RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP Appointed Principal and Lead Counsel for the Jakarta Monorail Project

Dubai, UAE, 12 September 2013: In January 2013, the Jakarta Monorail Project was launched as part of plans to improve public transport in Jakarta. PT Jakarta Monorail is a consortium which is 90%-owned by Singapore based Ortus Infrastructure Capital Pte Ltd ("Ortus Group") and 10% by PT Indonesia Transit Centre.

Singapore law firm RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP has been appointed as Principal and Lead Counsel for the project by the consortium. RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP is a firm based in Singapore that has clients across 151 cities in 62 countries via the membership with Taylor Wessing group, and their status as the exclusive Singapore member of The Interlex Group, a global network of leading law firms.

According to Mr. Azman Jaafar, Partner, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP: "The firm is indeed honoured and privileged to have been appointed by the consortium. This is history in the making and we share the pride and joy of the consortium as a participant of this colossal project in Indonesia. This project will realise many dreams for Indonesians who live in Jakarta."

Construction is expected to be fully completed by end of 2016.

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About Taylor Wessing (Middle East) LLP:
Taylor Wessing (Middle East LLP) is an elite international law firm, with 22 offices in 13 jurisdictions and some 900 legal advisers and are 'Law Firm of the Year 2013' as voted by The Lawyer. We offer our clients a streamlined and integrated global service across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, India, North America and Brazil. headquartered in Dubai and was formed in 2007 following a merger with established UAE law firm Key & Dixon, bringing to Taylor Wessing Middle East a depth of local knowledge and connections developed over its 15 year history in the region.

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