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SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
SUWANVARA LAWFIRM
Suwanvara Law Firm Co., Ltd.
Bangkok

Administrative Law Attorney in Bangkok — Suits Against Government Agencies

Administrative cases are disputes between private parties and state agencies or officials, heard by the Administrative Courts — a separate system from the Courts of Justice. They span unlawful administrative orders, agency omissions, state-land disputes, and civil-service disciplinary matters. Critically, administrative claims carry relatively short limitation periods that run from when the affected party knew or should have known of the cause. Counsel familiar with Administrative Court procedure helps file within the deadline and frame the case correctly from the outset.

Scope of administrative law attorney work in Bangkok

  • Petitions to revoke administrative orders
  • Government land disputes (SPK / NSL)
  • Civil service disciplinary cases
  • Local government disputes (TAO, municipalities)
  • State liability (tort) claims and compensation against agencies
  • Public procurement and administrative-contract disputes

Process

  1. 1Check the claim type and limitation period — counted from when the cause was or should have been known
  2. 2Pursue the internal administrative appeal first where the law requires it before suit
  3. 3Draft the complaint and compile documentary evidence for the Administrative Court
  4. 4Engage in the fact-finding and submissions stage
  5. 5Follow the judgment and enforcement of the court's order

Documents to prepare

  • Copy of the disputed administrative order or agency letter
  • Evidence of any internal administrative appeal
  • Documents establishing the relevant rights (title deeds, certificates, permits)
  • Correspondence with the agency and other documentary evidence
  • Claimant's Thai ID card

About our team in Bangkok

Service for Bangkok and its metropolitan area — Thailand's capital and its financial and industrial hub. We have a Bangkok branch office in Lat Phrao and appear at the Civil, Criminal, Central Labor, Central Tax, and Central IP & International Trade Courts. We cover factories and operators across Bangkok-area industrial estates such as Lat Krabang, Bang Chan, Gemopolis, Nava Nakorn, Bang Kadi, Bangpoo, and Bang Phli — labor and wrongful-termination cases, import-export customs, BOI investment, and commercial-contract advisory.

We specialize in Bangkok's specialized courts — IP, Central Tax, Central Labor, and Central Administrative — plus M&A, foreign investment, and advisory work for factories in industrial estates: labor and termination disputes, factory and environmental compliance, customs procedures, and BOI privileges. We keep a Bangkok branch office in Lat Phrao and our partners travel to Bangkok regularly, serving clients at lower cost than a downtown-capital firm.

Courts we appear at in Bangkok

  • Bangkok South Civil Court
  • Civil Court
  • Criminal Court
  • Central Labor Court
  • Central Tax Court
  • Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court

Bangkok and metro (Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan), including the Lat Krabang, Bang Chan, Gemopolis, Nava Nakorn, Bang Kadi, Bangpoo, and Bang Phli industrial estates

Past matters in Bangkok

  • International IP case at CIPIT Court

Contact our Bangkok attorneys

We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.

Frequently asked questions — administrative law attorney in Bangkok

1 questions answered

Administrative limitation periods are shorter than ordinary civil ones and vary by claim type. Petitions to revoke an administrative order generally must be filed within the statutory period running from when the claimant knew or should have known of the cause. Some categories — such as those protecting the public interest — may have no limitation period. Because the counting is intricate and missing it forfeits the right, consult a lawyer as soon as you receive a decision you disagree with, so the exact period that applies to your case can be confirmed under the Act on Establishment of and Procedure for Administrative Courts.