A person once opined that the existence of victims of fraud in this world indicated that humanity still possesses trust in each other. If there were no longer any victims of fraud in the world, it would imply a complete… Read More »Investment or Fraud: How to tell the difference
In recent years, most of the Indonesian law enforcements have frequently prosecuted corruption cases by alleging “state economic loss” instead of “state financial loss” as one of the elements in the Eradication of Corruption Act. The implementation of “state economic… Read More »“State Economic Loss” in Corruption Cases in Indonesia
In practice, not every shareholder serves as the board in a company; and in certain cases, the shareholder faces difficulty to get access in the company. Based on the Article 52 paragraph (1) of Law Number 40 Year 2007 on… Read More »A Legal Safeguard for Shareholders: A Court-Ordered “Audit”
As the person who runs the company, a director must bear a large burden of liability for all tasks that require his/her approval. This often leads to a criminal act, when the act is arguably violating the law. Although the… Read More »Criminal Liability of a Director in a Criminal Case in Indonesia: The Test
The implementation of a chamber system at the Supreme Court aims to maintain the unity of law application and consistency of the court decisions. The Chamber Plenary Meeting is one of the instruments to obtain the goal. From 19 November… Read More »Supreme Court Circular Letter Number 3 of 2023/Surat Edaran Mahkamah Agung No. 3 Tahun 2023
In January 2nd, 2024, President Jokowi has signed Law No. 1 of 2024 on the Second Amendment to the Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions (“ITE Law Second Amendment”). The ITE Law Second Amendment is the… Read More »Electronic Information and Transactions Law in Indonesia – an Update
The Minister of Law and Human Rights has determined the Government Regulation No. 18 of 2021 on Management Rights, Land Rights, Flat Units, and Land Registration that foreign citizens with immigration documents have rights to possess residential house in Indonesia.… Read More »Nominee Agreement for Buying Property in Indonesia – Is it legal?
In August 4th, 2023, the Government of Indonesia issued Government Regulation Number 40 of 2023 on the Fourth Amendment to Government Regulation Number 31 of 2013 on Implementing Regulations of Law Number 6 of 2021 on Immigration (“GR 40/2023“), which… Read More »The Regulation on Golden Visa in Indonesia
The regulation governing extradition in Indonesia is established by Law No. 1 of 1979 on Extradition (the “Extradition Law”), which then defines extradition as “the surrender by one country to another country of a person who is suspected or convicted… Read More »Legal Action against an International Extradition Request in Indonesia
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia intends to develop the utilization of land for foreigner by giving rights to foreigners to own land/property in Indonesia. The policy is a mandate from the Job Creation Law which is then outlined… Read More »Buying/Renting a Land/Property in Bali Safely: The Dos and Don’ts