Olaf Duensing

Thailand Arbitration Law Firm | Arbitration
                  Institutes

Olaf studied law at the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel,Germany where he passed the first state examination (Erstes Staatsexamen) in 1997. He was then awarded a Certificate on French Law for Foreigners at the Jean Moulin University, Lyon, France. He served as Junior Barristor (“Referendar”) i.e. civil servant for the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. In 2000, he passed the second state examination (Zweites Staatsexamen). In 2001 Olaf joined the Hamburg bar association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg) . He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He has been working as a legal advisor and consultant in Thailand since March 2001. Until 2002, he worked as an Associate for Lorenz & Partners in Bangkok. Olaf joined McEvily & Collins Law Offices at the end of 2002. There, he worked in their Bangkok and Phuket branches as an associate partner until 2010.In addition, Olaf lectured at the summer law program of the Golden Gate University, San Francisco in Bangkok in 2004 and 2007. In May 2010, Olaf co-founded the tax and legal advisory and services firm, Duensing Kippen.

Nationality: German

Professional Qualifications/Memberships:

  • Member of Hamburg bar association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg, Germany)
  • American Chamber of Commerce of Thailand Legal Committee
  • American Chamber of Commerce of Thailand Tax Committee
  • Board Member, International Business Association Phuket

Practice Areas:

  • Arbitration / Dispute Resolution
  • Tax
  • Real Estate
  • Corporate / Commercial
  • Administrative Law
  • Mergers and Acquisition

Sample Publications:

  • "Arbitration: issues with the arbitrators"
  • "Arbitration: the agreement to arbitrate"
  • "Your off-shore entity's rental income tax liabilities" / The Phuket News
  • "Ill-advised to use a Thai company to own your holiday home in Thailand - Part 2" / The Phuket News,  Samui – Phangan Real Estate Magazine, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Ill-advised to use a Thai company to own your holiday home in Thailand - Part 1" / The Phuket News, Samui – Phangan Real Estate Magazine, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "When will we see the end of the house and land tax?" / The Phuket News
  • "The Thai Hotel 'Tax': how it works" / The Phuket News, The Phuket Insider (website), Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Arbitration: the advantages" / The Phuket News, Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "A Thai company without Thais" / Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Income tax on personal rental income" / Samui – Phangan Real Estate Magazine, Exotiq Magazine, Think Design Magazine
  • "Bad Debts - Part 2" / Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Bad Debts - Part 1" / Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "The difference between common knowledge and the law" / Samui Express, Exotiq Magazine
  • "Government fees and taxes payable upon transfer of immovable property" / Phuket Post, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "A foreigner can own some ThaiLAND" / Phuket News, Think Design Magazine, Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Capital gain and more tax than your company bargained for" / Samui – Phangan Real Estate Magazine, Pattaya Trader Magazine
  • "Legal Lines: People Power vs. The Building Permit" / Tropical Living Magazine
  • "What to do about your company's bad debts" / Director Magazine
  • "The difference between official opinion and the law" / Exotiq Magazine, Samui Express
  • "Capital gain and no tax"  / Samui – Phangan Real Estate Magazine, Phuket Post, Pattaya Trader, Samui Express, Phuket Post, Exotiq Magazine
  • "Legal Signs Part II (Are you required to put Thai on your business sign?)" / Samui Express, The Phuket News, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Legal Signs Part I (Are you required to put "company, limited" on your business sign?)" / Samui Express, The Phuket News, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "A shareholders meeting of one?" / Phuket Post,  Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Arbitration, enforcing contracts outside of Thai courts" / The Phuket News, Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • "Can you name your company after yourself? Certainly, however..." / Phuket Post, Samui Express
  • "Assignment' and 'Novation' what do they really mean?" / Phuket Post, Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail
  • What does a building permit have to with legal ownership of a building?” / Phuket Post, Samui Express, Pattaya Mail, Chiang Mai Mail, Pattaya Trader Magazine
  • Thailand: Steuersenkungen geplant” / Zeitschrift fuer internationales Steuerrecht, (ISTR 5/2002)

Sample Speaking Engagements:

  • Arbitration – Enforcing contracts outside the courtroom”, IBAP , Phuket 2011
  • Summer Law program”, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 2004 and 2007
  • Legal Eagles”, IBAP,  Phuket 2005
  • Phuket International Property Forum”, Provincial Land Office and Phuket Real Estate Club, Phuket 2005
  • Legal Aspects of Exporting”, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand, Bangkok 2001

Languages:

  • Fluency in German and English
  • Conversational French
  • Working knowledge of Thai

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He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).


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He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).


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