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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
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
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
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
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
IFLR recognises Tanner De Witt’s insolvency and restructuring team
Tanner De Witt is delighted to confirm that Partners Ian De Witt and Robin Darton and Consultant Anthony Hill have been endorsed as Leading Lawyers for Restructuring and Insolvency following client and peer recommendations during IFLR1000’s 2017 Edition research process. IFLR has been ranking lawyers…Read More
An introduction to company mergers in Hong Kong
Introduction Generally speaking from a corporate law perspective a merger or amalgamation is a legal process under which the assets and liabilities of two or more companies merge and are brought under one of the original companies or a newly incorporated company (as the case…Read More
River Stone competes in Hong Kong Table Tennis Association Cup 2016
Congratulations to Partner River who competed in team 28 in the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association (HKTTA) Cup held at the Cornwall Street Squash and Table Tennis Centre in Kowloon Tong on Saturday 20 August. The HKTTA Cup is the highest-level table tennis game in Hong Kong…Read More
An introduction to the legal aspects of illegal betting
International and domestic crackdown on illegal gambling on the Euro 2016 Championship and the Copa d’America football competitions reached headlines that summer. In late July 2016 Hong Kong Police announced that HK$586 million was seized and 103 arrests were made during the European Championship from…Read More
Legal update: An introduction to the legal aspects of match-fixing in sport
As illegal gambling has grown so has the awareness by local and international law enforcement agencies of the link between illegal gambling, organized crime and match-fixing and the severity of the match fixing. For instance in 2014 fifteen of the member states of the Council…Read More
Asialaw 2016 Leading Lawyer results announced
Tanner De Witt congratulates five partners from three of its core practice areas on achieving Leading Lawyer status in Asialaw’s Leading Lawyers list published online today. Asialaw selected these Partners following an extensive survey of senior corporate executives, in-house counsel and private practice lawyers. The…Read More
Tanner De Witt puts up a good fight at Britcham & JLL 5-A-Side Corporate Football Tournament 2016
After a tough team selection process, Tanner De Witt was pleased to put out a strong side at the Britcham & JLL 5-A-Side Corporate Football Tournament this year. The event was held on Wednesday 10 August on the multi-surface pitches at the Hong Kong Football…Read More
