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“Foreign Investors Legal Challenges in Indonesia, like land ownership disputes and challenges with local partners that often lead to prolonged litigation. It also provides practical guidance for foreign investors to avoid legal pitfalls and protect their investments in Indonesia.” Land Ownership Disputes, Why Foreign Investors Often Get Burned in Indonesia Indonesia, with its booming economy,…
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Foreign Individuals as Directors in Indonesia: 5 Points Legal Do’s and Don’ts of 2025 (Part 1) “Understanding the powers and restrictions of foreign directors in Indonesia is very important to maintain the continuity of company activities.” With globalization, more multinational companies are operating in Indonesia. For management and operational purposes, it is getting increasingly common…
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Expanding Business to Indonesia: Do You Really Need to Establish an Indonesian Company? Compared to its Southeast Asian rivals, establishing an Indonesian Company, or famously referred to PT (pronounced “pee-tee”) short for Perseroan Terbatas (Limited Liability Company) requires a lot more funds to invest, especially if there is a foreign citizen and/or foreign entity/company involved…
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As business actors in direct contact with the community through their operational activities, companies in Indonesia need to ensure that their operational activities can have a positive impact on the environment. Companies can contribute and implement their obligation through social and environmental responsibility or corporate social responsibility (CSR), companies can contribute and implement their obligation.…
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Protection of Intellectual Property or IP is one of the essential assets for entrepreneurs and enterprises in running their businesses. This is because ownership of a protected IP can protect the owner’s rights and support the business activities related to the use of such IP, even products in the business activity itself. IP protection in…
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Understanding the Concept of Public-Private Partnership In implementing government activities, the government often encounters budget constraints, especially in infrastructure development. To overcome this, the government can cooperate with private business entities to work on an infrastructure development project. This is a public-private partnership, while in Indonesia, this practice is known as Government and Business Entity…
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4 Important Aspects to be Examined in Legal Due Diligence Legal Due Diligence (LDD) is an important thing done by lawyers or legal consultants, usually, the ones specializing in the corporate field, for a specific purpose. Usually, LDD is done before making a transaction, especially a materially significant transaction. The object of due diligence in…
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