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Who is a “child of the family”?
Who is a “child of the family”? LNL v HPYA [2016] 3 HKLRD 261 The main issue before the Court in this case was whether the child, CH, was a child of the family. The determination of this question was relevant to whether the husband…Read More
Happy World Oceans Day!
Happy World Oceans Day from all of us here at Tanner De Witt! This year’s theme for World Oceans Day is “Our Oceans, Our Future”. The theme is especially poignant, as nearly half of the world’s population is now under 25 years old. It is vital…Read More
Criminal lawyer Phil Swainston speaks at Hong Kong Criminal Law Conference 2017
Tanner De Witt’s Criminal Lawyer, Consultant Phil Swainston, was invited by The Law Society of Hong Kong to join a panel and share his views on Public Interest and Fair Trial Rights – Where Should the Balance Be Struck? at the 2017 Hong Kong Criminal…Read More
Robin Darton joins panel on ‘Cross-border insolvency in practice’ at Debtwire 2017
Tanner De Witt Restructuring and Insolvency Partner Robin Darton joined a panel on ‘Cross-border insolvency in practice‘ at Debtwire 2017 held on Thursday 1 June at JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong alongside moderator Tom Pugh of Mayer Brown JSM. Also speaking were Alister Berkeley…Read More
Kaisa Group’s Restructuring wins Deal of the Year in Asian-mena Counsel 2016 rankings
We are delighted to announce that Kaisa Group’s debt restructuring wins Deal of the Year in Asian-mena Counsel’s 2016 rankings. Kaisa Group’s debt restructuring Deals of the Year 2016 – Asian-mena Counsel Tanner De Witt was Lead Counsel to Kaisa Group Holdings. Kaisa became the first Chinese…Read More
Good news for those employed in Hong Kong under English Law contracts
Many expatriate employees engaged to work in Hong Kong either generally or for specific periods, can often be employed under contracts expressly stated to be governed by the law of another jurisdiction. Where contracts are expressed to be governed by the law of England and…Read More
Robin Darton to speak on Debtwire panel on cross-border insolvency in practice
Tanner De Witt Partner Robin Darton will participate in the panel session “Cross-Border Insolvency in Practice” at the Debtwire Asia-Pacific Distressed Debt Forum 2017 on Thursday 1 June 2017. Also on the panel are Alister Berkeley (Special Situations & Restructuring Advisor, PwC), Theron Alldis (Sourcing, SC…Read More
Proud sponsor of Discovery Bay FC at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens
Tanner De Witt is pleased to sponsor Discovery Bay FC at the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens this year – good luck to the players this weekend! For more details on this event which will be held Friday 26 to Sunday 28 May 2017 please click…Read More
Legal update: increase of Statutory Minimum Wage effective 1 May 2017
Employment Update (May 2017) Increase of Statutory Minimum Wage Effective from 1 May 2017, the rate of Statutory Minimum Wage has been raised to HK$34.50 per hour. The monetary cap on the requirement of employers recording the total number of hours worked by employees has…Read More
Legal update: Government resubmits proposal for Labour Tribunal to order compulsory re-instatement or re-engagement of unlawfully dismissed employees
Employment Update (May 2017) On 5 May 2017 the Government published in the Gazette the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2017, which is to be introduced into the Legislative Council for first and second readings on 17 May 2017. This resubmits, with minor amendments, the proposal set…Read More
Tanner De Witt welcomes a new family lawyer and congratulates two on qualification
Press Release, May 12 2017 Tanner De Witt is pleased to welcome Adrian Au to the Family and Private Client Practice led by Partner Mark Side. Adrian holds a Bachelor of Arts from Hong Kong University, a LLB from Manchester University in the United Kingdom…Read More
Jeff Lane participates in OffshoreAlert Conference in Miami 2017
Tanner De Witt Partner Jeff Lane participated in the panel session “Strategies to Obtain Information in Offshore Jurisdictions” at the OffshoreAlert Miami Conference on Monday 1 May 2017. Sitting with him were Stephen Baker (Senior Partner, Baker & Partners, Jersey), Yves Klein (Partner, Monfrini Crettol…Read More
