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  • Employment Law: 2024 Year in Review

    From the spread of AI usage in the workplace to the government’s policy address setting the direction of the development of the employment market for the coming years, 2024 has been a busy year for employers and employees. At Tanner De Witt we have been…Read More

  • Looking back, looking forward: Highlights and prospects in Hong Kong fintech regulation

    The fintech landscape in Hong Kong witnessed significant regulatory developments in 2024. More lies ahead for 2025 with several regulatory initiatives in prospect. In this article, Pádraig Walsh from our Fintech team highlights three key developments in 2024, and foreshadows three possible highlights in the…Read More

  • Ready to move to Hong Kong? Proposed company re-domiciliation regime in Hong Kong

    The Hong Kong Government has proposed a company re-domiciliation regime which will enable non-Hong Kong incorporated companies to move their place of incorporation to Hong Kong. The proposed re-domiciliation regime is set out in the Companies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2024 (“Bill”), which was published in…Read More

  • Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2025

    Tanner De Witt has reached another milestone! Thank you Chambers and Partners for 15 years of recognition, with 7 practice area rankings and 11 individual rankings in 2025. We are proud to be acknowledged for our outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence.

  • Not yet the last word on efforts to scrap scraping

    In our legal update of 3 October 2023 (link), we reported that the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong (“PCPD”) joined the international effort along with eleven other privacy authorities in issuing a joint statement in respect of illegal data scraping practices.  The…Read More

  • Broadcasting and media regulation in Hong Kong: An overview

    1. Legal and enforcement framework 1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern media in Hong Kong? For present purposes, we define ‘media’ as encompassing television broadcasting, sound broadcasting, print and film. Media in Hong Kong is primarily governed by the following legislation: 1.2 Which bodies…Read More

  • Legal Update: Recent Discrimination Case Uplifts Potential Damages for “Injury to Feelings”

    In Hong Kong, statutory damages for “injury to feelings” can be awarded to victims of unlawful discrimination pursuant to specific provisions of the relevant discrimination Ordinances. The amount of damages for injury to feelings broadly follows the so called “Vento scale” established in the United…Read More

  • Whose DAO Is it Anyway?

    Litigation involving Decentralised Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) continues to be a rare occurrence, as legal frameworks surrounding cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies continue to evolve. The case of Mantra Dao Inc. and Another v. John Patrick Mullin and Others [2024] HKCFI 2099 presents a unique scenario, shedding…Read More

  • Looking back, looking forward: Highlights and prospects in Hong Kong data privacy regulation

    There is never a dull moment in data privacy and protection. The global landscape is becoming increasingly complex with overlapping regulation and lack of international convergence. Although Hong Kong does not have these issues yet, 2024 witnessed some significant developments in 2024, setting the stage…Read More

  • Legal Update: Court rejects Deliveroo rider’s claim as employees

    Web-Platform workers such as Uber drivers and food delivery ‘riders’ are part of a new and developing group in Hong Kong, which has greatly expanded during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. The District Court case of Gurung, Sanjayaman v Deliveroo Hong Kong Limited [2024] HKDC…Read More

  • Risk of not handling discrimination complaints properly. Victimisation claim even where the discrimination case is dismissed.

    The English Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) judgment in Miss E Carozzi v University of Hertfordshire and Ms A Lucas [2024] EAT 169 (“Carozzi”) is a recent example demonstrating that victimisation claim can arise even where the underlying discrimination claim may not be meritorious and in…Read More

  • Legal Update – MMT sanctions against China Forestry Holdings Company Limited CEO for market misconduct – order to disgorge HKD353,430,000

    On 28 November 2024, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced that the Market Misconduct Tribunal (“MMT”) ordered: 1) Mr. Li Han Chun, the former chief executive officer of China Forestry Holdings Company Limited (“China Forestry”), formerly listed on the Main Board of the Stock…Read More