Year Category: 2017

SSEK Short-Listed for Indonesian Firm of the Year

SSEK Legal Consultants is on the short list for the Chambers 2017 Indonesia National Firm of the Year. In the 2017 Chambers Asia-Pacific directory, SSEK is rated as a top-tier firm for Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Projects & Energy, Real Estate, and Telecommunications. These rankings across multiple practice areas underline SSEK’s position SSEK Short-Listed for Indonesian Firm of the Year

SSEK Highly Ranked in Chambers Indonesia 2017

SSEK Legal Consultants earned seven firm rankings in the 2017 Chambers Asia-Pacific directory of the leading law firms in the region. Five SSEK lawyers received individual rankings across five practice areas. SSEK was recognized as a leading firm in Indonesia for Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Projects & Energy, Real Estate, and Telecommunications. SSEK Highly Ranked in Chambers Indonesia 2017

Indonesia Regulates Gross Split Production Sharing Contracts for Conventional and Non-Conventional Oil and Gas

By Fransiscus Rodyanto The Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) on January 13, 2017 issued Regulation No. 08 of 2017 regarding Gross Split Production Sharing Contracts (MEMR Reg. 8/2017), which came into force on January 16, 2017. The main features of MEMR Reg. 8/2017 are as follows: Gross Split PSC MEMR Reg. 8/2017 Indonesia Regulates Gross Split Production Sharing Contracts for Conventional and Non-Conventional Oil and Gas

SSEK Partner Ira Eddymurthy Recognized as Leading Banking Lawyer for Indonesia

Ira A. Eddymurthy, a founding partner of SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants, has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the 2017 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Banking. Ira is a supervising partner of SSEK’s banking and finance practice. Who’s Who Legal notes that the exceptional Ira Eddymurthy is a market-leading banking and finance practitioner with SSEK Partner Ira Eddymurthy Recognized as Leading Banking Lawyer for Indonesia

Data Protection in Indonesia

There is no comprehensive data protection law in Indonesia. Indonesian legal scholars often refer to Article 28(g) of the 1945 Constitution as the basis (albeit rather vague basis) for more specific data privacy legislation. Article 28(g) of the 1945 Constitution states: Each person shall have the right to protection of their personal selves, families, respect, Data Protection in Indonesia

SSEK Partners Contribute to International Oil & Gas Regulation Guide

SSEK partners Fitriana Mahiddin and Syahdan Z. Aziz have contributed the Indonesia chapter to the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Oil & Gas Regulation 2017. Fitriana and Syahdan provide a comprehensive overview of the oil and gas sector in Indonesia, and examine issues related to exploration and production, licenses, royalties, taxation, contracts, local content rules, SSEK Partners Contribute to International Oil & Gas Regulation Guide

Guide to Benefits in Indonesia

By Indrawan Dwi Yuriutomo In 2011, the Indonesian Government reformed its National Social Security System and passed Law No. 24 on the Social Security Organizing Body (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial or BPJS) (the “BPJS Law”) to help meet the basic needs of the country’s population. The types of social security programs mandated under the BPJS Guide to Benefits in Indonesia