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The Court of Appeal for Specialized Cases was established by
the Act for the Establishment of the Court of Appeal for Specialized Cases
2015 (B.E. 2558) and started to operate on 1 October 2016. The Court of
Appeal for Specialized Cases consists of five divisions: 1) the intellectual
property and international trade case division, 2) the tax case division 3)
the Labour case division 4) the Bankruptcy division and 5) the Juvenile
and Family case division.

The Court of Appeal for Specialized Cases is empowered to
adjudicate the appeals against judgments and orders of specialized Courts,
namely Intellectual Property and International Trade Courts, Tax Courts,
Labour Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and Juvenile and Family Courts.

The adjudication of the court of appeal for specialized cases is
conducted by a quorum of judges with specific knowledge and expertise
in each area

6.1.1.3 The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the court of highest and final court to
adjudicate an appeal against a judgment or an order of the Courts of
Appeal, or, in the particular case, the Courts of first instance in civil and
criminal cases. The court is located in Bangkok.

6.1.2 Civil Procedure

Thailand is a Civil Law country. Thai courts are not bound by
precedents. Nonetheless, decisions of the Supreme Court have certain
persuasive authority in the adjudication of the cases by the lower courts.

Civil procedure is governed by the Civil Procedural Code. The
accusatorial system prevails before the Courts of Justice. There is no jury
trial in Thailand. The charge of proof belongs to both parties on the basis
of equality. The parties must bring the evidence before the courts to prove
their allegations. The judges act impartially and hear the evidence of both
parties. The judges then decide the case based on the merits of the

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