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  • Tanner De Witt seeks Family and Private Client Legal Secretary 2+ years’ experience

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Tanner De Witt seeks a pro-active, organised, enthusiastic and experienced candidate to join our law firm’s Family and Private Client Practice as Legal Secretary. Responsibilities: Provide full spectrum of secretarial support to a team of…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt selected as Asia Pacific’s only Leading Firm in Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery 2019 – Jeff Lane highlighted as a Global Elite Thought Leader

    It is with great pleasure that Tanner De Witt announces Partners Ian De Witt, Robin Darton, and Jeff Lane are Thought Leaders in Who’s Who Legal Global Investigations Review & Asset Recovery 2019.  Consultant Anthony Hill is also listed as a leading lawyer while Jeff…Read More

  • Eddie Look and Edmond Leung attend the IBA Annual Conference in Seoul, Korea

    Corporate Commercial Group Partners Eddie Look and Edmond Leung were in Seoul, Korea this past week to attend the International Bar Association’s Annual Conference. The well-attended, week-long event was an excellent time for both partners to participate in working sessions covering the latest in Insolvency, Corporate Law,…Read More

  • Legal update: Playback time – the rise of covert audio recordings in the workplace

    With rapid advancements in technology and the almost universal use of smartphones and other mobile devices, employees can (and do) take photographs and make both video and audio recordings at work with just the click of a button. Consequently, employers are increasingly aware that this…Read More

  • Legal update: TCSP licensees – assessing risk and keeping records

    Since 1 March 2018 any person who intends to carry on a trust or company service business in Hong Kong (i.e. a trust and company service provider (“TCSP”)) is required under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (“AMLO”) to apply for a licence from…Read More

  • Asialaw 2020 rankings announced

    Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2020 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. Each firm ranking is divided into the following categories: Outstanding; Highly recommended; Recommended; and Notable. Besides the ranking for our private client practice (which is new…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports World Flair U11 and U12 World Challenge Cup 2019

    We were delighted to support World Flair’s U11 and U12 World Challenge Cup 2019, which took place on Saturday 14 September at King’s Park in Kowloon. Clubs mixed and matched their players into different countries so that each player could get to know fellow rugby…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt attends the 2019 Hong Kong Blue Tie Ball

    On Saturday 7 September, the Hong Kong Football Club was a glittering scene of blue ballgowns and suits as guests attended the 2019 Hong Kong Blue Tie Ball. Now in its third year, the Ball aims to #smashthestigma of seeking help for mental illnesses. We…Read More

  • Legal update: Arbitration clauses and insolvency proceedings revisited

    Introduction In a recent Court of Appeal judgment, But Ka Chon v Interactive Brokers LLC[1] (“But Ka Chon”), Tanner De Witt was successful in resisting an appeal by a debtor who had sought to set aside a statutory demand issued by a leading online trading…Read More

  • Russell Bennett selected as top lawyer by Who’s Who Legal: Labour & Employment and Pensions & Benefits 2019

    Partner Russell Bennett has been selected as one of the world’s leading Labour & Employment and Pensions & Benefits lawyers by the Who’s Who Legal: 2019.

  • Tanner De Witt seeks Marketing and CRM Executive, China Practice Group

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Job Description: Joining one of the largest independent law firms in Hong Kong and operating under the overall guidance of the Marketing and Business Development Manager, the Marketing and CRM Executive will provide support…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports the Hong Kong Blue Tie Ball 2019 as Platinum Sponsor

    We are delighted to announce that we are supporting the Hong Kong Blue Tie Ball as Platinum Sponsor for the third year in a row. This year’s Ball will be held at the Hong Kong Football Club on Saturday 7 September. Fundraising efforts last year…Read More