Corporate governance is slowly but surely being implemented in Indonesia. The typical form of corporate/business organisation in Indonesia is a limited liability company...

On June 20, 2013, the District Court of Jakarta Barat nullified a Loan Agreement executed only in English, concluding that contracts involving Indonesian parties must be written in Bahasa Indonesia, under Decision No. 451/Pdt.G/2012/PNJkt.Bar.

On 24 September 2020, the Indonesia Government has issued an updated Indonesia Standard Business Classification/Klasifikasi Baku Lapangan Usaha Indonesia ("KBLI").

If you only hold minority shares in a company, can you be considered a beneficial owner of that company from an Indonesian regulatory perspective?

The Indonesian Government has taken several measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main measure was the enactment of Government Regulation in lieu of Law No. 1 of 2020 regarding the State's

(13 November 2020) Indonesia's closely watched omnibus jobs creation bill recently became law. The stated aim of Law No. 11 Year 2020 on Jobs Creation (the "Omnibus Law")

We provide herein our executive summary of 20 newly enacted regulations from various sectors in Indonesia, which have been enforced since 1 October – 31 January 2022.

Indonesia has been ranked the second most complex place for multinationals to stay compliant with corporate regulation and legislation during 2015, according to TMF Group's Global Benchmark Complexity Index.

On 15 July 2015, the Indonesian Capital Investment Coordination Board issued a circular letter on a new mechanism and procedures for Principle License applications, aimed particularly at businesses in consulting services.

For domestic investors, Indonesian law recognizes vari­ous corporate vehicles.

The issuance of Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions which was then amended by Law No.19 of 2016 (together as "EIT Law")...

On December 28, 2015, the Financial Services Authority issued new regulations governing venture capital business, which was previously regulated by the Ministry of Finance,

Foreign investors have long used nominee arrangements to participate in industries on which the DNI imposes foreign equity restrictions.

Indonesia has eliminated copyright registration fees for songs and musical works, reducing costs from $11 to zero in an effort to build a comprehensive national music database. While the policy is expected to significantly benefit domestic copyright owners by encouraging active registration, foreign rights holders may see limited practical advantages as they continue to face enforcement challenges in the country.

Indonesia's legal system is primarily rooted in the civil law tradition, with significant influence from Dutch colonial law.

The Indonesian government announced on 24 February 2025, the establishment of a new Indonesian Sovereign Wealth Fund ("SWF") named, Daya Anagata Nusantara ("Danantara"), a super holding company that will manage assets of Indonesia's State-Owned Enterprise.

Regulation 53 prohibits franchisors appointing franchisees with whom there is a direct or indirect control relationship.

As the Covid-19 outbreak is showing no sign of slowing down, governors in certain provinces in Indonesia have begun to initiate social restriction policies. Particularly for DKI Jakarta, ...

A recently published surveyor report (laporan surveryor) on Indonesian coal exports noted that as of March 2019, of 1,095 coal shipments...

On October 15, 2024, Indonesia issued Minister of Industry Regulation No. 51 of 2024 ("MOI Reg 51/2024"), introducing updated safety standards for lighters under the Indonesian...