Year 1958-1961

Scope and content :

1958-1961. The first field work trip of Moerman in Thailand. He spent almost 3 years to collected field data about the Lue society, tradition, culture, and daily life of Tai Lue community at Ban Phaed, Payao province. 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Repository : SAC

Extent and medium : 3295 records of slide, photograph, punch card, letter, notebook, typescript, and map.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer : Donated by Michael Moerman, 2005.

System of arrangemant : The series is divided base on the periods of field work in Thailand.

Condition governing accessible and reproduce : Some restriction on access. To respect in intellectual property right, the original material (hard copy) may not allowed to access. Please contact staff if you need more information.

Creative Commons License : Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

Traditional Knowledge License : Traditional Knowledge Attribution Non-Commercial (TK A-NC)

Language : English/Thai

Script : English/Thai

Rule or convention : Collection, series and file level description based on ISAD(G)

730

Slide

41

Photograph

2433

Punchcard

51

Letter

38

Notebook

1

Typescript

1

Map

2101. Reference : MM-1-21-409

Interview with prawin in his office.

| December 30, 1968. Pravit had worked as a lawyer for 14 years. In his opinion, the staff in his office should take the Bar Exam, even though the exam was quite difficult. He did not expect to become rich from law work, and he also invested in real estate. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with prawin in his office.

2102. Reference : MM-1-21-410

Members of Prawin's law firm.

| A list of employees in the law firm of Pravit. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Members of Prawin's law firm.

2103. Reference : MM-1-21-411

Prawin's finances.

| June 3, 1969. Last year, Pravit earned an income of more than 100,000 baht. It mainly came from his practice in civil cases. On the other hand, the income from his practice in criminal cases was less because most of his clients were poor. His ability to charge fees also depended on the client’s economic status. Staff within Pravit’s attorney office earned money differently, it was relative to the number of the cases of which they had been in charge. This year, Pravit initially conducted a bankruptcy case, while other law firms in Chiang Mai province had not conducted a bankruptcy case. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Prawin's finances.

2104. Reference : MM-1-21-412

Lawyers and clients.

| January 27, 1969. Bodin's uncle was a member of the Provincial Council and he was also a ‘big shot’ in the province. He worked as a broker to find clients for lawyers, and the commission amounted to 300 baht. Currently he was working on a case with Thawee, for a farmer whose the plot of land was confiscated. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Lawyers and clients.

2105. Reference : MM-1-21-413

Lawyers' working procedures.

| December 7, 1968. Thawee was famous, and people who admired him would find clients for Thawee, charging about 25-30% commission. The rate and fee for Thawee’s services were divided into civil or criminal cases and depended on the difficulty for each case. If clients were impoverished, he would not charge or charge less than usual. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Lawyers' working procedures.

2106. Reference : MM-1-21-414

Acan Thawi.

| February 8, 1969. After resigning from the governmental organisation, Thawee ran two law firms. In his opinion, the experience was important for the diagnosis of a case. Also, learning to give bribes to the court or a police officer was important as well. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Acan Thawi.

2107. Reference : MM-1-21-415

Out of court legal work.

| January 27, 1969. Pravit shared information with Moerman. If there was a settlement before a court trial, there would be a reduction in the amount of the charge. In a criminal case, if the police officer was paid a bribe before the trial, the case became less complicated. However, good lawyers should be honest to their clients. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Out of court legal work.

2108. Reference : MM-1-21-416

Lawyers on lawyers.

| December 7. Thawee told Moerman that some lawyers were pretentious. Consequently clients flocked to them. Some lawyers might accept money from the attorney of the countering side to lose the case. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Lawyers on lawyers.

2109. Reference : MM-1-21-417

Interview with Prawin in his office.

| December 30, 1968. Pravit told Moerman that sometimes lawyers would gather to counter some of the controversial decisions of the court. But the court did not even listen to those arguments. The only way in which the attorneys could argue was to file a case with the Court of Appeal | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Interview with Prawin in his office.

2110. Reference : MM-1-21-418

Client comes to carernsuk.

| February 21, 1969. While Bodin was interviewing Charoensuk, a woman requested to consult with him about a lawsuit. She had been expelled by her building owner, even though the lease contract was still valid. The building owner claimed that she owed rent for 3 months, but in fact she had paid the rent every month, and she had the receipts to confirm the payments. However, Charoensuk recommended that she consult with Pravit. This was because Chareonsuk was representing the building owner in the case already. | Punch card

by : Michael Moerman

Client comes to carernsuk.