FWP Legal Updates & Insights

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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Frans Winarta & Partners Attends the Austrian National Day Reception 2025

On Friday, 24 October 2025, Our Managing Partner Mr. Frans H. Winarta, our Partners Ms. Patricia Ann Winarta and Mr. Randolph Jay Winarta, as well as our Senior Partner, Mr. Harri Budiman, along with the associates, attended the Austrian National Day Reception at Ayana Midplaza Hotel Jakarta.We are so grateful to have attended this event and given our support to the Embassy. ...

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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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Constitutional Court Decision No. 132/PUU-XXIII/2025: Adjustment to the Time Limit for Termination of Employment (PHK) Claims

On 17 September 2025, the Constitutional Court of Indonesia (“the Court”) rendered Decision No. 132/PUU-XXIII/2025 reviewing the constitutionality of Article 82 of Law Number 2 of 2004 on Industrial Relations Dispute Settlement (“Law No. 2/2004”). The provision had previously been interpreted in Constitutional Court Decision No. 94/PUU-XXI/2023, which held that the claims of termination of employment (Pemutusan Hubungan Kerja or PHK) should only be filed within a period of one year from the date the decision of termination is received or notified by the employer. The judicial review petition was filed by an employee who had been dismissed. The Petitioner argued...

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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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