Monthly Archives: December 2017
2017: a year full of sponsorships, sports and speaking opportunities
2017 has been a year of growth for Tanner De Witt with two new partners, 15 new joiners, 5 newly qualified lawyers, 4 new trainees, 1 new practice area, 1 new office, more than 80 events…and we turned 18! As one of Hong Kong’s largest…Read More
Tanner De Witt wishes you a very Merry Christmas
Holiday Opening Hours Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December, Monday 1 January – Office is Closed Wednesday 27 December – Friday 29 December – Normal Opening Hours
Reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments on matrimonial and related matters
Introduction Hong Kong and Mainland China have entered into a new arrangement on the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of civil judgments in matrimonial and family cases (the “Arrangement”) on 20 June 2017. The Arrangement is a significant step to providing clearer legal protection for relevant…Read More
Results of 2018 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide announced
Tanner De Witt is pleased once again to be recognised by Chambers & Partners in their 2018 Asia-Pacific Guide for each of its main practice areas in particular its Band 1 rankings for Restructuring and Insolvency and Labour and Employment. Joanne Brown is a new…Read More
Pantone’s Colour of the Year is Tanner De Witt purple
Colour authority Pantone has just announced their Colour of the Year for 2018, and they have selected a shade not at all dissimilar to our Tanner De Witt purple! Their shade is called Ultra Violet, and it’s been described as ‘inventive and imaginative’ as well…Read More
Veronica Chan elected as Vice-Chair of International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
We are delighted to announce that Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor Veronica Chan has been elected Vice-Chair of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Hong Kong. This year is Veronica’s second on the board. As Vice-Chair, Veronica will play a big part in developing the…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports BVI High School Fundraiser Ball
We were very pleased to support BVI House Asia’s fundraiser for the British Virgin Islands (BVI) by attending a Fundraiser Ball at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbourview Hotel. We were one of the top pledgers at the event. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) recently suffered…Read More
Veronica Chan and her team raise close to $37,000 for Operation Santa Claus
On Friday 1 December, Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor Veronica Chan and her team, the IWIRC-ers, sprinted all over Hong Kong to solve GPS-triggered challenges in the name of SCMP’s Operation Santa Claus. The event was KPMG’s Run for a Claus, which raised nearly HK$500,000 for Operation…Read More
Q&A with Peter Tang – Corporate and Commercial Lawyer
Originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Peter joined Tanner De Witt only one month ago after completing his traineeship at another Hong Kong law firm. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from City University Hong Kong. Peter currently assists our Corporate…Read More
The Legal 500 2018 rankings are announced for Asia Pacific
Tanner De Witt is very pleased to be recommended again this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2018 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. We are very proud to…Read More