Another frequently asked question in consultations or ongoing cases at Lilo Agung & Co is about the seemingly trivial matter of signatures being affixed either digitally or directly by other parties. Does this have the potential for a criminal act, particularly the crime of forgery? Forgery involves altering, creating, or imitating documents or signatures intended to deceive others. Article 263 of the Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHP) specifically states that someone who forges a document or signature intending to use it as if it were genuine, causing harm to others or…

Lately, many clients of Lilo Agung & Co have been questioning their business partners who have not fulfilled their obligations by the agreed deadlines for various reasons, causing both material and immaterial losses. Therefore, it is good to review this concept in a light discussion this time. Debt usually arises from an agreement between two or more parties, an agreement synonymous with the concept of civil law. Legally, this breach is known as "default." What is default? In his book, Prof. Yahya Harahap in "Legal Aspects of Agreement" explains that…