Legal Updates

  • New arrangement for reciprocal enforcement of cross-border judgments to aid IP enforcement in China

    This article was initially published by World Trademark Review. With effect from 29 January 2024, most judgments given in civil and commercial matters will become reciprocally enforceable between the Mainland of China and Hong Kong. Any applicable final judgment given on or after that date…Read More

  • The Hong Kong Market Entry Playbook: Consumer protection

    Hong Kong has a long history of being a business-friendly location to set up both as a regional business hub and to access the sophisticated local market. In the next of a series of articles exploring the attraction of Hong Kong as a regional and…Read More

  • What you need to know about VATP regulation in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong is a virtual asset hub, with a number of Web3 businesses operating in and from Hong Kong or targeting the Hong Kong market. In this overview, Pádraig Walsh and Shirley Kong from the Fintech practice group of Tanner De Witt review the regulation…Read More

  • The Hong Kong Market Entry Playbook: Employment

    Hong Kong has a long history of being a business-friendly location to set up both as a regional business hub and to access the sophisticated local market. In the next of a series of articles exploring the attraction of Hong Kong as a regional and…Read More

  • The Hong Kong Market Entry Playbook: Data Protection

    Hong Kong has a long history of being a business-friendly location to set up both as a regional business hub and to access the sophisticated local market. In the next of a series of articles exploring the attraction of Hong Kong as a regional and…Read More

  • The Hong Kong Market Entry Playbook: Intellectual property

    Hong Kong has a long history of being a business-friendly location to set up both as a regional business hub and to access the sophisticated local market. In the next of a series of articles exploring the attraction of Hong Kong as a regional and…Read More

  • The Hong Kong Market Entry Playbook: Foreign Investment and Immigration

    Hong Kong has a long history of being a business-friendly location to set up both as a regional business hub and to access the sophisticated local market. In the next of a series of articles exploring the attraction of Hong Kong as a regional and…Read More

  • 5 Most Impactful Hong Kong Restructuring and Insolvency cases in 2023

    2023 was a busy year for the restructuring and insolvency industry in Hong Kong. we had a ground breaking decision of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) ruling on the conflict between dispute resolution clauses and the Court’s jurisdiction to wind-up/bankrupt a debtor. We also…Read More

  • The Hong Kong Market Entry Playbook: Business Establishment

    Hong Kong has a long history of being a business-friendly location to set up both as a regional business hub and to access the sophisticated local market. In the next of a series of articles exploring the attraction of Hong Kong as a regional and…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks a Family Associate (2-4 PQE)

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Tanner De Witt’s Family Practice is seeking an enthusiastic solicitor to join their team.  This role is an opportunity for a junior lawyer to grow his or her practice within an established firm and…Read More

  • The Hong Kong Market Entry Playbook: The legal foundations

    Hong Kong has a long history of being a business-friendly location to set up both as a regional business hub and to access the sophisticated local market. In the first of a series of articles exploring the attraction of Hong Kong as a regional and…Read More

  • Tim Au and Adrian Au have been recognised as Hong Kong’s most influential lawyers under 40 by Hong Kong Business Magazine

    We are thrilled to announce that our partners Tim Au and Adrian Au have been recognised as Hong Kong’s most influential lawyers under 40 by Hong Kong Business Magazine. Congratulations to Tim and Adrian!