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Tanner De Witt celebrates Dress Pink Day 2021
Tanner De Witt continued its annual tradition of participating in Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s Dress Pink Day by enjoying pink cocktails, homemade pink cupcakes and donning beautiful pink outfits! The evening concluded with a fashion show featuring handmade pink accessories, flashing neon sunglasses and even…Read More
Legal Update: The High Court confirms and restates the employer’s right to terminate under contractual provisions, and the limited effect on that right of the implied duty of trust and confidence in employment contracts
The Duty The implied duty of mutual trust and confidence (the “Duty”) was first recognised in the UK case of Malik v BCCI [1998] AC 20 and was later adopted by the Hong Kong Courts in Evelyn Semana Bachicha v Poon Shiu Man Henry (CACV…Read More
Legal update: Hong Kong High Court upholds a six-month non-compete clause
The Hong Kong High Court has recently upheld and enforced a six-month non-compete clause in BFAM Partners (Hong Kong) Limited v Gareth John Mills and Segantii Capital Management Limited [2021] HKCFI 2904, granting an injunction in favour of the applicant former employer, BFAM. Background BFAM, a company…Read More
Company Secretary Assistant
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. We are seeking an experienced company secretary assistant to join the firm. Working within the corporate commercial department, you will undertake company secretarial matters including but not limited to incorporation of Hong Kong companies,…Read More
Anatomy of a data breach response
Information security is mission critical for businesses today. Data management has attracted increasingly more attention from privacy regulators, with enforcement actions leading to significant fines. Businesses are acutely aware of the adverse impact and bad reputation that can come from poor data management. Information security…Read More
Tanner De Witt seeks a Billing Assistant
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Billing Assistant Job Highlights Provide secretarial support to a team Update and maintain filing system Coordinate meetings and schedule daily activities Job Description Responsibilities: Assist the billing system, maintain the system date up-to-date with…Read More
Press release: Tanner De Witt further grows commercial and regulatory practice with appointment of consultant Munenori Kaku
Click here to read the Japanese translation of this press release. Tanner De Witt confirms the appointment of senior commercial and regulatory lawyer Munenori (Muny) Kaku as a Consultant with the firm’s Corporate and Commercial practice. The appointment was effective Monday 20 September 2021. Muny,…Read More
Tanner De Witt sponsors 21st Annual China Foreign Investment & M&A Policy Update Conference in Shanghai
Tanner De Witt is proud to sponsor the 21st Annual China Foreign Investment & M&A Policy Update Conference which took place on Friday 23 September at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel in Shanghai. Highlights of the conference: Latest development of China’s new Foreign Investment Law…Read More
Press release: Tanner De Witt celebrates 100% trainee retention rate and welcomes 2021 intake
Hong Kong law firm Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce 100% successful retention of its trainees who are due to qualify in 2021. All four trainees who have recently completed the two-year training programme have accepted solicitor positions with the firm. The trainees joining…Read More
Asialaw 2022 rankings announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2022 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. All practices and lawyers have maintained their rankings from the previous year. Our 2022 awards are as follows: OutstandingLabour and EmploymentRestructuring and Insolvency Highly RecommendedCorporate and M&ADispute ResolutionRegulatory…Read More
Tanner De Witt seeks a Litigation and Arbitration Lawyer (5-8 years’ PQE)
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Tanner De Witt seeks a litigation and arbitration lawyer with 5-8 years’ PQE to join our Dispute Resolution Department. This role is good opportunity for a lawyer to grow one’s practice within an established…Read More
Injunction to restrain the presentation of a winding-up petition
Introduction Rather unfortunately, there are no statutory provisions available to a company to set aside a statutory demand. If a company is served with a statutory demand and disputes the alleged debt, save for agreeing with the alleged creditor not to present a winding-up petition,…Read More
