Mahagitsiri-Nestle Legal Battle in Thai Courts

Thansettakij•Economy•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Nestle and Mahagitsiri are engaged in multiple legal disputes in Thailand involving trademark rights, company dissolution, and damages totaling billions of baht.

•Chalermchai Mahagitsiri filed a lawsuit against Nestle S.A. and others for damages of approximately 100,000 million baht.
•The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court confirmed Nestle's sole rights to the Nescafe trademark on April 11, 2025.
•Nestle S.A. announced a 23,000 million baht investment in July 2026 to build a new Nescafe factory in Samut Prakan province.

Overview

•Nestle S.A. filed a petition to the South Bangkok Civil Court on March 14, 2025, requesting the dissolution of QCP due to shareholder conflict.
•The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court ordered the transfer of the case from Minburi Civil Court on June 20, 2025.
•Chalermchai Mahagitsiri sued Nestle directors and executives for breach of duty with a claim value of approximately 21,975 million baht.
•Witness examinations for the 100,000 million baht tort case concluded in late July 2026, with a judgment scheduled for December 21, 2026.
•Mahagitsiri filed complaints with the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD), Department of Business Development (DBD), and Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
•Nestle confirmed it will not withdraw from the Thai market and plans to start operations at a new Samut Prakan factory in 2028.
•Surakiart Sathirathai was appointed by Nestle S.A. in February 2021 as the Chairman of the Regional Advisory Board for Southeast Asia.
•A DBD certification issued on August 4, 2026, stated that QCP failed to submit its 2025 financial statements.

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Key Entities

Organization

Nestle(เนสท์เล่)ℹ️

A multinational company in a legal dispute with Mahagitsiri over the Nescafe brand and QCP.

Nestle S.A.(เนสท์เล่ เอส.เอ.)ℹ️

The parent entity of Nestle that filed for the dissolution of QCP and appointed a regional advisory board.

Mahagitsiri(มหากิจศิริ)

The Thai business party in conflict with Nestle regarding joint venture assets and management.

QCP

A joint venture company between Nestle and Mahagitsiri involved in Nescafe production.

Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court(ศาลทรัพย์สินทางปัญญาและการค้าระหว่างประเทศกลาง)

The court that confirmed Nestle's trademark rights and is presiding over the major tort case.

Minburi Civil Court(ศาลแพ่งมีนบุรี)

The court where Nestle initially filed an objection on April 8, 2025.

South Bangkok Civil Court(ศาลแพ่งกรุงเทพใต้)

The court where Nestle S.A. filed the petition to dissolve QCP.

Economic Crime Suppression Division(กองบังคับการปราบปรามการกระทำความผิดเกี่ยวกับอาชญากรรมทางเศรษฐกิจ)

The agency where Mahagitsiri filed criminal complaints regarding fraud and accounting.

Department of Business Development(กรมพัฒนาธุรกิจการค้า)

The agency asked to investigate accounting irregularities and nominee structures of QCP.

Department of Special Investigation(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️

The agency requested by Mahagitsiri to accept the dispute as a special case.

Federation of Accounting Professions(สภาวิชาชีพบัญชี)

The body asked to investigate the ethics of QCP's auditors.

Person

Chalermchai Mahagitsiri(เฉลิมชัย มหากิจศิริ)

A plaintiff who sued Nestle for breach of duty and tort damages.

Prayuth Mahagitsiri(ประยุทธ มหากิจศิริ)

An individual sued by Nestle affiliates for bad faith and concealing facts during a request for temporary protection.

Prof. Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai(ศ.ดร.สุรเกียรติ์ เสถียรไทย)

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister appointed as Chairman of Nestle's Regional Advisory Board for Southeast Asia.

Yiam Yukonthoratham(เยี่ยม ยุคนธรธรรม)

A witness for the plaintiff in the tort case.

Woraphong Suthanont(วรพงศ์ สุธานนท์)

A witness for the plaintiff in the tort case.

Piyachon Jaijongkit(ปิยชน ใจจงกิจ)

A witness for the plaintiff in the tort case.

Nathaphong Thongkaew(ณฐพงศ์ ทองแก้ว)