Kedudukan Bea Meterai dalam Keabsahan Perjanjian Menurut Hukum Indonesia

Kedudukan Bea Meterai dalam Keabsahan Perjanjian Menurut Hukum Indonesia              Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, masyarakat Indonesia tidak terlepas dari berbagai bentuk perjanjian, baik yang dibuat dalam hubungan pribadi maupun dalam kegiatan usaha. Perjanjian tersebut dapat dibuat secara tertulis maupun tidak tertulis, dengan tujuan untuk memberikan kepastian mengenai hak dan kewajiban para pihak. Meskipun demikian, masih terdapat anggapan di masyarakat bahwa suatu perjanjian tertulis harus dibubuhi meterai agar sah dan mengikat secara hukum. Akibatnya, tidak sedikit pihak yang beranggapan bahwa perjanjian yang tidak memuat meterai menjadi tidak berlaku atau tidak memiliki kekuatan hukum. Padahal, berdasarkan hukum Indonesia, keberadaan meterai pada suatu dokumen pada...

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Terikatnya Non-Signatory Party atau Pihak Ketiga terhadap Klausula Arbitrase dalam Suatu Perkara Arbitrase

Terikatnya Non-Signatory Party atau Pihak Ketiga terhadap Klausula Arbitrase dalam Suatu Perkara Arbitrase Isu mengenai terikatnya Non-Signatory Party terhadap klausula arbitrase merupakan isu yang kompleks dalam bidang arbitrase, terutama ketika pihak ketiga tersebut memiliki keterikatan erat dengan salah satu atau semua pihak yang menandatangani kontrak (Signatory Party). Hal ini juga tentu menjadi perhatian terutama terkait dengan kontrak konstruksi antara A dan B, mengingat kontrak konstruksi biasanya melibatnya banyak pihak di luar kontrak “induk”. Sebelum membahas lebih lanjut mengenai terikatnya Non-Signatory Party terhadap klausula arbitrase, penting sekali untuk memahami mengenai klausula arbitrase. Klausula arbitrase pada prinsipnya dianggap sebagai perjanjian terpisah dan berdiri sendiri...

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Emergency Arbitration with Protective Preliminary Orders based on the SIAC Rules 2025

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) has introduced a new mechanism called the Emergency Arbitration (“EA”) mechanism under the SIAC Rules 2025. The SIAC Rules 2025, which came into effect on 1 January 2025, permit the parties to seek Protective Preliminary Orders (“PPO”) from an emergency arbitrator without notification to the other parties (i.e., ex parte preliminary orders, otherwise known as ex parte ad interim orders). The PPO is intended to enable applicants to secure specific assets or legal positions appropriately. In short, after submitting a PPO and requesting the appointment of the Emergency Arbitrator, SIAC will appoint an arbitrator within...

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The BANI Regulation 2025: What Practitioners Need to Know

The BANI Regulation 2025: What Practitioners Need to Know As has been widely discussed, in early 2025 the Indonesian National Arbitration Board (“BANI”) officially issued the latest Arbitration Rules and Procedures to be used as a guidelines for dispute resolution at BANI. The BANI Regulation 2025 highlighted several key issues, including BANI’s authority in cases of Unlawful Acts (Torts), the expansion of the limitations on legal counsel practicing at BANI, the new concept of consolidation of arbitration applications, the arbitrator replacement, and the emergency arbitration. These concepts were certainly added and/or modified in the BANI Regulation 2025 with the aim of...

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Emergency Arbitration under BANI Rules 2025 compared with SIAC Rules 2025 and ICC Rules 2021

Recently, the Indonesian National Arbitration Board (“BANI”) has released its newest set of Arbitration Rules and Procedures for 2025 (“BANI Rules 2025”). The BANI Rules 2025 introduce several adjustment and advancements such as: (i) adjustment to consolidation, multiparty, and multi-contract arbitration; (ii) expanded grounds for challenging arbitrators; and (iii) emergency arbitration. This article will comprehensively discuss emergency arbitrator under BANI Rules 2025 compared with SIAC Rules 2025 and ICC Rules 2021. The practice of emergency arbitration has been recognized and implemented by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) and the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”). In brief, emergency arbitration is an...

