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  • Tanner De Witt supports 120th Philippine Independence Day Charity Ball & Concert

    Tanner De Witt was pleased to support the Philippine Association of Hong Kong’s Charity Ball and Concert on Saturday 9 June. Partners Robin Darton, Ian De Witt, Eddie Look and Tim Drew attended to show support for this charity fundraiser which raised funds for three…Read More

  • Benchmark Litigation lauds Tanner De Witt’s Insolvency and Restructuring and Litigation and Dispute Resolution practices

    Tanner De Witt is delighted to be ranked Tier 1 for Insolvency and Tier 2 for Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation. Our Insolvency department rises above its peers as the only first tier practice domestically, while our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team is one…Read More

  • Pádraig Walsh speaks at Dutch Chamber of Commerce cryptocurrency event

    Corporate and Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh was one of two speakers in today’s Dutch Chamber of Commerce breakfast event “Cryptocurrencies are here to stay! And now what?“. Co-presenter Wayne Trench of Octagon discussed the opportunities of cryptocurrencies, while Pádraig presented the challenges, considerations and constraints from…Read More

  • Mark Side and Joanne Brown attend 7th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference

    Partners Mark Side and Joanne Brown are in Vientiane, Laos this week to attend the 7th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference. Held on 7 to 8 June, the Conference will welcome family lawyers from all over the APAC region to discuss the following…Read More

  • Legal update: Ten myths about token sale regulation in Hong Kong

    No part of the tech universe has a greater abundance of myths than the crypto space, and no part of the crypto space has a deeper black hole of urban legends than the weird and wonderful world of token sales. Here are some of the…Read More

  • Robin Darton joins 2018 Forum on International Enforcement of Judgements & Awards in London

    Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Robin Darton was once again selected and personally invited this week to participate in a Cambridge Forum on the International Enforcement of Judgements & Awards (FIEJA) at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey, United Kingdom. This is Robin’s second year attending the forum. The Forum’s Steering…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt ranked second tier for employment by Doyles Guide 2018

    Tanner De Witt is pleased to be ranked in the second tier for employment by Doyles Guide’s Leading Employment Lawyers – Hong Kong, 2018 and Leading Employment Law Firms – Hong Kong, 2018. Partners Kim Boreham and Russell Bennett are both listed as Leading and…Read More

  • Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane to speak at Asset Recovery Asia Singapore

    We are delighted to announce that Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Ian De Witt and Fraud and Asset Tracing Partner Jeff Lane will both be attending and speaking at Asset Recovery Asia, held on 5 to 6 June at the InterContinental Singapore. Ian will be speaking on…Read More

  • Legal update: Court of Final Appeal’s answers on the issue of establishing a defence to indecent assaults on underage victims

    In October 2017, we wrote about the magistracy appeal decision of香港特別行政區訴蔡偉麟 (HKSAR v Choi Wai Lun) (unreported HCMA 620/2016, 31 July 2017): Is a genuine belief that an underage victim is over 16 a defence to an indecent assault? On 9 May 2018, the Court of…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt-sponsored Discovery Bay Football Club wins Masters Cup in HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens

    We are delighted to report that Discovery Bay Football Club has won the Masters Cup in this year’s HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens! Discovery Bay Football Club played five matches over the three-day tournament against the KCC Veterans, Playon Pros, Wallsend Boys Club, HKFC Masters and…Read More

  • Q&A with Pádraig Walsh – Corporate and Commercial Partner

    Pádraig Walsh recently joined us as Partner in our Corporate and Commercial practice. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Pádraig qualified in Ireland in 1998 and Hong Kong in 2000. This week we had a chance to chat with Pádraig to find out why he chose to become…Read More

  • Asialaw 2018 Leading Lawyer results announced

    Congratulations to Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane, who have just been named Market-leading Lawyers in Asialaw 2018’s Leading Lawyers list for Hong Kong. This is Jeff’s second year as Market-leading Lawyer and Ian’s first. Partners Mark Side, Robin Darton, Kim Boreham and Russell Bennett…Read More