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Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Asialaw 2020 rankings announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2020 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. Each firm ranking is divided into the following categories: Outstanding; Highly recommended; Recommended; and Notable. Besides the ranking for our private client practice (which is new…Read More
Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane featured in Who’s Who Litigation Guide 2018
We are delighted to announce that Partners Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane have been included in Who’s Who Legal’s Litigation Guide 2018. This list of the world’s top litigation practitioners only includes twenty-three lawyers from Hong Kong, so we are extremely pleased that two of…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the handover in 1997 however, China is no longer considered a foreign country by Hong Kong, therefore this ordinance is no longer applicable when…Read More
Legal update: Third Party Funding in Litigation, Doable?
Introduction Article 35 of the Basic Law provides that all Hong Kong residents shall have the right to access to the courts and choice of lawyers for timely protection of their lawful rights and interests. In some situations, if an intended litigant is unable to…Read More
Legal update: District Court and Small Claims Tribunal maximum claim values increased
Following a consultation launched by the Judiciary in August 2015, the Legislative Council passed a resolution on 27 June 2018 approving the proposed increases to the jurisdiction of the District Court and Small Claims Tribunal. The changes are slated to take effect from 3 December…Read More
Benchmark Litigation lauds Tanner De Witt’s Insolvency and Restructuring and Litigation and Dispute Resolution practices
Tanner De Witt is delighted to be ranked Tier 1 for Insolvency and Tier 2 for Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation. Our Insolvency department rises above its peers as the only first tier practice domestically, while our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team is one…Read More
Tanner De Witt lawyers selected by Who’s Who Legal 2018
Who’s Who Legal has featured six of our lawyers as Experts in their soon-to-be-released 2018 guide. One of our Partners, Jeff Lane, has been ranked as Thought Leader for his work in Asset Recovery. Lawyers are selected for the rankings based upon a comprehensive, independent survey with…Read More
The Legal 500 2018 rankings are announced for Asia Pacific
Tanner De Witt is very pleased to be recommended again this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2018 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. We are very proud to…Read More
