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  • Ian De Witt and Robin Darton attend 19th Annual III Conference in Barcelona

    Restructuring and Insolvency Co-Heads Ian De Witt and Robin Darton were recently in Barcelona to attend the International Insolvency Institute’s 19th Annual Conference. Held from 17 to 18 June in a variety of key Barcelona locations,  the conference gathered the upper echelons of the insolvency…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports IWIRC Hong Kong’s Black Tie Dinner 2019

    The Tanner De Witt team was out in full force at the IWIRC Hong Kong Black Tie Dinner 2019, which was held at The Hong Kong Club on 19 June.  Ian De Witt, Robin Darton, Kim Boreham, Sunny Hathiramani, Jan Willem Moller, Anthony Hill, Troy…Read More

  • Pádraig Walsh records Meet the Member podcast with PrivacyRules

    Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh recently joined PrivacyRules, the only worldwide alliance with a holistic tech & legal approach to privacy matters. To celebrate his membership, Padraig recorded a ‘Meet the Member’ podcast with PrivacyRules’ Alessandro Di Mattia. In the podcast, Pádraig and Alessandro  explore…Read More

  • Robin Darton joins 2019 Forum on International Enforcement of Judgements & Awards in London

    Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Robin Darton was once again selected and personally invited to participate in the Cambridge Forum on the International Enforcement of Judgements & Awards (FIEJA) at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey, United Kingdom. This is Robin’s third year attending the forum. The Forum’s…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt attends Hong Kong M&A Forum 2019

    Members of our Corporate Commercial Group attended the Hong Kong M&A Forum 2019, which was held at the St Regis Hong Kong on Thursday 20 June. Tim Drew, Eddie Look, Caroline De Souza and Katherine Ng were part of the 200+ delegates that attended this premier…Read More

  • River Stone and Tim Au attend conference on Non-Performing Loans in Xiamen

    Corporate Commercial Group Partner River Stone and Insolvency and Restructuring Solicitor Tim Au were in Xiamen this past weekend to attend a conference on Non-Performing Loans (NPLs). We were delighted to be one of four sponsors of this conference, which was very well attended by…Read More

  • Legal update: Landmark decision by HK CFA to allow civil service spousal benefits and joint tax assessments to same sex couples

    On 6 June 2019 Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal handed down a landmark unanimous decision allowing same sex couples to enjoy equal spousal benefits in civil service and to file joint tax assessments in Hong Kong. Facts The Appellant, Leung Chun Kwong, a Hong…Read More

  • Libel update: Definitions of words used in social media posts not to be found in dictionaries!

    In a recent high-profile Facebook libel case following an acrimonious divorce in Stocker v Stocker, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that when determining the natural and ordinary meaning of words published on social media – fleeting and hastily written – the First Instance Judge…Read More

  • Press release: Tanner De Witt promotes Sunny Hathiramani to Partner

    Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of Sunny Hathiramani as Partner in the firm’s top tier Insolvency and Restructuring Practice. The appointment is effective from 1 June 2019. Sunny Hathiramani first joined Tanner De Witt as a paralegal in 2008. He completed…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks Billing Assistant

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. We are seeking a Billing Assistant to join our firm and take part in its continued success. Billing Assistant Responsibilities: Assist the billing system, maintain the system date up-to-date with high level of accuracy…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt to host CanCham panel on The Future of the Workplace

    We are delighted to announce that an upcoming panel by The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong will be held at our office. Titled ‘The Future of the Workplace: Trends and Impact on Work and Lifestyles’, the panel will feature four speakers with varying…Read More

  • Ian De Witt speaks on litigation panel at AIJA Conference 2019

    Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Ian De Witt had the pleasure of speaking at the International Association of Young Lawyers’ (AIJA) Half-Year Conference, which was held in Hong Kong from 22 to 25 May 2019. The conference featured three distinct seminars: How to Raise Money from…Read More