Bankruptcy: Mooting on Thin Ice
Tirtamas Comexindo is once again facing a bankruptcy suit. The Hashim Djojohadikusumo-owned company has escaped once before thanks to ice-cool defense attorney, Hotman Paris Hutapea.
October 9, 2001
Hotman Paris Hutapea seems to have become a commercial court celebrity. Hotman has defended his clients against bankruptcy declarations at the commercial courtthe court presiding over bankruptcy cases at the Central Jakarta District Courtwith uncanny success. Of course, creditors cannot ask the court to prohibit debtors from procuring Hotman's legal services. The most they can ever resort to is to request the presiding judge to try their case fair...