Whether its an Indonesian civil court decision or a foreign
arbitral award, enforcement has long been a problem in Indonesia.
The lack of consistency of enforcement procedures between the
courts has been a key factor in this process.
Recently, the director general of General Judicature at the
Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia issued decree
No
40/DJU/SK/HM.02.3./1/2019 outlining the new
enforcement guidelines for District Courts, which hopes to
bring more certainty on the process and timeline for
enforcement in court.
Until now, the enforcement procedure varied from court to court,
based on the internal policy of the court, in which enforcement was
being sought. The new enforcement guidelines expand upon these
policies to provide a detailed enforcement process, including the
filing procedures. Perhaps most interesting of all is that there
are now specific and detailed requirements for each type of
enforcement, where previously there were none. The aim
