Adam Reekie
Assistant Professor

Adam Reekie
Assistant Professor
Profile
Adam Reekie joined the faculty in 2014 as a full-time lecturer, primarily teaching on the English language International LL.B. in Business Law programme. Educated at Oxford University, Adam qualified as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London before moving to Bangkok where he worked at Allen & Overy as an Associate. In addition to qualifications in England, he has obtained an LL.M from Thammasat University in the field of business law. His research interests include comparative private law, comparative business law and legal history.
Education
- 2023: LL.D, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
- 2016: LL.M (Business Law), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University:
- 2011: Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales
- 2009: LPC (Distinction), BPP Professional Education, London
- 2008: GDL, BPP Professional Education, London
- 2005: BA (Hons), MA (Oxon), The Queen’s College, University of Oxford
Thesis Topics
- Protection of Non-Adjusting Creditors of Private Limited Companies in Thailand, LL.D dissertation, Thammasat University (2023)
- The Liability of Employers for Acts of their Employees: A Comparative Analysis of Section 425 of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code and Vicarious Liability in English Tort Law, LL.M thesis, Thammasat University (2016)
Work Experience
- 2552 – 2556 : Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London (Trainee, Associate)
- 2556 – 2557 : Allen & Overy (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- 2557– ปัจจุบัน : Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Areas of Interest
- Comparative private law
- Comparative business law
- Legal history
Courses Taught
- Comparative Business Law
- Introduction to the English Legal System
- Drafting Contracts and Legal Documents
- Law on Business Organizations
- Secured Transactions
- Legal Communication Skills
- Introduction to Law and Legal Systems
Publications
Articles
Adam Reekie, ‘Protection of Non-Adjusting Creditors of Private Limited Companies in Thailand’ (2023) 13 Thammasat Business Law Journal 49-63
Adam Reekie and Voraphol Malsukhum, ‘Explainer: The Thai Constitutional Court’ (2022) 2(2) Thai Legal Studies 162–177
Surutchada Reekie and Adam Reekie ‘Of Elephants, Horses, Bulls, and Buffaloes: Beasts of Burden as a Special Category of Movable Property in Thai Law’ (2022) 2(1) Thai Legal Studies 29–50
Adam Reekie, Surutchada Reekie and Kaipichit Ruengsrichaiya, ‘Legal Landscape of Trust Law in Thailand: The Fading Twilight of Common Law Trusts and the Sunrise of Statutory Trusts’ (2021) 27(8) Trusts & Trustees 830–45
Adam Reekie, ‘Converting Debt into Equity in Private Limited Companies in Thailand’ (2021) 63(1) International Journal of Law and Management 97–123
Adam Reekie, ‘Challenging “Fraudulent” Transactions and Protecting Company Creditors in Thailand: A Comparison with English and German Law’ (2019) 37(2) Chulalongkorn Law Journal 135–168
Adam Reekie and Surutchada Reekie, ‘The Long Reach of English Law: A Case of Incidental Transplantation of the English Law Concept of Vicarious Liability into Thailand’s Civil and Commercial Code’ (2018) 6(2) Comparative Legal History 207–232
Adam Reekie, ‘The Liability of Employers for the Acts of Their Employees: A Comparative Analysis of Section 425 of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code and Vicarious Liability in English Tort Law’ (2017) 7 Thammasat Business Law Journal 1–15
Surutchada Reekie and Adam Reekie, ‘A Comparative Analysis of the Protection of Trade Names Under the English Tort of Passing Off and Section 18 of Thailand’s Civil and Commercial Code’ (2016) 11(1) Asian Journal of Comparative Law 1-25
Adam Reekie, ‘Public Private Partnerships: Lessons Learned the Hard Way – 20 years of the UK’s Private Finance Initiative’ (2014) 44(2) Thammasat Law Journal 305–28
Book Chapters
Adam Reekie and Surutchada Reekie, ‘Trustee Duties in Thailand’s Statutory Trusts’ in Ying Khai Liew and Ying-Chieh Wu (eds) Asia-Pacific Trusts Law, Volume 2: Adaptation in Context (Hart, 2023) 203–222
Surutchada Reekie and Adam Reekie, ‘The Surviving Legacy of English Trust Law and Trusts in Thailand’ in Ying Khai Liew and Matthew Harding (eds), Asia-Pacific Trusts Law, Volume 1: Theory and Practice in Context (Hart, 2021) 293–312
Surutchada Reekie and Adam Reekie, ‘British Judges in the Supreme Court of Siam’ in Andrew Harding and Munin Pongsapan (eds), Thai Legal History: From Traditional to Modern Law (CUP, 2021) 103–121
Books
สุรัชดา รีคี, ณัฏฐพร รอดเจริญ, อาดัม รีคี [Surutchada Reekie, Natthaporn Rodcharoen and Adam Reekie] English for Lawyers: Criminal Law ภาษาอังกฤษสำหรับนักกฎหมาย: ภาคกฎหมายอาญา (Winyuchon, 2019)
Translations
Munin Pongsapan, Guide to Answering Law Exam Questions For Beginner Law Students (Project for Promotion of Textbooks and Teaching Materials, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, 2023) (translated by Adam Reekie)
Adam Reekie, ‘Dr. Preedee’s Three-Layer Theory of Law: By Somyot Chuathai’ (2022) 2(1) Thai Legal Studies 117–127
Prasobsook Boondech, ‘Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments on Maintenance and Alimony’ (2022) 2(1) Thai Legal Studies 77–89 (translated by Adam Reekie)
Awards
- Thammasat University Social Sciences Outstanding Research Award, Academic Year 2021