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Pádraig Walsh
Key project team members for a Security Token Offering
Security token offerings (“STO”) are a next-generation financing model that combine the benefits of blockchain technology with traditional fund raising. As with any fundraising exercise, conducting an STO can be stressful. The stress is increased as the novelty of STOs makes the process more opaque. …Read More
Fortress or Sandcastle: Cybersecurity risks of working from home
COVID19 has led to more and more people working from home. This trend will continue in the future. Homes are not made of bricks and mortar in cybersecurity terms. Cybercriminals are finding it easier to huff and puff, and blow these straw houses down. Pádraig…Read More
COVID-19: Managing Data Ethics in a Pandemic
In times of stress, you don’t rise to peak performance, you fall to the level of your training. There is a global pandemic. There is quite a lot of stress about. Governments and public institutions are looking for technology solutions to help. Is a balanced…Read More
Why the Privacy Commissioner in Hong Kong will soon have fining powers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has fined Cathay Pacific GBP£500,000 for failing to protect the security of its customers’ personal data. Pádraig Walsh from the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group of Tanner De Witt reviews. The data breach The data breach was…Read More
Personal data: Do you know your identified persons from your identifiable persons?
The definition of personal data may be changed under current proposals to update privacy laws in Hong Kong. The current definition of personal data is directed to data of an identified living individual. This may be changed to that is relates to an identified or…Read More
Change is coming: An update on proposed changes to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
2023-03-07 UPDATE: Please see our overview of potential changes at: https://www.tannerdewitt.com/potential-changes-pdpo/ Two major data breach incidents in 2018 involving Cathay Pacific and TransUnion are now driving long overdue legislative change to personal data privacy protection in Hong Kong. On 20 January 2020, the Constitutional and…Read More
What we learned from the WebSAMS data breach
Nine schools in Hong Kong were attacked in a recent cybersecurity incident, resulting in a data breach for four schools. Pádraig Walsh from the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group of Tanner De Witt reviews what happened, and what general guidance can be learned from the…Read More
The Legal 500 2020 rankings are announced for Asia-Pacific
Tanner De Witt is proud to once again be recommended this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2020 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. Notably, partners Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Kim Boreham have retained their leading…Read More
When can directors refuse to register share transfers
The board of directors must approve the transfer of shares in a Hong Kong company. What if the board of directors refuses to approve? Can that decision be challenged? Pádraig Walsh from the Corporate Commercial practice group of Tanner De Witt reviews some of the…Read More
PE Firms and Family Offices on the SFC Radar: An Update on SFC Licensing in Hong Kong
The Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong (SFC) actively engaged with the private equity sector in 2019. The purpose was to highlight securities licensing requirements that affect private equity (PE) fund managers and family offices in Hong Kong. On 7 January 2020, the SFC…Read More
Pádraig Walsh moderates panel at ITechLaw 2019 Conference in Dublin
Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh was recently in Dublin to attend the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)‘s 2019 European Conference in Dublin, Ireland. Held over three days at The Shelbourne Hotel, the conference featured sessions on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data privacy and many more topics…Read More
Tanner De Witt competes in Annual IWIRC Charity Quiz 2019
On Wednesday 23 October 2019, burger restaurant Beef & Liberty was transformed into a hub of competitive energy courtesy of IWIRC Hong Kong‘s Annual Charity Quiz Night. Fifteen teams participated in this event, including our very own, the Beyonce Know Alls! Our team was composed…Read More
