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

Traffic & Accident Lawyer in Bangkok — Vehicle Collisions, DUI, Insurance Claims

Traffic cases in Thailand typically run on three parallel tracks — criminal (negligent driving, DUI), civil (medical bills, vehicle repair, loss of income), and insurance (compulsory and voluntary policies). Counsel helps prioritise, negotiate with opposing parties and insurers, and file suit when needed.

Scope of traffic accident lawyer work in Bangkok

  • Vehicle collisions — cars, motorcycles, pedestrians
  • DUI cases (both defence and victim representation)
  • Damages claims against opposing drivers and insurers
  • Road Accident Victims Protection Act claims — accelerated processing
  • Truck and freight-damage cases
  • Hit-and-run claims and identification

Process

  1. 1Obtain police daily log and scene photos
  2. 2Preserve medical bills, doctor's certificates, and repair quotes
  3. 3File claims with both insurers (yours and opposing)
  4. 4Negotiate settlement, or file civil/criminal proceedings as appropriate
  5. 5Enforcement if the defendant or insurer fails to pay

Documents to prepare

  • Police daily log
  • Scene photos and damage photos
  • Medical bills and doctor's certificates
  • Driver's licence, vehicle registration, insurance policy

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 — traffic accident lawyer in Bangkok

3 questions answered

DUI causing injury triggers both the Land Traffic Act and the Penal Code, carrying penalties of imprisonment and fines according to the severity of the outcome. Prompt restitution to the victim and a guilty plea are mitigating factors the court typically considers. We help negotiate settlement and prepare mitigation submissions.
Compulsory insurance (under the Road Accident Victims Protection Act) covers personal-injury losses up to a statutory cap and pays out immediately. Voluntary insurance covers everything else (vehicle repair, losses above the statutory cap). Victims typically claim from the at-fault vehicle's compulsory policy first, then the excess from the at-fault driver's voluntary policy.
In hit-and-run cases, the Road Victims Compensation Fund pays initial medical and compensation amounts in the at-fault driver's place. Victims apply through the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), while the police continue searching for the driver. We handle both tracks in parallel.