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Strengthening IP Collaboration: Our Partner, Patricia Ann Winarta Will Be Attending the 21st APAA General Assembly in Malaysia

Our Partner, Patricia Ann Winarta will be attending the The 21st General Assembly and 77th & 78th Council Meetings of The Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 6 to 10 November 2025 — a valuable forum for sharing insights and strengthening collaboration in the field of Intellectual Property from World IP Lawyers. APAA2025 #AsianPatentAttorneysAssociation #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #InnovationAndCollaboration #KualaLumpur2025 #InternationalConference #IntellectualPropertyRights #advocate #iplaw #iplawyer #ipconsultant #patent #trademark #industrialdesign #copyright #tradesecret #licensing #franchising #prosecution #lawenforcement #law #legal #winartaippractice #lawfirm #ipfirm #IPProfessionals ...

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Frans Winarta & Partners Prevails in Re-Litigation Case Before the Indonesian Supreme Court

We are pleased to announce a notable achievement by the Dispute Resolution Team of Frans Winarta & Partners. We have successfully represented our client, a leading Singaporean telecommunications company, in a re-litigation lawsuit against a private Indonesian company in the telecommunications sector before the Central Jakarta District Court. Under the strategic leadership of our Senior Partner, Mr. Harri Budiman, together with our Senior Associate, Mr. I Gusti Putu Gandhi Nananjaya, our Middle Associate Ms. Jeniffer Queenstanti, and our other dedicated associates, our team guided the client through this complex cross-border dispute. After a lengthy process, the Indonesian Supreme Court ruled in favor...

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National Event of IP Users on Indonesian Amended Patent Law

DGIP in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), held the "National Event of IP Users on Indonesian Amended Patent Law" on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at the Grand Mercure Hotel, Jakarta. advocate #iplaw #iplawyer #ipconsultant #patent #trademark #industrialdesign #copyright #tradesecret #law #legal #winartaippractice #lawfirm #ipfirm ...

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Perlunya Pembangunan Hukum Demi Tercapainya Indonesia Sebagai Negara Hukum

Negara hukum atau biasa disebut sebagai rechtsstaat merupakan konsep bernegara yang biasa digunakan oleh negara-negara Eropa Kontinental. Wolfgang Friedmann menjelaskan bahwa rechtsstaat memiliki pengertian pembatasan kekuasaan oleh negara hukum. Friedrich Julius Stahl pun menjabarkan bahwa negara hukum formalnya memiliki empat unsur atau ciri-ciri, yaitu adanya perlindungan hak asasi manusia, adanya pemisahan dan pembagian kekuasaan, adanya pemerintahan berdasarkan peraturan-peraturan dan adanya peradilan administratif yang bebas dalam perselisihan. Pada suatu negara hukum, hukum dijadikan pedoman bagi kehidupan warga negara dalam menjalani kehidupan sehari-harinya. Sejalan dengan pendapat dari Soediman Kartohadiprojo, yang berpendapat bahwa hukum sangat besar artinya bagi kehidupan manusia yang bernegara. Kemudian, beliau juga menambahkan bahwa hukum,...

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The Debate Over The Age Of Presidential And Vice Presidential Candidates Is Outside The Context Of Constitutionalism

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The debate regarding the age of Presidential Candidates and Vice Presidential Candidates has gone out of the context of the authority of the Constitutional Court which is a judicial body, as a branch of judicial power. One of the Constitutional Court’s authorities according to the Constitutional Court Law is to rule, at the first and final instance, on the judicial review of a law against the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. It is not uncommon that after the issuance of a law there are norms that are not in line with the 1945 Constitution as the highest law...

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