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Asialaw 2017 rankings announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2017 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. Corporate/M&A – highly recommended Tanner De Witt’s corporate practice has a strong focus on the mid-tier market and works with multinational corporations in Hong Kong and…Read More
Police arrest procedures for breaches of Injunction Orders made against violent spouses and cohabitants under the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance Cap 189
Introduction The Hong Kong Police Force recently reviewed procedures for the handling of cases involving breach of an Injunction Order with an authorisation of arrest attached made under the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationships Violence Ordinance (Cap 189) (“DCRVO”). Injunction order Section 3 of the DCRVO…Read More
Q&A with Caroline De Souza – Corporate and Commercial Lawyer
Caroline joined Tanner De Witt in 2012 and is building a name for herself in the mid cap acquisition space. She has experience across a wide range of industries including luxury fashion, healthcare, technology, F&B and retail. Why did you choose to become a lawyer?…Read More
Federico Donnet serves as ambassador to Italy on Bellissima Italia 2016 committee
Tanner De Witt Senior Associate and Italian native Federico Donnet is serving on the formal committee to Bellissima Italia – a festival of Italian culture and lifestyle – alongside other notable Hong Kong figures including Miss Sabrina Ho, Miss Charmaine Ho and Miss Queenie Rosita…Read More
Tanner De Witt litigator Anthony Marrin to represent Hong Kong in East Asia Cup
Tanner De Witt’s Anthony Marrin has been selected for the CHK Sportsroad Dragons team to represent Hong Kong in the upcoming cricket East Asia Cup from 2 – 7 November 2016 in Sano, Japan. The East Asia Cup is a T20 tournament and will also…Read More
Tanner De Witt Partners Mark Side and Robin Darton meet international rugby coach Ben Ryan
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Partner Mark Side and Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Robin Darton met Fiji Rugby Sevens head coach on Sunday 16 October at the Sandy Bay Mini Rugby training session. Former coach of the England Rugby Sevens team, Ben Ryan was in Hong…Read More
Guilty plea discounts in sentencing guidelines for Hong Kong
In the appeal case of HKSAR v Ngo Van Nam CACC 418/2014, the Court of Appeal set down new guidelines for determining the amount of discount in sentence to be given to a defendant for a guilty plea. Prior to this decision a defendant received…Read More
Rachel Hui selected to represent The Law Society of Hong Kong at the International Bar Association Annual Conference in Washington D.C.
Tanner De Witt Restructuring and Insolvency Associate Rachel Hui was selected as one of three young delegates sponsored to represent The Law Society of Hong Kong (the “Law Society”) at the International Bar Association (“IBA”) Annual Conference in Washington D.C. from 18 to 23 September…Read More
Jeff Lane gives talk on Internet Fraud to Zhong Lun Law Firm in Hong Kong
Tanner De Witt Partner Jeff Lane gave a presentation to the Hong Kong office of Zhong Lun Law Firm on Wednesday 5 October 2016. The talk was arranged with Dorothy Siron who heads up Zhong Lun’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and the topic was…Read More
Partner in the press: Kim Boreham helps promote women’s rugby in Hong Kong
Tanner De Witt Partner Kim Boreham helps to promote women’s rugby in Hong Kong in her position as Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) director of women’s rugby as published in the South China Morning Post. Excerpt from SCMP article: The Hong Kong Women’s Premiership is…Read More
Jeff Lane wins Matter of the Year at the asialaw Dispute Resolution Awards 2016
Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce that Partner Jeff Lane won Matter of the Year Accent Delight International Ltd v Bouvier, Yves Charles Edgar at the asialaw Dispute Resolution Awards 2016 held last night at the Island Shangri La in Hong Kong. Litigators and…Read More
More than US$110,000 raised for charity at the 13th Fatboy 10s Rugby Tournament 2016
Tanner De Witt was extremely proud to sponsor and participate in the 13th Fatboy 10s Rugby Tournament held in the Philippines in September this year. The goal of this tournament is to raise awareness of the sport of rugby in the Philippines and also to…Read More
