Articles & Blog

Legal liability – Negligence on the road
Legal liability relating to negligent road accidents, in particular accidents caused by “brake-failing” buses and the like is my subject in this article. Certainly, the spate of recent well-publicised bus accidents on Patong Hill alone are a cause for serious...
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Desmond Hughes, International Realtors Conference Bangkok Aug 2017
Desmond Hughes delivered a presentation at the International Realtors Conference Bangkok 2017 on Condominium Hotels: Residential and Hotel Use Combination on August 20th 2017. IRC 2017 brought together realtors, developers and property industry professionals from around the globe, to a...
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John Christie, CEO Tesco Lotus, BCCT Event
Desmond Hughes and Robert Krupica alongside Grenville Fordham of Image Asia, assisted the British Chamber of Commerce to Thailand (BCCT) in the organisation of the presentation by John Christie, CEO of Tesco Lotus at the Outrigger Laguna Phuket hotel on...
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Check Who You Do Business With
If you are a short or long term visitor to Phuket, you will discover that there isn’t a shortage of good opportunities for investment, but that there are also an abundance of scams too. Be cautious, take your time, observe,...
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Fake News and Fake Property Promises
An ever-changing world The state of our world is clear for many to see, but all of us have different points of view. Generally speaking, through positive eyes, we have developed medicines and medical care so that many live longer,...
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Phuket Island Never Gives Up Hope
Desmond Hughes' regular Property Watch Column for this edition covers the developments in Phuket including real estate and infrastructure projects which have moved forward despite the numerous challenges and hurdles along the way:
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Phuket Island Never Gives Up Hope
Desmond Hughes' regular Property Watch Column for this edition covers the developments in Phuket including real estate and infrastructure projects which have moved forward despite the numerous challenges and hurdles along the way:
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Legal Services in Thailand and the Board Of Investment – a good bet for Foreign Ownership and Privileges
The Board of Investment regularly updates its rules and accomodating features for Foreign Direct Investment in Thailand. For clients that are not aware of all of the privileges available from the Board of Investment, then the website, in English, is...
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How to Lease, Renovate and Finance a Myanmar Hotel Project
Desmond Hughes has had an article on his experience as lead advisor in relation to his client, Khun Supalak Foong of Kanok Furniture and Decoration Co. Ltd – a long established and successful furniture and hotel renovation business, investing into...
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Teltale Signs of Developer Inexperience
There are developers, good and bad. Desmond Hughes discusses some tell tale signs of the inexperienced developers and common approaches to real estate development in his latest Property Watch Column of the Phuket Gazette.
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