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  • Kaisa Group’s debt restructuring wins Deal of the Year in China Business Law Journal’s 2016 rankings

    We are delighted to announce that Kaisa Group’s debt restructuring wins Deal of the Year in China Business Law Journal’s 2016 rankings. Kaisa Group’s debt restructuring CATEGORIES: Debt capital market; real estate; restructuring LEGAL COUNSEL: Ropes & Gray and Tanner De Witt acted for Kaisa…Read More

  • How to make use of the Mental Health Ordinance when a relative becomes incapable of managing their affairs

    This article explains how to deal with a family member whose mental capacity declines and you need to gain control of their financial and legal affairs without an Enduring Power of Attorney. When a family member becomes mentally ill it is important to ensure that…Read More

  • Chinese New Year Office Opening Hours 2017

    Hong Kong will celebrate Chinese New Year this week and our office will be closed Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 January. We will reopen as usual on Wednesday 1 February. Please see our Contact page for further details. The team at Tanner De Witt wishes…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports UNICEF and attends 30th anniversary closing ceremony and cocktail reception

    Tanner De Witt founding partner Ian De Witt was invited to attend the UNICEF 30th Anniversary Closing Ceremony and Cocktail Reception held at the Ballroom of the Government House in Hong Kong on Friday 20 January 2017. The event was a chance for UNICEF to present…Read More

  • ESF staff support Cambodian football project in Phnom Penh

    Tanner De Witt is proud to support the ESF Lions Youth Football Programme with annual sponsorship which enables them to grow the squad in Hong Kong and to support football and other sporting initiatives in the region. The photo below was taken in Phnom Penh,…Read More

  • Q&A with Sunny Hathiramani – Restructuring and Insolvency Partner

    Sunny has been at Tanner De Witt for seven years and was last year selected as a Next Generation Lawyer for our top tier Restructuring and Insolvency practice in Legal 500’s 2017 rankings for Asia Pacific. We find out more about one of Tanner De…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt Family and Matrimonial Lawyer (NQ-4PQE)

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Job Description Tanner De Witt is a business law firm based in Hong Kong, which provides legal services to clients worldwide who have business interests in Hong Kong, China and the Asia Pacific Region….Read More

  • Tanner De Witt recognised by Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific 2017

    We are pleased to announce the results of the Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific Guide 2017. We are yet again ranked in Band 1 for our Employment and Restructuring and Insolvency practices and we have been promoted to Band 3 for our Litigation and Dispute…Read More

  • Asialaw: Third-party funding in dispute resolution soon to be permitted in HK

    Article from Karry Lai, Editor, Asialaw Like it or not, arbitration can be expensive. Third-party funding arrangements offer a possible solution. Hong Kong lags behind when it comes to this method of sharing or reducing the cost of contentious work, but the concept may gain…Read More

  • Legal update: Manager In Charge Regime – ComplianceAsia

    This is a Client Alert from ComplianceAsia. For employment and regulatory related legal enquiries please contact Russell Bennett. Introduction In January 2017, the SFC released a circular on clarifications to its current regime on senior management, expectations as to Board obligations of licensed firms and…Read More

  • Veronica Chan elected to 2017 IWIRC Board

    The International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) held their 2016 Annual General Meeting in Hong Kong on Monday 5 December. Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce that solicitor Veronica Chan of our Insolvency and Restructuring Practice has been elected to the IWIRC Board…Read More

  • 2016 roundup of ESF Lions’ news

    As proud sponsor of the ESF Lions, we are pleased to announce some of the highlights of the 2016 season. The SODP08 squad (the Development Programme for players born in 2008) has won the most recent HKJFL premiership Tournament. In the Academy Programme the U14…Read More