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26Sep2016

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

21Sep2016

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

19Sep2016

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

13Sep2016

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

12Sep2016

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

12Sep2016

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

07Sep2016

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

05Sep2016

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

05Sep2016

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

02Sep2016

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

02Sep2016

Legal update: Stored Value Facilities: Are you ready for the 13 November 2016 deadline?

With the rapid development and growth of non-traditional and digital payment and settlement facilities in recent years, a new regulatory regime was needed in Hong Kong to protect users of stored value facilities (“SVFs”).  In particular, regulators wanted to ensure that issuers and operators of…Read More

29Aug2016

Tanner De Witt instructed on groundbreaking restructuring case: Kaisa Group Holdings Limited

Tanner De Witt (“TDW”) recently advised Kaisa Group Holdings Limited (“Kaisa”) in the multi-jurisdictional restructuring of the company’s offshore debt of approximately USD 2.6 billion (nearly RMB 17 billion).  Kaisa is a Cayman Islands incorporated company and is listed on the Main Board of the…Read More