COVID-19 Pandemic: Extension of Immigration Documents for Foreigners with Indonesia’s Emergency Residency Permit

We provide herein our articles titled “COVID-19 Pandemic: Extension of Immigration Documents for Foreigners with Indonesia’s Emergency Residency Permit ” which discuss a new instruction from the Director-General of Immigration which requires foreigners who have previously obtained Emergency Residency Pemit/Izin Tinggal Keadaan Terpaksa to extend their visas and/or expired residency permits no later than 20 September […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

IP Law – Protection of intellectual property and intangible assets

Intellectual property is just as worth protecting as tangible assets. IP law covers the protection of rights pertaining to trademarks, designs, patents, copyright, and related rights. When it comes to the term “intellectual property”, the first things people typically think of are works of art, literature, music, and the like. Yet the term is defined […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

Looking for Potential Buyer of a 3+ Star Hotel in Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Dear IR Global Members, The owner of an Indonesian property company intends to sell its 3+ stars hotel located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The hotel located in a prime area of Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, near various tourist attractions such as Gembiraloka Zoo, Mandala Krida Stadium, KM Zero/Titik Nol, and Malioboro Street.  The specification of the hotel […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

COVID-19 Pandemic: Updates on the Issuance of Working Permit for Foreign Workers in Indonesia

We provide herein our articles titled “COVID-19 Pandemic: Updates on the Issuance of Working Permit for Foreign Workers in Indonesia” which discusses the new procedures for bringing in foreign workers to Indonesia within the COVID-19 pandemic period. Please be advised that some new measures may be implemented by the government on a daily basis to keep […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

COVID-19 Pandemic: The Continuation of Trade Activity amidst Indonesia Transitional Phase to the New-Normal

We provide herein our articles titled “COVID-19 Pandemic: The Continuation of Trade Activity amidst Indonesia Transitional Phase to the New-Normal” which mainly discusses the resumption of business operations in various sectors including the trade sectors implemented in Indonesia. Please be advised that some new measures may be implemented by the government on a daily basis […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

COVID-19 Pandemic: Relief on Registration and Extension of Land Titles Rights in Indonesia

With the spreading of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic across the countries, we provide herein our articles entitled “Relief on Registration and Extension of Land Titles Rights in Indonesia” which mainly discusses some relaxations on the Indonesian land law during the emergency period of coronavirus. Please be advised that some new measures may be implemented by the […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

IR Global Asia Pacific Virtual Catch-up Session

We are pleased to share that Nusantara Legal Partnership was joining a virtual catch-up session as hosted by Simon Tupman with IR Global Asia Pacific members on Friday, 12 June 2020. It was indeed fruitful to hearing diverse insights from lawyers and professionals across the Asia Pacific regarding how is the business continuity in each participating country amidst the […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

Applying to register a trademark with no intention of using it – Abuse of injunction suits and damages claims

Anyone seeking to register a trademark should actually intend on using it. According to a ruling of Germany’s Federal Supreme Court, the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), holding a trademark with the sole intention of asserting claims against third parties represents an abuse of the law. It is only the proprietor of a trademark who benefits from trademark […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

Overview on Draft Bill of Job Creation: Identification on the Employment Matters

The Indonesia government has formally submitted the draft of the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation (“Draft Bill”) to the House of Representative / Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (“DPR”) in early February 2020. The Draft Bill introduces various reform which is intended to impress the investors in order to accelerate the investment and ease of doing business […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

Legal Insight April 2020: Indonesia Quarterly Regulatory Updates

In this April edition, our Legal Insight provides an executive summary of Indonesia’s new regulations enacted in January 2020–March 2020. We have classified the list of regulations to numbers of sectors such as general sector, employment, banking and financial services, etc. We hope you have good reading and should you have any views, please do […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

Legal Insight March 2020: Indonesia Legal Framework on the Transnational Electronic Wallet (E-Wallet) Transaction

The electronic money and wallets trends are currently emerging in Indonesia. We note that 40 e-wallet applications have been registered at Indonesia Central Bank/Bank Indonesia (“BI”) as of 10 February 2020. Please find our commentary on the main keys of the transnational e-wallet transactions. To read the full article, please click here

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership

Legal Insight February 2020: Indonesia New Regulation on the Mandatory Disclosure of Beneficial Owner

The new implementing regulations on the Know-Your-Beneficial Owner has been enacted, specifically Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Republic of Indonesia (“MoLHR”) Regulation No. 21 of 2019 concerning Procedures for the Supervision of the Implementation of the Know-Your-Beneficial-Owner (“KYBO”) Principles by Corporations (“MoLHR Regulation 21/2019”). The ultimate objective of KYBO Laws and Regulations are […]

Marshall SitumorangFounder and Partner, Nusantara Legal Partnership