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  • The Legal 500 2020 rankings are announced for Asia-Pacific

    Tanner De Witt is proud to once again be recommended this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2020 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. Notably, partners Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Kim Boreham have retained their leading…Read More

  • When can directors refuse to register share transfers

    The board of directors must approve the transfer of shares in a Hong Kong company. What if the board of directors refuses to approve? Can that decision be challenged? Pádraig Walsh from the Corporate Commercial practice group of Tanner De Witt reviews some of the…Read More

  • Partner River Stone speaks at 17th Annual Global Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions Summit

    On Tuesday, Partner River Stone and Solicitor Peter Tang were in Shanghai where River spoke at the 2020 17th Annual Global Cross Border Mergers & Acquisitions Summit. The summit examines M&A trends, issues, and opportunities from tax, regulatory, financial, operational, and even post-merger HR considerations. River…Read More

  • Legal Update: Recent judgment revises guidance for amount of damages for injury to feelings in pregnancy discrimination case

    The recent District Court decision of 秦秀清 v 長鴻鋁窗裝飾工程有限公司 (“Tsun”; DCEO3/2018) updated the starting point of the award of damages for injury to feelings in pregnancy discrimination cases and provided further guidance as to the factors which the Court may take into account in awarding…Read More

  • Legal Update: Obtaining Validation Orders to pay restructuring costs

    INTRODUCTION Tanner De Witt successfully assisted China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited (“Singyes”)[1] in obtaining a validation order that enabled Singyes to pay certain operation expenses and professional fees incurred for the purpose of a substantial restructuring exercise notwithstanding the existence of a winding up…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt Insolvency/Restructuring Lawyer (1-3PQE)

    THIS ROLE HAS BEEN FILLLED Job Description Tanner De Witt is a business law firm based in Hong Kong, which provides legal services to clients worldwide who have business interests in Hong Kong, China and the Asia Pacific Region. We are seeking a solicitor with…Read More

  • PE Firms and Family Offices on the SFC Radar: An Update on SFC Licensing in Hong Kong

    The Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong (SFC) actively engaged with the private equity sector in 2019. The purpose was to highlight securities licensing requirements that affect private equity (PE) fund managers and family offices in Hong Kong. On 7 January 2020, the SFC…Read More

  • Hong Kong Law Society Awards Tanner De Witt Solicitors for Pro Bono Services

    We are delighted to announce that three members of our team have won awards in The Law Society of Hong Kong’s 2019 Pro Bono and Community Service Award Presentation Ceremony, which was held on 19 December 2019. Gold Award (not less than 100 hours): Elizabeth Seymour-Jones…Read More

  • Jeff Lane featured in Who’s Who Legal’s Thought Leaders Global Elite 2020

    Fraud and Asset Tracing Partner Jeff Lane was recently featured in legal directory Who’s Who Legal’s 2020 Guide as a Global Elite Thought Leader for Asset Recovery. The guide includes an interview with Jeff which details his inspiration to pursue a legal career, what clients…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt sponsors the 12th Asia Private Banking and Family Office Summit 2019

    Our China Practice Group recently returned from Shenzhen where they sponsored the 12th Asia Private Banking & Family Office Summit, organised by Banyan Legacy, taking place on 11 – 12 December. Partners Pamela Mak and River Stone attended along with solicitors Adrian Au, Jonathan Yeung,…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks a Legal Secretary – Float Secretary Role

    THIS JOB ADVERTISEMENT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. Legal Secretary – Float Secretary 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. Responsibilities: Provide full spectrum of secretarial support to legal…Read More

  • Legal Aid in Hong Kong

    We are fortunate in Hong Kong to have access to legal advice from solicitors covering a broad range of civil and criminal proceedings under the Legal Aid Schemes. Barristers can also be assigned to your case by the Legal Aid Department, where it is deemed…Read More