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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Legal update: “blue pencilling” restrictive covenants post Tillman v Egon Zehnder
The UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in Tillman v Egon Zehnder [2019] UKSC 32 on 3 July 2019. This judgment is important as it clarifies the principles of “severance” applicable to post-termination restrictive covenants under which the Court is able to sever or remove…Read More
Legal update: The complaint process in domestic violence cases
There is no criminal offence of “domestic violence”. Domestic violence is a general term used to describe all acts of violence; threatening behaviour; physical, sexual or emotional abuse used by one person to control or dominate another, in a family environment. An assailant can be…Read More
Press release: Tanner De Witt appoints Peter Spizzirri as Chief Operations Officer
Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of Peter Spizzirri as the firm’s first Chief Operations Officer. The appointment is effective from 12 August 2019. Peter joins as part of Tanner De Witt’s continual growth. As one of Hong Kong’s largest independent law…Read More
Veronica Chan nominated for IWIRC Rising Star Award
Insolvency and Restructuring Solicitor Veronica Chan has been nominated for a Rising Star Award by the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. As Co-Chair of IWIRC’s Hong Kong board, Veronica has heavily contributed to the development of the city’s insolvency and restructuring community. We are…Read More
Mark Side attends International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice’s 2019 London Conference
Partner Mark Side was in attendance at the International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice‘s 2019 London Conference, which was held at the Westminster Law School of The University of Westminster on 3 to 5 July 2019. Over 250 delegates from more than 30…Read More
Legal update: An introduction to statutory insolvency set-off
Business relationships are not straightforward, and a company can be a supplier and a purchaser at the same time. It is not an uncommon practice for companies to off-set their debt owed to another company with the receivables they should be receiving from that same…Read More
Padraig Walsh appears on prominent Data Privacy Detective podcast
Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh recently had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on prominent privacy podcast Data Privacy Detective. This is the second podcast that Padraig has recently recorded with regards to data privacy: to listen to the first one where Padraig discusses…Read More
Tanner De Witt shortlisted for three awards in The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2019
We are pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for three awards in this year’s Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. The three awards categories are: Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year The Macallan Highland Single…Read More
Legal update: Privacy, Politics and Protests: Perspectives on privacy issues in Hong Kong
Personal data privacy is often seen as one of the lesser legal rights in this part of the world. You are in a coffee shop, and click through the free wifi Terms of Use. You’re using a new site to buy an experience holiday, and…Read More
