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  • Tanner De Witt wins 2021 Pro Bono Awards from Law Society of HK

    For the first time in the firm’s history, multiple TDW lawyers have won Gold awards in The Law Society of Hong Kong’s Pro Bono Awards. Members of our Employment and Family teams played a key role in this year’s pro bono services, helping to ease…Read More

  • Joanne Brown and Elizabeth Seymour-Jones named as finalists in inaugural ALB Women in Law Awards

    We are delighted to announce that Partner Joanne Brown and Registered Foreign Lawyer Elizabeth-Seymour Jones have been named as finalists in the inaugural Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards. Joanne and Elizabeth are finalists in the Private Practitioner of the Year (North Asia) and…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt listed in ALB’s Fastest Growing Firms and Asia’s Top 50 Firms lists

    We are delighted to announce that Tanner De Witt is named in two major lists in Asian Legal Business’ November 2021 issue: Asia’s Fastest Growing Firms and Asia’s Top 50 Firms. Asia’s Fastest Growing Firms We are included in ALB’s inaugural ALB Fast 30 list,…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt joins the Greener Litigation Pledge

    We are proud to announce that Tanner De Witt is now a signatory to the Greener Litigation Pledge.

  • Tanner De Witt recognised in Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2021 list

    We are delighted to announce that Tanner De Witt’s award-winning, top tier Restructuring and Insolvency practice is once again listed in the Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2021 compilation of the world’s leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. We continue to be the only firm from Hong…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports Tekkerz football programme

    As part of our ongoing commitment to grassroots sports in Hong Kong, we are delighted to announce our support of the Tekkerz football programme as official sponsor. Tekkerz, which is based in Discovery Bay, trains young players from U6 to U12. With this sponsorship Tanner…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt celebrates Dress Pink Day 2021

    Tanner De Witt continued its annual tradition of participating in Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s Dress Pink Day by enjoying pink cocktails, homemade pink cupcakes and donning beautiful pink outfits! The evening concluded with a fashion show featuring handmade pink accessories, flashing neon sunglasses and even…Read More

  • Legal Update: The High Court confirms and restates the employer’s right to terminate under contractual provisions, and the limited effect on that right of the implied duty of trust and confidence in employment contracts

    The Duty The implied duty of mutual trust and confidence (the “Duty”) was first recognised in the UK case of Malik v BCCI [1998] AC 20 and was later adopted by the Hong Kong Courts in Evelyn Semana Bachicha v Poon Shiu Man Henry (CACV…Read More

  • Legal update: Hong Kong High Court upholds a six-month non-compete clause

    The Hong Kong High Court has recently upheld and enforced a six-month non-compete clause in BFAM Partners (Hong Kong) Limited v Gareth John Mills and Segantii Capital Management Limited [2021] HKCFI 2904, granting an injunction in favour of the applicant former employer, BFAM. Background BFAM, a company…Read More

  • Company Secretary Assistant

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.  We are seeking an experienced company secretary assistant to join the firm.  Working within the corporate commercial department, you will undertake company secretarial matters including but not limited to incorporation of Hong Kong companies,…Read More

  • Anatomy of a data breach response

    Information security is mission critical for businesses today. Data management has attracted increasingly more attention from privacy regulators, with enforcement actions leading to significant fines. Businesses are acutely aware of the adverse impact and bad reputation that can come from poor data management. Information security…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks a Billing Assistant

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Billing Assistant Job Highlights Provide secretarial support to a team Update and maintain filing system Coordinate meetings and schedule daily activities Job Description Responsibilities:  Assist the billing system, maintain the system date up-to-date with…Read More