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  • Proud to support Bloomberg Square Mile Relay Hong Kong 2016

    Tanner De Witt was extremely proud to support the 2016 Bloomberg Square Mile Relay again this year in Hong Kong. Entering two teams of ten runners we had a great night despite the light rain and slippery surface. Special thanks to organiser Tim Drew and…Read More

  • The Legal 500 2017 rankings are announced for Asia Pacific

    Tanner De Witt is delighted to be recommended again this year in The Asia Pacific Legal 500 Guide 2017 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. We are proud to announce that…Read More

  • Asialaw 2017 rankings announced

    Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2017 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. Corporate/M&A – highly recommended Tanner De Witt’s corporate practice has a strong focus on the mid-tier market and works with multinational corporations in Hong Kong and…Read More

  • Police arrest procedures for breaches of Injunction Orders made against violent spouses and cohabitants under the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance Cap 189

    Introduction The Hong Kong Police Force recently reviewed procedures for the handling of cases involving breach of an Injunction Order with an authorisation of arrest attached made under the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance (Cap 189) (“DCRVO”). Injunction order Section 3 of the DCRVO…Read More

  • Q&A with Caroline De Souza – Corporate and Commercial Lawyer

    Caroline joined Tanner De Witt in 2012 and is building a name for herself in the mid cap acquisition space. She has experience across a wide range of industries including luxury fashion, healthcare, technology, F&B and retail. Why did you choose to become a lawyer?…Read More

  • Federico Donnet serves as ambassador to Italy on Bellissima Italia 2016 committee

    Tanner De Witt Senior Associate and Italian native Federico Donnet is serving on the formal committee to Bellissima Italia  – a festival of Italian culture and lifestyle – alongside other notable Hong Kong figures including Miss Sabrina Ho, Miss Charmaine Ho and Miss Queenie Rosita…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt litigator Anthony Marrin to represent Hong Kong in East Asia Cup

    Tanner De Witt’s Anthony Marrin has been selected for the CHK Sportsroad Dragons team to represent Hong Kong in the upcoming cricket East Asia Cup from 2 – 7 November 2016 in Sano, Japan. The East Asia Cup is a T20 tournament and will also…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt Partners Mark Side and Robin Darton meet international rugby coach Ben Ryan

    Litigation and Dispute Resolution Partner Mark Side and Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Robin Darton met Fiji Rugby Sevens head coach on Sunday 16 October at the Sandy Bay Mini Rugby training session. Former coach of the England Rugby Sevens team, Ben Ryan was in Hong…Read More

  • Guilty plea discounts in sentencing guidelines for Hong Kong

    In the appeal case of HKSAR v Ngo Van Nam CACC 418/2014, the Court of Appeal set down new guidelines for determining the amount of discount in sentence to be given to a defendant for a guilty plea.  Prior to this decision a defendant received…Read More

  • Rachel Hui selected to represent The Law Society of Hong Kong at the International Bar Association Annual Conference in Washington D.C.

    Tanner De Witt Restructuring and Insolvency Associate Rachel Hui was selected as one of three young delegates sponsored to represent The Law Society of Hong Kong (the “Law Society”) at the International Bar Association (“IBA”) Annual Conference in Washington D.C. from 18 to 23 September…Read More

  • Jeff Lane gives talk on Internet Fraud to Zhong Lun Law Firm in Hong Kong

    Tanner De Witt Partner Jeff Lane gave a presentation to the Hong Kong office of Zhong Lun Law Firm on Wednesday 5 October 2016. The talk was arranged with Dorothy Siron who heads up Zhong Lun’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and the topic was…Read More

  • Partner in the press: Kim Boreham helps promote women’s rugby in Hong Kong

    Tanner De Witt Partner Kim Boreham helps to promote women’s rugby in Hong Kong in her position as Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) director of women’s rugby as published in the South China Morning Post. Excerpt from SCMP article: The Hong Kong Women’s Premiership is…Read More