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  • Tanner De Witt host John Terenzini, founder of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project

    On Friday evening, 10 February, we had the pleasure of hosting the Royal Geographical Society‘s presentation on “A Fascination with Jellyfish: The World’s Ancient Survivors” by John Terenzini of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project.  Several jellies drifted into the Tanner De Witt offices (via PowerPoint) on…Read More

  • Is a pre-nuptial agreement an act of love? 

    We have clients who come to us seeking advice on the process and substance of a pre-nup. Often they haven’t discussed this in any real detail save perhaps they have some pre-marital wealth they wish to ring-fence or a desire to keep extended family wealth…Read More

  • Children Mental Health Awareness Week – Let’s Connect: Steps to minimise the impact of separation and divorce on a child

    The past week was Children’s Mental Health Week in the UK with the theme of “Let’s Connect”. I was fortunate to attend a school event designed to bring this to the attention of parents and was interested to hear from an esteemed panel of Hong…Read More

  • “No-Fault Divorce” in England: should Hong Kong follow suit?

    2022 was a big year for divorce law in England & Wales. With the introduction of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 coming into force on 6 April 2022, anyone seeking to petition for divorce or dissolution of marriage no longer has to apportion…Read More

  • Transgender appellants win appeal in Q, Tse Henry Edward v Commissioner of Registration [2023] HKCFA 4

    The Court of Final Appeal handed down a landmark ruling that a policy on HKID card amendment adopted by the Commissioner of Registration was unconstitutional. The Commissioner of Registration adopts a policy which requires individuals to have completed full sex reassignment surgery if they seek…Read More

  • What you need to know about data transfers involving Hong Kong

    What you need to know about data transfers involving Hong Kong Data transfers are essential and common between corporate transactions. It is vital for businesses to understand data privacy regulation imposed on personal data transfers to reduce business risk and promote efficient compliance data transfers…Read More

  • Arrest of juveniles

    What will happen if your children or child is arrested by the police? An overview of the rights of juveniles under arrest. Introduction We often hear of arrest of youngsters in Hong Kong. In this article, we briefly discuss how the legal system processes those…Read More

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  • Hong Kong Cookies Regulation

    Partner Pádraig Walsh provides the following overview on Hong Kong Cookies Regulation as part of a coordinated international review published in PIN CODE. Citation: Gary CYWIE, Charles MORGAN, Fabrice PERBOST, Alexander BRANDT, Padraig WALSH, Jun YANG and Eduardo USTARAN, ‘Cookies Regulations: An International Outlook’, Revue…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year！- 泰德威律師事務所祝大家萬事如意迎新年，玉兔迎春旺全年！(Office closed 23-25 January)

    Tanner De Witt wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year！ 泰德威律師事務所祝大家萬事如意迎新年，玉兔迎春旺全年！ Our offices will be closed from Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 January for Lunar New Year. We will resume normal office hours on Thursday 26 January at 9am.

  • Substantial connection in jurisdictional matters – no separate test applied to parties without family in Hong Kong says the Court of Appeal in JQ v CLH CACV 350/2021

    On 27 May 2021, His Honour Judge I Wong dismissed the Husband’s challenge against Hong Kong having jurisdiction over the Wife’s divorce petition. The Husband appealed. CACV 350/2021 was heard before Hon Chow JA, Hon Barma and Chow JJA in the Court of Appeal. The…Read More

  • The Chambers and Partners Greater China Region 2023 rankings are announced

    Tanner De Witt is delighted once again to be recognised by Chambers & Partners in their inaugural 2023 Greater China Region Guide for each of its main practice areas. Please see full results and editorial commentary below.   Corporate/M&A: Independent Hong Kong Firms (Band 2)Full ranking here. Tanner…Read More