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  • Temporary Fixed Term Receptionist

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Tanner De Witt is seeking a receptionist on a fixed term contract.  There may be further opportunities at the completion of the contract. Key requirements Experience in areas pertaining to reception duties for Hong…Read More

  • Introduction to China Practice Group

    Tanner De Witt Corporate and Commercial Partner and Head of China Practice Group River Stone introduces our firm, his practice area, the type of clients he advises and the China Practice Group. The China Practice Group in Tanner De Witt is different from other traditional…Read More

  • Kevin Warburton speaks on Global Law Students Association panel

    Partner Kevin Warburton spoke to more than 100 students today at an online panel discussion organised by the Global Law Students Association, a wholly-student run organisation with over 1,000 highly ambitious, academically driven and internationally minded student members. The panel that Kevin participated in was…Read More

  • Joanne Brown now an accredited HKMAAL Family Mediator

    We are delighted to announce that Joanne Brown, Partner and Head of the Family department, is now accredited by the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL) as a Family Mediator. What is Mediation? “Mediation is a flexible process conducted confidentially in which a neutral…Read More

  • Change is coming: Mandatory personal data retention policies

    On 20 January 2020, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, in collaboration with the Privacy Commissioner of Hong Kong, provided its report on recommended changes to personal data privacy law in Hong Kong. In another in his series looking at the implications of the proposed…Read More

  • Legal update: Two equality rights cases ruled on by High Court on 18 September 2020

    The High Court today handed down two decisions concerning same-sex rights in Hong Kong. Ng Hon Lam Edgar v Secretary for Justice [2020] HKCFI 2412 In the Judgment of the Honourable Mr Justice Anderson Chow, the High Court today ruled in favour of Mr Edgar…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

  • Tanner De Witt sponsors Healthcare Compliance Summit and Foreign Investment Law Conference series in Shanghai

    Tanner De Witt attends as Gold Sponsor another remarkable China-focused conference series in Shanghai. Corporate and Commercial solicitor Peter Tang, currently based in Shenzhen, joined The Annual China Cross-border Litigation Conference, The Annual China Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Life Science Industry Compliance Summit and The Annual…Read More

  • I do… agree to get divorced

    My spouse and I agree to dissolve our marriage. Should I file a petition based on the fact of One Year Separation with Consent or should we apply under for divorce under a joint application? If you and your spouse have to come to agreement…Read More

  • BMC v BGC formerly known as WCY [2020] HKCA 317

    In an interesting decision handed down recently, the Court of Appeal dismissed a father’s appeal brought against a first instance judgment dismissing his application for the return of his child to the USA from Hong Kong. The application for return was brought under the Child…Read More

  • Change is coming: Proposed Mandatory Data Breach Notice Requirements in Hong Kong

    On 20 January 2020, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, in collaboration with the Privacy Commissioner of Hong Kong, provided its report on recommended changes to personal data privacy law in Hong Kong. In another in his series looking at the implications of the proposed…Read More

  • Jan Willem Möller attends Cross-border Debt Restructuring Forum 2020

    Partner Jan Willem Möller attended Asian Legal Business’ Cross-border Debt Restructuring Forum 2020, which was held virtually on 3 September 2020. The forum took place over a day, and featured panels on topics such as: Safeguarding Creditor’s Debt Enforcement Rights to Ensure Successful Asset Recovery…Read More