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Courts of First Instance

ศาลชั้นต้น / Courts of First Instance

Reviewed· 2026-08-03Provincial and Bangkok metropolitan courts

The trial tier, including the Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court and the Central Bankruptcy Court, whose judgments in some categories appeal directly to the Supreme Court rather than through the Courts of Appeal.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
General and specialised trial courts
Jurisdiction
First-instance civil and criminal jurisdiction, with specialised courts for intellectual property and international trade, labour, taxation, bankruptcy, juveniles and family matters.
Seat
Provincial and Bangkok metropolitan courts
Established
1908

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