10 Things You Need To Know About Having Your Arbitration Seat In Indonesia

When drafting an arbitration clause, determining the seat of arbitration involving Indonesian parties is often contentious. One of the discussed points in whether the arbitration should be seated in Indonesia or in another place whose reliability is perceived as better developed as arbitration centers, such as Singapore, London, Paris, or Hong Kong. In some circumstances, the parties have even found themselves already bound by an arbitration clause referring to Indonesia as its seat. What would then be the implication of having arbitration seated in Indonesia? For sure, it would lead to the applicability of Law Number 30 of 1999 on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution ("Indonesian Arbitration Law"). We summarize the most important points so you know (better) what you would be getting from choosing Indonesia as the seat of arbitration.