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Compare personal injury lawyers in Thailand for road, work and product injury claims: what insurance pays first, the deadlines, the evidence, and fees.
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A personal injury lawyer in Thailand helps people who have been hurt through someone else's fault recover their losses: medical bills, lost income, and compensation for the injury itself. Most of the work happens with insurers, employers and the other side's lawyers. Court is the last step, not the first.
The matters that come up most often:
Injuries from medical treatment fall under medical malpractice, a separate specialism. Each firm's profile shows where it is based and the languages it works in, which matters if you are searching for a lawyer near you after an accident away from home.
Several schemes pay without anyone going to court. A lawyer usually starts by making sure these are claimed in time.
Road accidents. Every vehicle must carry compulsory motor insurance, known in Thai as Por Ror Bor. Under the current compulsory policy terms, the insurer pays initial compensation within 7 days without waiting for proof of fault: up to 30,000 baht for medical costs, 35,000 baht for death or listed permanent injuries, and 65,000 baht combined. The request must reach the insurer within 180 days. Once liability is established, the policy covers up to 80,000 baht for injury and 500,000 baht for death or total permanent disability. A driver hurt in their own insured vehicle receives initial compensation only.
These payments do not end the matter. The motor accident victims law keeps the right to claim more from whoever caused the accident, and a fund pays where the vehicle was uninsured or the driver fled.
Work injuries. The employer reports the injury to the Social Security Office within 15 days, and the employee can also file a claim within 180 days. The Workmen's Compensation Fund pays medical costs from a 65,000 baht base, rising in tiers up to 1,000,000 baht for serious injuries, and 70% of the monthly wage while the employee cannot work, subject to a cap.
Injuries caused by a crime. A person harmed by an offence such as assault can apply for state compensation within one year of learning of the offence, through the Ministry of Justice, whether or not the offender pays.
The general deadline for an injury claim is short. Under the Civil and Commercial Code, a claim for a wrongful act expires one year from the day the injured person knew of the act and who is liable, and never later than ten years after the act. Where the act is also a crime with a longer limitation period, the longer period applies.
Product injuries run on a different clock. Under the unsafe goods law, a claim must be brought within three years of learning of the damage and the liable business, and within ten years of the sale. A lawyer can check whether a deadline has already started running, which is often the most valuable thing a first consultation does.
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The criminal route matters in road accidents and assaults. When the public prosecutor charges the person who caused the injury, the injured person can ask the criminal court to order compensation in the same case, with no court fee, but must do so before the witness hearings begin. The injured person can also join the prosecution as a co-plaintiff at any stage before the first-instance judgment. Product injury claims are consumer cases, which can be filed orally and are generally exempt from court fees.
Compensation can cover medical costs, lost earnings and lost earning capacity, funeral costs and the support dependants lose after a death, and non-financial harm. It can be reduced where the injured person was partly at fault.
Only a lawyer registered and licensed with the Lawyers Council of Thailand may plead in court or draft court filings for someone else, and registration requires Thai nationality. Ask for the name and licence number of the lawyer who will handle your file.
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Lawyers in Thailand may not advertise their fee rates or offer to act for no fee outside legal aid, so fee terms come up in the first consultation. Ask whether the fee is fixed, hourly or linked to the amount recovered, what happens to the fee if the claim settles early, and whether court fees, medical assessments and translations are billed separately. Get the agreement in writing.
Ask about insurance too. Your own travel, health or motor policy may already cover medical costs or legal expenses, and a lawyer needs those policy details to avoid claiming the same loss twice.
If cost is a barrier, a party who cannot pay can apply to the court for an exemption from court fees. The Ministry of Justice's Justice Fund can help with lawyer and court fees after assessing the applicant's circumstances, and the Lawyers Council runs free legal consultation every day on hotline 1167. Eligibility can depend on the applicant, so check before relying on either.
This page is general information, not legal advice. For a specific injury or claim, speak with a qualified lawyer.
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