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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
Tanner De Witt supports the Hong Kong Blue Tie Ball 2018 as Platinum Sponsor
We are delighted to announce that we will once again sponsor the Hong Kong Blue Tie Ball, which will be held at the Hong Kong Football Club on Saturday 1st September. We are supporting this year’s event as Platinum Sponsor. Last year’s inaugural Blue Tie Ball…Read More
Edmond Leung attends 7th Annual Competition Law and Regulatory Global Forum 2018
Corporate Commercial Partner Edmond Leung attended yesterday’s 7th Annual Competition Law and Regulatory Global Forum, held at the Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui. Speakers included Competition Commission (Hong Kong) Executive Director Steven Parker, Hong Kong Competition Association Chairperson Knut Fournier and more. This year’s forum included…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports Jason Karas in 2018 Room to Read race
Tanner De Witt was delighted to support Lipman Karas principal Jason Karas as he competed in Room to Read, London’s Fastest Executive 10km Race, on 12 June in Hyde Park. The race comprised of about 30 runners, including John Ridding (CEO of the Financial Times…Read More
Edmond Leung, River Stone and Jan Willem Möller attend Belt and Road Summit 2018
Corporate and Commercial Partners Edmond Leung and River Stone and Senior Associate Jan Willem Möller were at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre today to attend the Belt and Road Summit. Held by The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the…Read More
Pádraig Walsh speaks at Disrupt Hong Kong: Confessions of Startups and Investors
Corporate and Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh spoke at yesterday’s Disrupt Hong Kong: Confessions of Startups and Investors seminar organised by WHub, P&P, Italian Chamber of Commerce and German Chamber of Commerce. The talk was held at Eaton Club in Central. Pádraig was the only lawyer on the panel…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports IWIRC Hong Kong’s Black Tie Dinner
Ten members of the Tanner De Witt team last night attended the 2018 IWIRC Annual Ball at The Hong Kong Club. Insolvency and restructuring lawyers Ian De Witt, Robin Darton, Anthony Hill, Sunny Hathiramani, Veronica Chan, Tim Au, Natalie Lam and Tara Chan and Corporate…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports 120th Philippine Independence Day Charity Ball & Concert
Tanner De Witt was pleased to support the Philippine Association of Hong Kong’s Charity Ball and Concert on Saturday 9 June. Partners Robin Darton, Ian De Witt, Eddie Look and Tim Drew attended to show support for this charity fundraiser which raised funds for three…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
Pádraig Walsh speaks at Dutch Chamber of Commerce cryptocurrency event
Corporate and Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh was one of two speakers in today’s Dutch Chamber of Commerce breakfast event “Cryptocurrencies are here to stay! And now what?“. Co-presenter Wayne Trench of Octagon discussed the opportunities of cryptocurrencies, while Pádraig presented the challenges, considerations and constraints from…Read More
Mark Side and Joanne Brown attend 7th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference
Partners Mark Side and Joanne Brown are in Vientiane, Laos this week to attend the 7th LAWASIA Family Law & Children’s Rights Conference. Held on 7 to 8 June, the Conference will welcome family lawyers from all over the APAC region to discuss the following…Read More
Legal update: Ten myths about token sale regulation in Hong Kong
No part of the tech universe has a greater abundance of myths than the crypto space, and no part of the crypto space has a deeper black hole of urban legends than the weird and wonderful world of token sales. Here are some of the…Read More
