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Client Update - Appeal Court Decision on Language Law Overview Recently, the Jakarta High Court affirmed a decision of the West Jakarta District Court on the interpretation of Indonesia’s Language Law, [1] which governs agreements with Indonesian parties. The High Court upheld the District Court’s decision without offering any further reasoning.  Accordingly, it does not provide any new guidance on the proper interpretation of the Language Law.  The High Court decision may be appealed to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, those entering into agreements with Indonesian parties should carefully consider the implications of the Language Law. We recommend such agreements: are drafted in bilingual versions (both a Bahasa Indonesia version, as well as an English or relevant foreign language version); and state which bilingual version prevails in the event of any inconsistency. Background Article 31 of the Language Law provides that all agreements and memorand...

Japan adopts amendment to its privacy act Addleshaw Goddard LLP Japan September 25 2015 The Japanese government has amended the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) establishing a new Personal Information Protection Commission as of 1st January 2016. The new law includes some restrictions concerning overseas transfers of personal data, and imposes restrictions on the processing of sensitive information. The amendment was due to be passed in the Summer but was delayed because of a data breach incident involving pension records. The amended APPI expands the definition of “personal information” to include a person’s bodily information, such as fingerprint data and face recognition data. Numeric codes associated with an individual will also be covered by the new definition, such as passport numbers and driver’s license numbers. A new government authority will be established, which will be called the “Personal Information Protection Committee”...