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  • Jeff Lane wins Matter of the Year at the asialaw Dispute Resolution Awards 2016

    Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce that Partner Jeff Lane won Matter of the Year Accent Delight International Ltd v Bouvier, Yves Charles Edgar at the asialaw Dispute Resolution Awards 2016 held last night at the Island Shangri La in Hong Kong. Litigators and…Read More

  • More than US$110,000 raised for charity at the 13th Fatboy 10s Rugby Tournament 2016

    Tanner De Witt was extremely proud to sponsor and participate in the 13th Fatboy 10s Rugby Tournament held in the Philippines in September this year. The goal of this tournament is to raise awareness of the sport of rugby in the Philippines and also to…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt welcomes 2016 intake of trainees across core practice areas

    This September we welcome three new lawyers to join our 2016 trainee programme. Tara Chan, Kevin Siu and Hayley Hui were selected from a strong pool of candidates to complete their two year training programme under the guidance of the Tanner De Witt team in…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports 2016/17 season of Mini Rugby in Hong Kong

    As long-term supporters of the sport of rugby in Hong Kong, we are very pleased to extend our support this year to the mini rugby players. Each new player of the 21 mini rugby clubs in Hong Kong will this year be offered a specially…Read More

  • Ian De Witt sits on panel at 3rd Regional Insolvency Conference in Singapore

    Tanner De Witt Restructuring and Insolvency Partner Ian De Witt sat on the second plenary session panel “Common Law Perspectives of Cross-Border Insolvency” on the second day of the 3rd Regional Insolvency Conference held at The Fullerton Hotel in Singapore on Friday 16 September 2016…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt recognised by ALB for its M&A work in Hong Kong

    Tanner De Witt is pleased to be included in Asian Legal Business’ M&A rankings for Hong Kong in its September 2016 issue. Tanner De Witt’s Corporate and Commercial practice has grown in recent years to a team of over 10 lawyers. Led by partners Eddie…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt against JLA Asia in touch rugby friendly

    On 31 August 2016 a select team of Tanner De Witt staff (Derek Cheuk, Troy Greig, Sunny Hathiramani, Natalie Lam and Anthony Marrin) played in a friendly touch rugby night hosted by JLA Asia in So Kon Po Recreation Ground in Causeway Bay. Three games (10-minute…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks Corporate Commercial Legal Secretary 2+ years’ experience

    This position has been filled. Responsibilities: Provide secretarial support to a team of Corporate and Commercial lawyers Update and maintain filing system Coordinate meetings and schedule daily activities when necessary Requirements: Good PC knowledge and skilled in MS Office applications Good command of spoken and…Read More

  • Legal update: An introduction to Parental Alienation

    Introduction Parental alienation refers to alignment of a child with one parent whilst rejecting a relationship with the other “without legitimate justification”1. This often results from the continued denigration of one parent by the other to the child / children of the family. In doing…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt proud sponsor of the Fat Boys 10s since 2005

    This year a number of sport-loving Tanner De Witt staff members including Ian De Witt, Mark Side, Robin Darton, Tim Drew and Anthony Hill will fly once again to the Philippines to support the Fat Boys 10s Rugby and Golf Tournaments, held for the 13th…Read More

  • Q&A with Jan Willem Möller – Corporate and Commercial Lawyer

    Jan Willem Möller is a Dutch lawyer who specialises in corporate and commercial work and banking and finance matters. Jan Willem joined Tanner De Witt in 2016. We had a chance to find out his reasons for becoming a lawyer, how he spends his spare…Read More

  • Shareholders’ disputes and directors’ fiduciary duties – lessons from Poon Ka Man Jason v Cheng Wai Tao [2016] HKEC 759

    In a stagnant economic climate, entrepreneurs are generally keen to structure their businesses in such a way as to limit the damage that a non-performing business unit may have on the rest of their operations.  One of the ways in which this can be achieved…Read More