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Tanner De Witt wins China Business Law Award 2020
We are delighted to announce that our firm has won an industry award from the China Business Law Journal’s China Business Law Awards 2020. This accolade is a feature of the April issue of China Business Law Journal. The China Business Law Awards are an aggregation of…Read More
COVID-19 Legal Regulatory Framework
As the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak continues to spread, Hong Kong has taken rigorous actions in combat of the infection surge. This article serves to briefly outline the anti-epidemic measures imposed by the Hong Kong Government and their relevant legal implications on individuals. Entry to Hong…Read More
Q&A with Ivy Chan – Registered Foreign Lawyer
Ivy Chan is a Registered Foreign Lawyer and English qualified Solicitor who assists the Corporate and Commercial practice at Tanner De Witt. She specialises in banking and finance with a strong focus on secured lending involving both onshore and offshore structures. Prior to joining Tanner De Witt, Ivy…Read More
What we learned from the WebSAMS data breach
Nine schools in Hong Kong were attacked in a recent cybersecurity incident, resulting in a data breach for four schools. Pádraig Walsh from the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group of Tanner De Witt reviews what happened, and what general guidance can be learned from the…Read More
The Legal 500 2020 rankings are announced for Asia-Pacific
Tanner De Witt is proud to once again be recommended this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2020 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. Notably, partners Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Kim Boreham have retained their leading…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
Legal Aid in Hong Kong
We are fortunate in Hong Kong to have access to legal advice from solicitors covering a broad range of civil and criminal proceedings under the Legal Aid Schemes. Barristers can also be assigned to your case by the Legal Aid Department, where it is deemed…Read More
Results of 2020 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted once again to be recognised by Chambers & Partners in their 2020 Asia-Pacific Guide for each of its main practice areas in particular its Band 1 ranking for Labour and Employment. Employment: Hong Kong Law (International Firms) — China (Band 1) Strengths: One client…Read More
Don’t be a turkey at this year’s office Christmas party
Top Tips Although the office Christmas party is THE highlight of the year and an excellent opportunity for staff at all levels to mingle and to let their hair down at the end of a long hard year, both employers and employees alike should be…Read More
Tim Drew and Jan Willem Möller attend the 2019 IBA APAC M&A Conference in Tokyo
Corporate Commercial Partner Tim Drew and Solicitor Jan Willem Möller are in Tokyo, Japan this week to attend the International Bar Association’s 2019 Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference. This year’s conference topics include: Current legal developments in M&A in Asia; Corporate governance developments in…Read More
Looking Back at the 32nd Annual LAWASIA Conference
While the 32nd Annual LAWASIA Conference has come and gone, we are still catching up with the new connections we have made and reading updates of the same: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 From what we observed the conference was seen as a great success by all attendees. Over…Read More
Pádraig Walsh moderates panel at ITechLaw 2019 Conference in Dublin
Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh was recently in Dublin to attend the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)‘s 2019 European Conference in Dublin, Ireland. Held over three days at The Shelbourne Hotel, the conference featured sessions on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data privacy and many more topics…Read More
