By MAKARIM & TAIRA S.
Introduction
This memorandum is intended to assist foreign investors and
contracting parties in understanding the basic procedures of civil
litigation in Indonesia.
Whilst civil litigation in Indonesia can be a complex and
uncertain area for potential plaintiffs, it also has certain
advantages over arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism and
should not be dismissed solely as a result of ignorance of how
litigation is conducted in Indonesia. This memorandum, however,
does not attempt to discuss any of the detailed procedural issues
involved in undertaking litigation in Indonesia, nor does it refer
to or give a critical appraisal of, any of the uncertainties,
vagaries, costs or strategic issues which are often seen as being
an inherent and important part of this method of dispute
resolution.
