Court fees required to file a civil claim in Thailand If the case involves property or money and the claim amount is less than 50 million baht, the filing party must pay court fees equal to 2% of the total claim amount (up to a maximum of 200,000 baht). If the amount exceeds 50 million baht, the submitting party needs to add an additional 0.1% of the claim amount. Payment must be made at the time the case is filed. An additional court fee of 1,000 baht is required.
These court fees are to cover the costs of the court. If the case is settled by agreement/compromise, the court fees will be refunded minus a minimum deduction.
The following examples are common examples for which the statute of limitations is two years:
1. Interest in arrears
2. The amount payable to repay principal in installments.
3. Arrears of wages, annuities, pensions, maintenance allowances and all other periodic payments.
Civil Court Claim (Litigation) 🇹🇭《Thai Law》
Payment of Court Fees
If the case concerns property or money, the filing party is required to pay court fees equivalent to 2% of the total claim (with a maximum of 200,000 Thai baht) for claims under THB 50 million, and an additional 0.1% of the claims if it exceeds THB 50 million. The payment must be made upon the filing of the case. There is also a 1,000 Thai baht charge for court delivery expenses.
The court fees are paid to cover the expenses to be incurred by the court. Should the case be settled at compromise, expect the court fees to be returned with very minimum deductions.
The period of prescription is two years for the following common claims:
1.Arrears of interest
2. Sums payable for the purpose of paying off the principal by installments.
3. Arrears of salaries, annuities, pensions, allowances for maintenance and all other periodical payments.
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