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Legal update: Reciprocal Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between Hong Kong and Mainland China
Pre-1997 Pre-1997, the mutual enforcement of arbitral awards between the Mainland and Hong Kong was carried out by way of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. The convention ceased to apply once Hong Kong became a Special Administrative…Read More
Partner River Stone speaks at 17th Annual Global Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions Summit
On Tuesday, Partner River Stone and Solicitor Peter Tang were in Shanghai where River spoke at the 2020 17th Annual Global Cross Border Mergers & Acquisitions Summit. The summit examines M&A trends, issues, and opportunities from tax, regulatory, financial, operational, and even post-merger HR considerations. River…Read More
Tanner De Witt sponsors the 12th Asia Private Banking and Family Office Summit 2019
Our China Practice Group recently returned from Shenzhen where they sponsored the 12th Asia Private Banking & Family Office Summit, organised by Banyan Legacy, taking place on 11 – 12 December. Partners Pamela Mak and River Stone attended along with solicitors Adrian Au, Jonathan Yeung,…Read More
Tanner De Witt seeks Marketing and CRM Executive, China Practice Group
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Job Description: Joining one of the largest independent law firms in Hong Kong and operating under the overall guidance of the Marketing and Business Development Manager, the Marketing and CRM Executive will provide support…Read More
Tanner De Witt attends Hong Kong M&A Forum 2019
Members of our Corporate Commercial Group attended the Hong Kong M&A Forum 2019, which was held at the St Regis Hong Kong on Thursday 20 June. Tim Drew, Eddie Look, Caroline De Souza and Katherine Ng were part of the 200+ delegates that attended this premier…Read More
River Stone and Tim Au attend conference on Non-Performing Loans in Xiamen
Corporate Commercial Group Partner River Stone and Insolvency and Restructuring Solicitor Tim Au were in Xiamen this past weekend to attend a conference on Non-Performing Loans (NPLs). We were delighted to be one of four sponsors of this conference, which was very well attended by…Read More
River Stone and Katherine Ng attend the 2019 Annual China Intellectual Property Conference
Corporate and Commercial Partner River Stone and Solicitor Katherine Ng recently attended the 2019 Annual China Intellectual Property Conference, which was held at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel on 18 April 2019. Over 200 delegates attended this conference, which discussed: China’s Patent System and Latest…Read More
Tanner De Witt’s Restructuring and Insolvency practice wins China Business Law Award 2019
We are delighted to announce that our top tier Restructuring and Insolvency practice has won an industry award from the China Business Law Journal’s China Business Law Awards 2019. This accolade was published in the February issue of China Business Law Journal. The China Business Law Awards are…Read More
Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance
Background Previous situation Enforcement of foreign judgments in Hong Kong is ordinarily governed by the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance. Following the handover in 1997 however, China is no longer considered a foreign country by Hong Kong, therefore this ordinance is no longer applicable when…Read More
Edmond Leung, River Stone and Jan Willem Möller attend Belt and Road Summit 2018
Corporate and Commercial Partners Edmond Leung and River Stone and Senior Associate Jan Willem Möller were at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre today to attend the Belt and Road Summit. Held by The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the…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
Press release: Tanner De Witt further develops China and Family Practices
PRESS RELEASE 2 November 2017 For immediate release Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the promotion of solicitors Joanne Brown and River Stone to its partnership; the promotions were effective Wednesday 1 November. Joanne will serve as Head of the Family Department. This demonstrates…Read More
