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Veronica Chan and Natalie Lam attend the IWIRC Asia Restructuring & Insolvency Conference 2018
Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitors Veronica Chan and Natalie Lam had the pleasure of attending the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)’s Asia Restructuring & Insolvency Conference, which was held in Hong Kong on Thursday 8 November. Attendees of this one-day conference attended panels on crypto-currency, leadership and…Read More
Tanner De Witt Platinum Sponsor at INSOL Hong Kong 2018
We are delighted to announce that we are supporting the upcoming INSOL Hong Kong One Day Seminar on Wednesday 7 November as Platinum Sponsor. This is the first seminar that INSOL has organised in Hong Kong, and we are pleased to take part in this…Read More
Benchmark Litigation lauds Tanner De Witt’s Insolvency and Restructuring and Litigation and Dispute Resolution practices
Tanner De Witt is delighted to be ranked Tier 1 for Insolvency and Tier 2 for Commercial and Transactions by Benchmark Litigation. Our Insolvency department rises above its peers as the only first tier practice domestically, while our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team is one…Read More
Robin Darton speaks at INSOL New York 2018
Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Robin Darton recently spoke at the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL) Annual Regional Conference in New York City. Robin participated in the panel session “Offshore restructuring — what’s happening and what’s interesting” at INSOL’s Offshore Day. He spoke on…Read More
Ian De Witt wins 2018 International Advisory Expert Award
We are delighted to announce that Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Ian De Witt has just been selected as a winner of a 2018 International Advisory Experts Award. About International Advisory Experts International Advisory Experts is a membership organisation for lawyers, accountants, financial and tax professionals….Read More
Legal update: Liquidators in the Labour Tribunal
To prevent legal costs making it prohibitive for employees to pursue claims relating to their employment, lawyers are not able to represent clients in Labour Tribunal proceedings. Where a party is a company, under Hong Kong law, only an “officer or servant” of that company…Read More
Veronica Chan elected as Vice-Chair of International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
We are delighted to announce that Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitor Veronica Chan has been elected Vice-Chair of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Hong Kong. This year is Veronica’s second on the board. As Vice-Chair, Veronica will play a big part in developing the…Read More
The Legal 500 2018 rankings are announced for Asia Pacific
Tanner De Witt is very pleased to be recommended again this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2018 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. We are very proud to…Read More
The Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance – A weak attempt to modernize Hong Kong’s Winding Up Regime
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
Robin Darton speaks to Debtwire Radio’s APAC Explorer podcast
Restructuring and Insolvency Co-Head Robin Darton was recently interviewed by Debtwire Asia’s senior editor Chaim Estulin on the state of Hong Kong’s insolvency regime. Through a 30-minute podcast, Robin and Chaim discuss Hong Kong’s lack of a holistic bankruptcy code, steps that should be taken to…Read More
Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Veronica Chan attend the Singapore Insolvency Conference
Three members of our Restructuring and Insolvency Practice (Co-Heads Ian De Witt and Robin Darton, and Solicitor Veronica Chan) were recently in Singapore to attend the Singapore Insolvency Conference, of which we were Gold Sponsor. About the conference After successfully organising five annual National and Regional Insolvency…Read More
Veronica Chan attends IWIRC Restructuring and Insolvency Conference in Singapore
Our Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer Veronica Chan recently attended the inaugural International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Pacific Rim (PacRim) Conference in Singapore. While Hong Kong battled with the strongest typhoon it’s seen in five years, the Linklaters Singapore office hosted a half day conference that targeted professionals…Read More
