Robin Darton

26Feb2025

Must a foreign judgment be registered before being relied on as a petitioning debt?

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales (“EWCA”) recently handed down its decision in Servis-Terminal LLC v Valeriy Ernestovich Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 62 clarifying that, as a matter of English law, an “unrecognised” foreign judgment cannot be relied upon as a basis to…Read More

17Feb2025

Legal Update: Anti-Suit Injunction restraining a Defendant in a Hong Kong Court action from continuing proceedings it commenced in the People’s Court of Beijing

On behalf of China City Construction (International) Co., Limited (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) (“CCCI”) and Dingway Investment Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) (“Dingway”), both acting through their liquidators, Tanner De Witt successfully obtained an Anti-Suit Injunction (“ASI”) against China City Construction & Development Co., (HK) Limited…Read More

14Feb2025

5 Impactful R&I Cases from 2024

If you would like to discuss any of the matters raised in this article, please contact: Robin Darton   Partner | E-mail Tim Au Partner | E-mail The above is not intended to be relied on as legal advice and specific legal advice should be sought…Read More

24Jan2025

Legal update: Rights vs. Interests – English decisions not followed in Re Aoyuan Group Limited [2025] HKCFI 310

In the recent decision of Re Aoyuan Group Limited (“Aoyuan”), Harris J sanctioned the inter-linked and inter-conditional schemes of arrangement promulgated by Aoyuan and its key subsidiary, Add Hero Holdings Limited (“Hero”), to restructure total liabilities in excess of US$6 billion.  In doing so, Harris…Read More

26Jun2024

Legal update: Privy Council’s decision in Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v. Halimeda International Ltd – are we back to square one?

This note updates a series of Tanner De Witt articles on the interaction between dispute resolution clauses and the Court’s insolvency jurisdiction. The previous articles are: The update arises because of the widely reported Privy Council decision in Re Sian Participation Corp[1] that the English…Read More

29Apr2024

The Legacy of Re Guy Lam Lives on

The landmark Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) decision of Re Guy Lam[1] has generated numerous articles written by practitioners and academics on the interaction between exclusive jurisdiction clauses and the court’s jurisdiction to wind up or bankrupt a debtor.  Following the CFA’s decision, the Guy…Read More

12Apr2024

The Court of Final Appeal upholds the lawfulness of the “Letter of No Consent” Regime

On 10 April 2024, The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”), Hong Kong’s highest court, delivered its ruling in Tam Sze Leung & Ors v Commissioner of Police [2024] HKCFA 8, affirming the validity of the Hong Kong Police’s Letter of No Consent (“LNC”)…Read More

18Jan2024

Tanner De Witt is delighted that our law firm has achieved consistent recognition in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024

Tanner De Witt is delighted that our law firm has achieved consistent recognition in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024. We are honoured to have maintained top-notch rankings for an impressive 14-year stretch. Big congratulations to our exceptional team for earning this well-deserved recognition. Restructuring & Insolvency:…Read More

21Dec2023

Our Restructuring and Insolvency Practice is acknowledged in Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2023

We are pleased to share that for the fifth year running our Restructuring and Insolvency Practice is acknowledged as a key player and remains the sole Hong Kong-centred firm in Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2023 compilation of the world’s leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and…Read More

13Dec2023

Our Partners Ian De Witt and Robin Darton have been included in the A List 2023-24: Visionaries

We are delighted to announce that our Partners Ian De Witt and Robin Darton have been included in the A List 2023-24: Visionaries, compiled by the China Business Law Journal to identify the elite lawyers in the Chinese legal market.

25Sep2023

Bankruptcy overturned – can I have my money back please?

Where a bankruptcy order is set aside after a successful appeal by the debtor, who should be liable for the fees and expenses of the trustees in bankruptcy (whether the Official Receiver (as provisional trustee) or trustees appointed by the creditors)? Should such fees and…Read More

28Jul2023

ChatGPT for lawyers – are we out of a job?

It is almost impossible to open a newspaper these days without being confronted by a dozen or so articles about Artificial Intelligence. OK , so I guess the reference to a ‘newspaper’ was the first clue to the fact that I may not be in the…Read More