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

Defamation Lawyer in Saraburi — Criminal and Civil Defamation, Online Defamation Cases

Defamation in Thailand has both criminal and civil dimensions — a post damaging another's reputation can attract liability under both. Online defamation can additionally engage the Computer-Related Crimes Act. We act for both plaintiffs (the defamed party) and defendants, focusing where possible on negotiated take-downs, written apologies, and damages claims only where warranted.

Scope of defamation lawyer work in Saraburi

  • Personal defamation (criminal defamation under the Penal Code)
  • Defamation by publication — Facebook, TikTok, print, broadcast
  • Computer-Related Crimes Act B.E. 2550 (amended 2560) for online content
  • Civil damages claims, take-down requests, and apology orders
  • Defence strategy — truth, fair comment, and good-faith critique
  • Platform coordination (Meta, TikTok, Google) for content removal and discovery

Process

  1. 1Capture screenshots with URL, date, and time stamps
  2. 2Issue a cease-and-desist demanding take-down and apology
  3. 3If ignored — file criminal complaint and civil damages claim
  4. 4Request platform disclosure of the poster (for anonymous accounts)
  5. 5Proceed to judgment or negotiate settlement

Documents to prepare

  • All screenshots (with URL and timestamps)
  • Evidence of harm (lost customers, contracts, opportunities)
  • Background relationship with the publisher (if any)
  • Plaintiff's Thai ID or passport

About our team in Saraburi

Saraburi is Thailand's cement and construction-materials base, and the land gateway every truck from the Northeast passes on the way into Bangkok. The legal work holds to three things: labor at the plants and quarries; contractor and materials-supply agreements, where the disputes are usually about progress payments and deductions; and land cases spanning farmland, project sites, and boundaries running up against concession areas.

Saraburi is within reach of both our Bangkok and Khon Kaen offices. On construction disputes we start by reading the progress-payment records and the full correspondence trail, because these cases turn on the order of the documents, not on testimony given afterwards.

Courts we appear at in Saraburi

  • Saraburi Provincial Court
  • Saraburi Juvenile and Family Court

Saraburi, Kaeng Khoi, Nong Khae, Wihan Daeng, and the areas continuing into Lopburi and Ayutthaya

Past matters in Saraburi

  • Progress-payment and deduction dispute between employer and contractor
  • Labor case at a construction-materials plant
  • Boundary dispute adjoining a concession area

Contact our Saraburi attorneys

We serve clients across Thailand. Initial consultation.

Frequently asked questions — defamation lawyer in Saraburi

3 questions answered

If the publisher agrees to take down the post and issue a written apology, most matters end at negotiation. Suing makes sense where harm is clear-cut (lost customers, damaged business) or the publisher refuses removal. We help you weigh which route is faster and more cost-effective.
It depends on demonstrable harm and the parties' standing. Courts weigh reach of the publication, severity of the words, and real impact — lost revenue, costs of public correction, and reputational damage — the court sets the figure case by case based on what is proven.
Fair comment by a reasonable member of the public is generally a defence, but the line between fair comment and defamation is thin. Content that exaggerates or uses inflammatory language beyond what a critique requires can cross the line. We can review content before publication to assess risk.