News & Media

12Feb2018

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

06Feb2018

Legal update: Changing trends in cyber fraud

As another year passes, the number and complexity of cyber frauds continues to grow. In this article we discuss three developments of 2017, which we expect to see continue this year. Traditionally, email hacking identity theft fraud was easy to detect. In an all too…Read More

05Feb2018

Edmond Leung speaks at TTN Conference 2018

Partner Edmond Leung spoke at the Transnational Taxation Network’s Tax Conference, held today 5 February at The Park Lane Hotel in Causeway Bay. Edmond’s talk covered many important aspects of SFC Licensing, the Securities and Futures Ordinance and important considerations when selecting and appointing Managers-in-Charge (MICs)….Read More

01Feb2018

Tanner De Witt starts off 2018 with speaking and sporting excellence

Tanner De Witt, one of Hong Kong’s largest independent local firms, made sure to hit the ground running at the beginning of 2018 with an array of sporting events and speaking opportunities. Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Ian De Witt spoke at the IBA Law Firm…Read More

30Jan2018

Tanner De Witt hosts lunch for Jakarta Komodos U16 Girls Rugby Team

We had the pleasure of hosting a lunch for the Jakarta Komodos Rugby Football Club (JKRFC’s) U16 Girls Rugby Team at Peak Cafe Bar yesterday. The Komodos were in Hong Kong to play in the DB Pirates All Girls Beach Festival, which was held at…Read More

29Jan2018

Tanner De Witt sponsors DB Pirates International All Girls Beach Festival 2018

Asia’s Largest All Girls Beach Rugby Festival! Tanner De Witt was proud to sponsor the DB Pirates International All Girls Beach Festival 2018 held at Tai Pak Beach in Discovery Bay. More than 500 girls and ladies competed across four large pitches for the coveted…Read More

26Jan2018

Russell Bennett gives 2018 talk on key issues for recruiters

On the morning of Thursday 25 January, the Harcourt Suite of the Hong Kong Club was filled to the brim with 35 recruitment professionals for a talk by Employment Partner Russell Bennett. Entitled Key Employment Issues for Recruiters, this is the second year that Russell has made this…Read More

24Jan2018

Legal update: SFC bans former Investment Counsellor for taking confidential client lists

The Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced on 22 January 2018 that under section 196(1)(iii) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (“SFO”) it has banned former DBS Bank employee Mr Chan Wai-Nun from re-entering the industry for a period of 6 months, on the grounds…Read More

23Jan2018

Legal update: Ex-lover jailed for posting explicit video in revenge of breakup

In a recent District Court case (HKSAR v Wong Ngai Sang), a 23-year-old male was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment for posting secretly filmed sexual footage of himself and his ex-lover onto the internet. The defendant and the victim, Miss X, met at work and…Read More

22Jan2018

Ian De Witt speaks at the IBA Law Firm Management Conference

Partner Ian De Witt recently spoke on a panel at the IBA Law Firm Management Conference, which was held on 18 to 19 January at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. Ian’s panel, “Using technology to enhance efficiency and meet client needs more closely – will innovative fee structures…Read More

17Jan2018

Legal update: Liquidators in the Labour Tribunal

To prevent legal costs making it prohibitive for employees to pursue claims relating to their employment, lawyers are not able to represent clients in Labour Tribunal proceedings.  Where a party is a company, under Hong Kong law, only an “officer or servant” of that company…Read More

16Jan2018

Tanner De Witt’s referee kit in action!

As some of you may know, in 2015 we signed on as Gold Sponsor of the Hong Kong Society for Referees for the domestic rugby league. We committed to a three-year sponsorship period to show our support for this integral part of sporting: referees must…Read More