
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