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  • Tanner De Witt is excited to support the Hong Kong Legal Walk

    Tanner De Witt is excited to support the Hong Kong Legal Walk again this year. A team of us have kicked it off by doing a group walk along the harbourside from Quarry Bay to the Central Piers. This year, The Hong Kong Legal Walk aims to…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt Dress Pink Day

    We hosted a Pink Party in support of the Hong Kong Cancer Fund‘s Dress Pink Day. The Dress Pink Day aims to bring awareness and support to the fund’s free breast cancer services and patient post-surgery recovery. Congratulations to Natalie Lam and Veronica Chan for winning the Best Dressed and Most Creative…Read More

  • Screened for Fairness: A Tale of Two Hong Kong Enforcement Decisions on Remote Hearings

    The Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) recently decided due process issues arising from the fairness of remote hearings in not one, but two, judgments. In Sky Power Construction Engineering Ltd v Iraero Airlines JSC [2023] HKCFI 1558 (Sky Power), the respondent argued that…Read More

  • VATP regulation in Hong Kong: The transitional arrangements

    The regulation of virtual asset trading platforms (VATP) was introduced in Hong Kong at a time when a number of these trading platforms were already operating in Hong Kong. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has helpfully outlined a roadmap to facilitate those businesses, or…Read More

  • To Join or Not to Join – Navigating the Complexities of Beneficial Interests in Divorce Proceedings

    Divorce, an intensely personal affair, extends its ramifications beyond the couple involved, touching the lives of family members and friends alike. This repercussion becomes even more profound when one spouse assumes the role of a trustee for assets or when matrimonial assets are held in…Read More

  • Background check: Seeking a Certificate of No Criminal Conviction in Hong Kong and the rehabilitation of offenders with a criminal record

    Hong Kong is a sophisticated First World city with huge finance and professional service industries. This often leads to enquiries concerning the proof of individuals’ backgrounds. However, the system in Hong Kong for proving a clear criminal record is not easy or convenient to use,…Read More

  • PCPD joins international efforts to scrap scraping

    In this legal update, we report that the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong (“PCPD”) has joined with eleven other privacy authorities across the globe to issue a joint statement on 24 August 2023 calling for awareness and action from social media platforms…Read More

  • Bankruptcy overturned – can I have my money back please?

    Where a bankruptcy order is set aside after a successful appeal by the debtor, who should be liable for the fees and expenses of the trustees in bankruptcy (whether the Official Receiver (as provisional trustee) or trustees appointed by the creditors)? Should such fees and…Read More

  • Hong Kong Court Upholds a Jurisdictional Challenge to an Arbitral Award Based on Newly Introduced Evidence of Market Manipulation

    In an important recent decision, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance upheld a jurisdictional challenge to an arbitral award in R v A, B and C [2023] HKCFI 2034. The jurisdictional issues concerned a third party (“Ma”) who sought to replace the claimant (“Rise”)…Read More

  • The Global Legal Post: Commercial Litigation and Cross-border Enforcement in Hong Kong

    This article was initially published by The Global Legal Post. 1 . What is the structure and organisation of local courts dealing with commercial claims? What are the main procedural rules governing commercial litigation? The Basic Law of Hong Kong (HKBL) is the constitutional document…Read More

  • ALB Forum: All About the Money

    In recent years, the traditional pricing arrangement between a law firm and a client has been increasingly challenged by requests for alternative frameworks, while the turbulent economic environment has further squeezed budgets on legal spending. Law firms in Asia share what they have experienced with…Read More

  • Notice-ably Wrong: The Importance of Proper Notice in Arbitration Proceedings

    What difference can a “t” make? Apparently, a lot. In a Hong Kong Arbitration Society arbitration, the Claimant served its Notice of Arbitration (NoA) on the Respondent using [email protected] instead of [email protected] (the Respondent’s email for service under the relevant contract).  That difference was sufficient…Read More