Blog Category: Legal Updates

Guide to Data Protection and Privacy in Indonesia

SSEK\'s Rusmaini Lenggogeni and Charvia Tjhai have contributed the Indonesia chapter to Lexology Getting the Deal Through Data Protection & Privacy 2022. The data protection and privacy guide provides local insights into the legislative framework; relevant authorities; treatment of breaches; legitimate processing; data handling responsibilities of personally identifiable information (PII) owners; security obligations; internal controls, including the Guide to Data Protection and Privacy in Indonesia

Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising in Indonesia

SSEK Legal Consultants partners Ira A. Eddymurthy and Winnie Y. Rolindrawan have contributed the Indonesia chapter to a multi-jurisdictional guide to pharmaceutical advertising laws and regulations. The guide provides a pragmatic overview of the law and practice of pharmaceutical advertising law. Each chapter covers current issues affecting pharmaceutical advertising in a particular country. In the Indonesia Guide to Pharmaceutical Advertising in Indonesia

Corporate Immigration Review – Indonesia

SSEK partner Stephen Igor Warokka has contributed the Indonesia chapter to The Corporate Immigration Review. The Corporate Immigration Review surveys and analyses the most noteworthy aspects of business immigration law and practice worldwide, with a focus on the most consequential recent developments. In addition to providing an insightful introduction to the immigration framework in each Corporate Immigration Review – Indonesia

Employment Law Update for Indonesia and Asia – Q2 2021

SSEK Legal Consultants has contributed the Indonesia section of the new Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review of employment law developments across 15 jurisdictions in Asia. Experts from around Asia flag and comment on employment law developments during the second quarter of 2021 and highlight some of the major legislative, consultative, policy and case law changes Employment Law Update for Indonesia and Asia – Q2 2021

Guide to Shipping Law in Indonesia

SSEK Legal Consultants has contributed the Indonesia chapter to ICLG Shipping Laws and Regulations 2021. The guide covers common issues in shipping laws and regulations in more than 40 jurisdictions. Topics covered include marine casualty, cargo claims, passenger claims, arrest and security. Find the Indonesia chapter of ICLG Shipping Laws and Regulations 2021 here. International Guide to Shipping Law in Indonesia

Putting a Price on Emissions: Indonesian Government Plans to Impose Carbon Tax

Indonesia, together with other countries, has submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) its post-2020 climate pledges to reduce global emissions, known as intended nationally determined contributions. Indonesia has signed the Paris Agreement and ratified it through Law No. 16 of 2016. Following this action, Indonesia submitted its nationally determined contributions Putting a Price on Emissions: Indonesian Government Plans to Impose Carbon Tax

Real Estate in Indonesia – Pre-Contract

The Indonesian Civil Code (ICC), as the regulatory foundation for contracts, does not regulate pre-contract documents, such as letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, term sheet or other non-binding agreements, although these are customary to be entered into by the transacting parties prior to executing a binding contract. Before signing a contract as part of Real Estate in Indonesia – Pre-Contract

Indonesia’s Business Competition Body Issues New Regulation on Enforcement of Fines

The Indonesian Business Competition Supervisory Commission (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha or “KPPU“) issued a regulation at the end of May 2021 on the enforcement of fines for monopolistic practices and unfair business competition. KPPU Regulation No. 2 of 2021 (“Regulation No. 2“) aims to provide certainty in the enforcement of administrative fines regulated under Government Indonesia’s Business Competition Body Issues New Regulation on Enforcement of Fines

Fintech in Indonesia – AI and Distributed Ledger Technology

Presently, there is no specific law or regulation in Indonesia that addresses the use of artificial intelligence, including robo-advice. However, artificial intelligence is mentioned in Financial Services Authority (OJK) Regulation No. 13/POJK.02/2018, dated 16 August 2018, regarding Digital Financial Innovation in the Financial Services Sector as one of the examples of digital financial innovation in Fintech in Indonesia – AI and Distributed Ledger Technology