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  • Tanner De Witt wins Pro Bono Awards from Law Society of HK

    Partner Joanne Brown, Consultant Philip Swainston and Solicitor Rowan Varty represented Tanner De Witt at the Pro Bono and Community Service Award Presentation Ceremony, which was held at the Department of Justice on 13 December 2017. We are pleased to announce that we won a Bronze…Read More

  • 2017: a year full of sponsorships, sports and speaking opportunities

    2017 has been a year of growth for Tanner De Witt with two new partners, 15 new joiners, 5 newly qualified lawyers, 4 new trainees, 1 new practice area, 1 new office, more than 80 events…and we turned 18! As one of Hong Kong’s largest…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt wishes you a very Merry Christmas

    Holiday Opening Hours Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December, Monday 1 January  – Office is Closed Wednesday 27 December – Friday 29 December – Normal Opening Hours

  • Reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments on matrimonial and related matters

    Introduction Hong Kong and Mainland China have entered into a new arrangement on the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of civil judgments in matrimonial and family cases (the “Arrangement”) on 20 June 2017. The Arrangement is a significant step to providing clearer legal protection for relevant…Read More

  • Results of 2018 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide announced

    Tanner De Witt is pleased once again to be recognised by Chambers & Partners in their 2018 Asia-Pacific Guide for each of its main practice areas in particular its Band 1 rankings for Restructuring and Insolvency and Labour and Employment. Joanne Brown is a new…Read More

  • Pantone’s Colour of the Year is Tanner De Witt purple

    Colour authority Pantone has just announced their Colour of the Year for 2018, and they have selected a shade not at all dissimilar to our Tanner De Witt purple! Their shade is called Ultra Violet, and it’s been described as ‘inventive and imaginative’ as well…Read More

  • Veronica Chan elected as Vice-Chair of International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation

    We are delighted to announce that Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor Veronica  Chan has been elected Vice-Chair of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Hong Kong. This year is Veronica’s second on the board. As Vice-Chair, Veronica will play a big part in developing the…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports BVI High School Fundraiser Ball

    We were very pleased to support BVI House Asia’s fundraiser for the British Virgin Islands (BVI) by attending a Fundraiser Ball  at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbourview Hotel. We were one of the top pledgers at the event. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) recently suffered…Read More

  • Veronica Chan and her team raise close to $37,000 for Operation Santa Claus

    On Friday 1 December, Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor Veronica Chan and her team, the IWIRC-ers, sprinted all over Hong Kong to solve GPS-triggered challenges in the name of SCMP’s Operation Santa Claus. The event was KPMG’s Run for a Claus, which raised nearly HK$500,000 for Operation…Read More

  • Q&A with Peter Tang – Corporate and Commercial Lawyer

    Originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Peter joined Tanner De Witt only one month ago after completing his traineeship at another Hong Kong law firm.  He obtained his Bachelor of Laws and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from City University Hong Kong. Peter currently assists our Corporate…Read More

  • The Legal 500 2018 rankings are announced for Asia Pacific

    Tanner De Witt is very pleased to be recommended again this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2018 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. We are very proud to…Read More

  • Veronica Chan Runs for a Claus

    This Friday 1 December, Restructuring & Insolvency Solicitor Veronica Chan will be donning a funny Christmas costume and sprinting all over Hong Kong, solving GPS-triggered challenges all in the name of charity. KPMG’s Run for a Claus is the game, and Veronica is one of…Read More