Japanese Dad Sues Thai Gov for Surrogate Babies

The Thailand Social Development and Human Security Ministry is being sued by Mitsutoki Shigeta, the Japanese man who fathered at least nine surrogacy babies in Thailand, reports the Bangkok Post.

Vichien Chaovalit, the ministry’s permanent secretary, said he received notice that the lawsuit would be filed by Shigeta’s lawer in the Nonthaburi civil court.

Caninat and Leeds’ Thailand paternity attorneys specialize in representing Thai and international cases in Thailand Family Court. 

The ministry took custody of the babies after police discovered them in a raid. At least nine of the surrogacy babies were fathered by Shigeta.   

Thailand currently doesn’t have any laws expressly governing commercial surrogacy practices, though the Thailand Draft Surrogacy Law is still under review with the National Legislative Assembly.

Read the full story here.

Recommended Reading:

Thailand Surrogacy Baby Factory: Harvest of Stem-Cells for Cosmetics “Worst Case Scenario”

New Laws May Outlaw Commercial Surrogacy in Thailand

Clinic Under Investigation in Thailand-Australia Surrogacy Case

Lack of Surrogacy Laws ‘Reckless’, Australia Government Should Investigate SaysJudge

Related Resources:

Thailand Medical Council Regulations on Surrogacy and IVF

Surrogacy in Thailand: Laws and Regulations

Muay Thai Figher Buakaw Disqualifies Himself in K-1 Championship Match

The Bangkok Post reports that Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek left the ring in a K-1 Max championship fight before the deciding, fourth round, forfeiting his chance to claim a third K-1 Max championship.

Buakaw became disqualified from the championship fight against Germany’s Enriko Kehl when he did not appear for the “sudden death” round that the judges ordered after ruling the three-round match a draw; Kehl was crowned the 70-kilogramme division champion.

The Thailand personal injury lawyers at Thai law firm Chaninat and Leeds have been practicing personal injury law in Bangkok since 1997.

According to the Bangkok Post, speculations over the reasons behind Buakaw’s forfeit include accusations of the fight being rigged against Buakaw to affect the desired outcome in an international gambling ring, and alleged disputes over a last-minute rule change that may have also disadvantaged Buakaw.

Read the full story here and here.

Watch Buakaw fight Kehl in the 2014 K-1 MAX Championship:

Surrogacy Laws Guide: Existing Regulations and Evolving Laws in Thailand

After the two stories of baby Gammy and a surrogacy baby factory made news headlines worldwide, reports show that Thailand is reviewing a draft surrogacy law which, if passed, would make commercial surrogacy in Thailand illegal. In the meantime, Thai authorities are continuing to investigate medical clinics and doctors who have violated current surrogacy regulations.

For a thorough explanation of the current regulations that apply to surrogacy and related procedures in Thailand, read the new surrogacy legal analysis from the Thailand Attorney Blog.

Read the Thailand Surrogacy Laws Guide here.

Has Kenneth Clarke Breached The Ministerial Code Over Bildeberg?

We reported only yesterday about the performance put on by bumbling British MP, Kenneth Clarke in the House of Commons, as he was asked a question regarding the recent hush hush Bilderberg conference.

Well today, the storm continues. Technocracy has been reported that Mr Clarke did not announce the 2012 meeting which he attended with many senior media executives in Chantilly,Virginia, USA while he was Secretary of State for Justice.

The Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, the Chairman & CEO of The Washington Post Company, the Chief Economics Commentator of  The Financial Times present just a taste of influential senior social media executives who were also in attendance. 

The Ministerial Code sets our acceptable conduct for government ministers: “the rule book for ministerial conduct, including the responsibilities of Ministers to Parliament.”

The trouble for Mr Clarke is that in 2011, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron ordered that the Code be amended to include the following:

“The Government will be open about its links with the media. All meetings with newspaper and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives will be published quarterly regardless of the purpose of the meeting.”

It seems however for reasons unknown, that Mr Clark failed to record his foreign attendance on his quarterly expense claim sheet.

Thailand Criminal Lawyer 

Chaninat and Leeds specializes in international criminal cases in Thailand

He may well have also breached the Ministerial Code by failing to declare the Bilderberg conference in his officially published transparency data. The same could very well be true for the Chancellor George Osborne.

How is it possible for the British public to retain any trust in their own Government when it has no transparency and seems unable to follow one of its own codes?  Surely this only reduces faith and flames cynicism about parliament. So much for  Mr Cameron’s promise to his country in 2010 that he would run the  ’most open and transparent government in the world’.

In the meantime, we look forward to seeing if a full and proper inquiry is undertaken into Mr Clarke’s abuse of the Ministerial Code.

Read the full article here

Relevant Articles: British MP Forced To Answer Embarrasing Bilderberg Question

                               Thailand’s Anti-Corruption Network Gets UNDP

Shocking Bilderberg Betrayal From The UK Government

Yesterday heralded the first official discussion of Bilderberg but it proved to be nothing more than it a travesty

The secrecy of the Bilderberg Group was unraveled during a Parliamentary debate in the House of Commons.

Labour MP, Michael Meacher asked Tory MP Ken Clarke, who had been an attendee at last week's meeting an urgent House of Commons question to make a statement on the Bilderberg Group. Stumbling in this way through an answer with attempts to use humor, Mr Clarke was forced to admit that  he had “forgotten” he was a trustee of the Bilderberg Group and that he had “forgotten” that the organization’s meetings were paid for by funds raised by the Bilderberg Association. The question was intended for  Chancellor George Osborne, but he was not available during yesterday's debate. 

Thailand Criminal Lawyer 

Chaninat and Leeds specializes in international criminal cases in Thailand

Mr Meacher explained to the Commons that he believed the group to be a powerful lobbying organisation and that attending ministers should reveal discussions and outcomes.

Thailand is of course renowned in the Western world  for allegations of corruption and government scandal and is forever mocked when new allegations arise. However, in our opinion this serious incident borders on being equally if not more outrageous. It follows recent allegations and charges for fraudulent expense claims, which even led to some British MPs being jailed for their part, and a jail sentence for disgraced MP, Chris Hulme for perverting the course of justice. 

It is surprising given the known list of important and influential interesting attending figures that no mainstream media outlet appears to find the meetings newsworthy to report on. It is shocking to suggest this 'private meeting' is not significant enough to warrant discussion in Parliament. This is an appalling betrayal of privilege, duty of care and trust from the UK government.

Watch the video here:

Related Articles: Thailand Tourist Information: A Guide to Laws in Thailand
                             Thailand Issues Arrest Warrant for Ousted Premier
                             Thailand’s Anti-Corruption Network Gets UNDP