aquadreams Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I have been messed around with by an employer and thai lawyer and need an interpreter. Does anyone know a good one that is not too expensive? Please send me their name and contact info, if you know of any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) Oh dear, I feel this will be nether easy nor cheap to resolve, as you already have decided to sell up etc, I would suggest it would be easier less stressful and probably more economical to walk away than get involved with courts and lawyers in Thailand. Best of luck! Edited November 5, 2013 by CharlieH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 The fact that you qualify the help as "not too expensive," inspires me to agree with Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Where in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadreams Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 The amount of money is too much to walk away from and is not just a few million baht. I just need an interpreter. The court asked me to have one, they have prosecutors. I am a victim in the matter and the other party did criminal things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Labor court is not a criminal court. They will only be concerned with breech of contract and Thai labor law. If you win and they do not pay you will be here for a long time trying to seize assets and collect the debt. After asset seizure you will have to wait for the court to give permission for those assets to be auctioned and that can take 6 months+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 The amount of money is too much to walk away from and is not just a few million baht. I just need an interpreter. The court asked me to have one, they have prosecutors. I am a victim in the matter and the other party did criminal things. If you are talking millions of baht, then get a decent Thai interpreter...not just someone who is bilingual and cheap. I used another Thai lawyer as Interpreter for a case and found that he was very good at Interpreting, but also in re-phrasing questions to my benefit if I was unclear, or needed time to consider a response. Little more expensive, but a good investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 >>and is not just a few million baht. It's more than a few million baht and you are looking for cheap? Why not spend a bit and get someone qualified. I know some Thai lawyers that work for big international law firms that speak English perfectly. Why not look at International law firms? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadreams Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 The amount of money is too much to walk away from and is not just a few million baht. I just need an interpreter. The court asked me to have one, they have prosecutors. I am a victim in the matter and the other party did criminal things. If you are talking millions of baht, then get a decent Thai interpreter...not just someone who is bilingual and cheap. I used another Thai lawyer as Interpreter for a case and found that he was very good at Interpreting, but also in re-phrasing questions to my benefit if I was unclear, or needed time to consider a response. Little more expensive, but a good investment Ok. can you message me whom you recommend that is a lawyer that you used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Across the street form the American Embassy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meechai Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) I would try to find a fluent Thai speaking Foreigner to be the interpreter. Reason I say this is no matter how well Thai's speak English they often leave out important "small words" Like, as,if,is,and, etc. This has the uncanny effect of completely changing the intended meaning of your statement. For instance... "I love you twice as much as yesterday but not as much as tomorrow" Now hear this, "I love you twice as much as yesterday but not as much tomorrow" See? Edited November 5, 2013 by meechai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) The amount of money is too much to walk away from and is not just a few million baht. I just need an interpreter. The court asked me to have one, they have prosecutors. I am a victim in the matter and the other party did criminal things.The labour court does not deal with criminal cases it will only deal with contractual disputes and labour act breachesAnd besides if the DOL is taking this to the labour court they act on your and you will not need a translator in court they do all the talking what exactly is your dispute ? Edited November 5, 2013 by Soutpeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 You will get what you pay for, if you pay peanuts expect to get a monkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonthaburial Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Did I miss the location of the OP ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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