“Finfluencers” beware! SFC suspends finfluencer for 16 months following his criminal conviction for providing investment advice without a license

Background On 20 March 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) suspended the licenses of Mr Wong Ming Chung (“Mr Wong”), a “finfluencer”[1] also known as Franky Wong and as ““股票狙擊手”, for 16 months following his criminal conviction for providing investment advice on a subscription-based…Read More

13May2025

Tanner De Witt Partners Secured Return of Child in Complex Cross-Border Abduction Case Across Hague and Non-Hague Signatories

In a complex cross-border child abduction case involving multiple jurisdictions, Tanner De Witt partners Adrian Au and Joanne Brown successfully acted for the father to secure the return of his child to Mainland China. The case involved serious legal issues arising from the Court’s treatment…Read More

09May2025

Legal Update: Proposed reduction on threshold on working hours for “continuous contract”

The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2025 (the “Bill”) proposes amendments aimed at enhancing labour protections by reducing the threshold of working hours in respect of “continuous contract” under the Employment Ordinance (“EO”) (see below). Current regime Currently, an employee employed by the same employer (i) continuously…Read More