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Restructuring
Veteran insolvency lawyer Anthony “Clem” Hill retires from Tanner De Witt after illustrious career
Anthony “Clem” Hill joined Tanner De Witt as a Consultant in 2007 after a career spanning several decades in Australia and Hong Kong. Prior to joining Tanner De Witt’s Restructuring and Insolvency team, he was Partner at several law firms in Hong Kong and a…Read More
Asialaw 2021 rankings announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2021 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. All practices and lawyers have maintained their rankings from the previous year. Our 2021 awards are as follows: OutstandingLabour & EmploymentRestructuring and Insolvency Highly RecommendedCorporate and…Read More
Ian De Witt and Robin Darton recognised as 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyers
The selection makes Tanner De Witt the only independent Hong Kong law firm represented amongst peers spanning the globe, with only 6 Hong Kong solicitors selected overall. As Lawdragon says, 2020 has, “…brought us an exigent set of challenges…it’s [a] can-do spirit, however, that these…Read More
Liquidators do not require Court Approval for Litigation Funding Agreements
Re Patrick Cowley and Lui Yee Man, Joint and Several Liquidators of the Company, is another welcome decision of the Hong Kong Companies Court supporting third-party funding in the insolvency context, write Robin Darton of Tanner De Witt and James Wood, Barrister-at-law. Background On 27…Read More
Tanner De Witt Solicitors are 2020 Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders
Ian De Witt, Robin Darton, and Jeff Lane are named to the 2020 edition of Who’s Who Legal as Global Thought Leaders in Asset Recovery and Restructuring & Insolvency. While Jeff retains his peak status as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Asset Recovery (one…Read More
The Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance
After the enactment of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) on 3 March 2014, Hong Kong’s legislation regarding the winding up of Companies remained in the (newly named) Companies (Winding up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) (“CWUMPO”). For some time, there had also been discussion…Read More
Legal Update: Obtaining Validation Orders to pay restructuring costs
INTRODUCTION Tanner De Witt successfully assisted China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited (“Singyes”)[1] in obtaining a validation order that enabled Singyes to pay certain operation expenses and professional fees incurred for the purpose of a substantial restructuring exercise notwithstanding the existence of a winding up…Read More
Asialaw 2020 rankings announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2020 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. Each firm ranking is divided into the following categories: Outstanding; Highly recommended; Recommended; and Notable. Besides the ranking for our private client practice (which is new…Read More
Tanner De Witt sponsors IWIRC Spring Drinks 2019
We were delighted to co-sponsor the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Hong Kong’s Spring Drinks 2019 alongside Briscoe Wong and Walkers. This year’s Spring Drinks was held at the acclaimed VEA Lounge in Central. Nearly 70 IWIRC members and friends of the organisation…Read More
Tanner De Witt’s Restructuring and Insolvency practice wins China Business Law Award 2019
We are delighted to announce that our top tier Restructuring and Insolvency practice has won an industry award from the China Business Law Journal’s China Business Law Awards 2019. This accolade was published in the February issue of China Business Law Journal. The China Business Law Awards are…Read More
Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane featured in Who’s Who Litigation Guide 2018
We are delighted to announce that Partners Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane have been included in Who’s Who Legal’s Litigation Guide 2018. This list of the world’s top litigation practitioners only includes twenty-three lawyers from Hong Kong, so we are extremely pleased that two of…Read More
Tanner De Witt attends The Greater China Restructuring Forum 2019
We are delighted to be at The Greater China Restructuring Forum 2019, which is being held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre today (16 January 2019). As members of COINS (Company and Insolvency Law Society), it’s a wonderful opportunity to meet and mingle…Read More
