1. LEGAL ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN THAILAND
4 June 2015
Ms. Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol
Director-General, Legal Execution Department
Ministry of Justice, THAILAND

2. Agenda Mission of the LED Roles of the LED  Recent Development
Legal Reform
Policy Aspects
 World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Enforcing Contracts - Doing Business in Asia - ASEAN
 ASEAN Economic Community
 Forward Looking

3. Mission of the LED
Provide services in Civil case enforcement, Bankruptcy cases administration, Reorganization, Liquidation and Deposit of property with cost efficiency, fairness and swiftness
Provide legal information concerning legal execution and deposit of property to the public
Provide mediation service at enforcement phase

4. Mission of the LED
Standardize and improve the practices nationwide – 114 Offices around the country
Modernize laws and regulations relating to LED functions to cope with the economic and social development
Develop effective case management, process and administration to increase efficiency
Equip LED officers with knowledge and ability at professional level

5. Roles of the LED FAIR FAST EQUITABLE TRANSPARENT
Engine to the growth of the Thai economy
Strengthen the competitive of the country
Resolve commercial disputes by implementing the mediation
International cooperation
FAIR
FAST
EQUITABLE
TRANSPARENT

6. Recent Development : Legal Reform
Amendment/Revision of …
Expected Effect
Civil Procedure Code, Section 309 quarter (endorsed by the Cabinet on January 6, 2015, now under the deliberation of the Council of State)
Winning bidder not liable to the debt owed by the former owner of the condominium
>> attract more potential bidders
Civil Procedure Code, Title II, Division IV, Execution of Judgment or Order (endorsed by the Cabinet on January 6, 2015, now under deliberation of the Council of State)
Minimizing steps and updating in enforcement procedures
>> decreasing duration of time in enforcing court judgment

7. Recent Development : Legal Reform
Amendment/Revision of …
Expected Effect
Ministerial Decree on Setting Rules, Measures and Conditions of the Public Auction (endorsed by the Cabinet on May 18, 2015 and will be soon under the deliberation of the Council of State)
Resolving obstacles relating to public auction and cutting unnecessary procedures
>> increase effectiveness of the public auction
LEDs’ Order on Documents Required for Commencing the Enforcement Procedures and the Advancing of Fees in Civil Cases
Resolving obstacles relating to and facilitating the enforcement of judgment
>> increase effectiveness of enforcement
Codifying all LED’s orders regarding to civil enforcement
Facilitating all stakeholders, including the LED’s personnel to refer and consider all the LED’s orders
>> increase effectiveness of enforcement

8. Recent Development: Policy Aspects
Facilitation Enforcement Service
Promote the effectiveness of “One-Stop-Service” Office
Public auction on the weekday & weekend
Promoting mediation at enforcement phase focusing on Households, SME and education debts

9. Recent Development: Policy Aspects
Computerized System Enhancement
Mobile on Application “LED Property” – access information regarding assets ready to be sold at the public auction, since January 1, 2015
E-Enforcement System: (Currently implemented)
E-Civil Case Management
E-Payment
E-Broadcast
E-Service of Document
In the process of developing >> E-Filing & E-Public Auction and simultaneous national-wide public auction

10. (Distance to Frontier % points)
World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Enforcing Contracts - Doing Business in ASIA*
Economies
Ranking**
Time
(days)
Cost
( % of claim value)
Procedure
DTF
(Distance to Frontier % points)
Thailand 25
440 15 36
70.05
Korea 4
230
10.3 32
81.71
Hong Kong SAR, China 6
360
21.2 26
80.32
Japan
32.2
69.95
Kazakhstan 30
370
22.0
69.33
United Arab Emirates
121
524
19.5 49
52.52
Sri Lanka
165
1,318
22.8 40
38.96
*Doing Business 2015 Report :
**ranking compared across 189 economies

11. (Distance to Frontier % points)
World Bank – Ease of Doing Business Enforcing Contracts - Doing Business in ASEAN*
Economies
Ranking**
Time
(days)
Cost
( % of claim value)
Procedure
DTF
(Distance to Frontier % points)
Thailand 25
440
15.0 36
70.05
Singapore 1
150
25.8 21
89.54
Malaysia 29
425
37.3
69.39
Vietnam 47
400
29.0
65.89
Lao PDR 99
443
31.6 42
57.49
Philippines
124
842
31.0 37
52.02
Brunei Darussalam
139
540
36.6
47.76
Indonesia
172
471
115.7 40
37.28
Cambodia
178
483
103.4 44
32.79
Myanmar
185
1,160
51.5 45
27.31
*Doing Business 2015 Report :
**ranking compared across 189 economies

12. ASEAN Economic Community 2015
Four pillars of AEC
Single market and production base
Competitive economic region
Equitable economic development
Integration into the Global economy

13. ASEAN Economic Community 2015
Conference on “Exchanging of Best Practices on Legal Execution between UIHJ and ASEAN Member States” March 2014, Bangkok,Thailand - UIHJ was a co-host.
to exchange information on laws and regulations, experiences and best practices regarding enforcement or court judgment in civil case,
to promote a wider professional network of judicial officer and
to develop cordial relationship and explore possible cooperation among relevant agencies from UIHJ and ASEAN Member States

14. Recent Activity of UIHJ and ASEAN Member States
The Conference on “Exchanging of Best Practices on Legal Execution between UIHJ and ASEAN Member States in Bangkok, 2014

15. ASEAN Economic Community 2015
International Conference on Enforcement of Civil Case Judgment in the Context of Dynamic Regional Economic Integration, July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

16. Increase Competitiveness & Investor’s Confidence
Aiming Towards …
WORLD BANK
INDEX
Legal Reform
Policy
Facilitation Enforcement Service
Computerization / E-Enforcement Enhancement
Easier
Cheaper
Faster
Smarter
Regulations
Increase Competitiveness & Investor’s Confidence

17. FORWARD LOOKING …
Laws, regulations, and procedures concerning enforcement of court judgment achieve the international standards;
Provide professional, effective and efficient services
Closer and concrete cooperation and wide network among UIHJ Member States and other countries, including ASEAN at bilateral and multilateral levels; and
Long term cordial friendship.

18. Khob Khun ka Thank you Merci