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Sekilas pokrol bambu (bush lawyer), pengacara praktik hingga advokat Indonesia

Ketika masih berada di bawah kekuasaan kolonial, pemberi layanan hukum kepada rakyat strata bawah mulai dari pembelaan di muka sidang pengadilan sampai pemberian nasihat-nasihat acara berperkara banyak diberikan oleh mereka yang sedikit banyak mempunyai pengalaman bekerja di lingkungan kehakiman; pada waktu-waktu lalu (masa kolonial) itu, mereka sering disebut 'pokrol bambu', suatu penamaan yang terdengar kurang mengenakkan, dalam salah satu tulisannya, Daniel S. Lev menyebut mereka dengan istilah 'bush lawyer'; dalam perkembangan selanjutnya, mereka lazim disebut 'pengacara praktik' (Sutandyo Wignjosoebroto, Hukum dalam Masyarakat, Malang: Bayumedia Publishing, 2008). Salah satu pondasi profesi hukum (tersebut) advokat pada masa kolonial yaitu Stb.1848 No.8, Bepalingen betreffende het kostuum der Rechterlijke Ambtenaren dat der Advokaten, yang kemudian digantikan/dinyatakan tidak berlaku dengan diundangkannya/diberlakukannya UU 18/2003 tentang Advokat yang men...

Restrictions or Limitation on the Scope of Agency in the Trading or Sales Agency Agreement

Term "agency" under the Black's Law Dictionary, legal perspective and in this context of trading or sales agreement extends over the generality of authorization to do certain acts and or representation for and or on behalf of the one who authorizes such acts or gives such authorization. Therefore, there are potential vagueness on the scope of authorization, acts, representation and relationship in-between if the concerned parties haven't clearly specify particular scope or limitation and or even relevant restrictions towards such "agency". On the other hand, that measure could clarify parties' stance or position over certain situation in relation with their affairs under the agreement and towards the third party, as the case may be. Moreover, as the agency cannot be deemed to be the same as its principal, such measure may prevent misleading context or vague burden or responsibility in the agent's point of view, and misrepresentation of agent in the principal's point of view.

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