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  • Considerations for parents when planning travel with children during the COVID-19 outbreak

    Closure of schools and public spaces The Hong Kong Education Bureau has announced that all schools in Hong Kong are to remain closed until at least 16 March 2020 in consideration of the ongoing public health concerns related to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus…Read More

  • Sharenting – risks and tips to sharing information about your children online

    What is Sharenting? Sharenting is the phenomenon where parents (over)share information, usually pictures of children, on the internet.  The act itself is so prevalent that it is now a term defined in the Collins English Dictionary as “the habitual use of social media to share…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt Solicitors are 2020 Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders

    Ian De Witt, Robin Darton, and Jeff Lane are named to the 2020 edition of Who’s Who Legal as Global Thought Leaders in Asset Recovery and Restructuring & Insolvency. While Jeff retains his peak status as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Asset Recovery (one…Read More

  • Legal Secretary – Litigation and Dispute Resolution / Matrimonial and Family Law Department

    Legal Secretary – Litigation and Dispute Resolution / Matrimonial and Family Law Department Tanner De Witt seeks a pro-active, organised, enthusiastic and experienced candidate to join our law firm as a Legal Secretary with 2+ years experience. Job Highlights Excellent English communication skills Chinese language…Read More

  • Client Choice Award given to Ian De Witt for 2020

    Today it is with great pleasure that we announce Ian De Witt is a Client Choice Award winner for 2020.  Lexology and Law Business Research present the award after receiving nominations by corporate counsel and clients of Ian. Upon completion of their research, they award…Read More

  • Legal update: MK v Government of HKSAR – High Court holds marriage does not extend to same sex couples

    The Hong Kong courts have had much cause to consider equality rights in a number of cases in the past two years, particularly in respect of the recognition of same sex rights in Hong Kong. The Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has recently handed down…Read More

  • Legal and Workplace Implications of Reported Cases of the Novel Coronavirus disease: COVID-19

    Having experienced Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the years of 2002 and 2003 which resulted in 1755 cases and 299 deaths, the public health situation in Hong Kong is once again under threat by the novel coronavirus outbreak, COVID 19. There have already been…Read More

  • The Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance

    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

  • Personal data: Do you know your identified persons from your identifiable persons?

    The definition of personal data may be changed under current proposals to update privacy laws in Hong Kong. The current definition of personal data is directed to data of an identified living individual. This may be changed to that is relates to an identified or…Read More

  • Change is coming: An update on proposed changes to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance

    2023-03-07 UPDATE: Please see our overview of potential changes at: https://www.tannerdewitt.com/potential-changes-pdpo/ Two major data breach incidents in 2018 involving Cathay Pacific and TransUnion are now driving long overdue legislative change to personal data privacy protection in Hong Kong. On 20 January 2020, the Constitutional and…Read More

  • What we learned from the WebSAMS data breach

    Nine schools in Hong Kong were attacked in a recent cybersecurity incident, resulting in a data breach for four schools. Pádraig Walsh from the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group of Tanner De Witt reviews what happened, and what general guidance can be learned from the…Read More

  • Wishing you a happy and prosperous year of the rat!