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  • Question: I am going through a separation or divorce. Can I travel with my children overseas? 

    At the start of a New Year, parents may be looking to enjoy overseas travel with their children, especially during their long school holidays. It is important to plan ahead and seek agreement with your co-parent to prevent any travel disappointments, delays, or cancellation costs. As…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt is delighted that our law firm has achieved consistent recognition in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024

    Tanner De Witt is delighted that our law firm has achieved consistent recognition in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024. We are honoured to have maintained top-notch rankings for an impressive 14-year stretch. Big congratulations to our exceptional team for earning this well-deserved recognition. Restructuring & Insolvency:…Read More

  • Pamela Mak, the Head of our Dispute Resolution Department has been named in The A List 2023-2024: Growth Drivers

    Happy to share that Pamela Mak, the Head of our Dispute Resolution Department has been named in The A List 2023-2024: Growth Drivers by the China Business Law Journal that identifies elite lawyers in Hong Kong and other cities in the PRC.

  • The regulatory framework for virtual asset-related activities in Hong Kong

    As Hong Kong positions itself as a leading Web3 centre for Asia, there is increasing interest among licensed intermediaries in Hong Kong to add investment products with exposure to virtual assets to their client service offering. In this article, Pádraig Walsh and Shirley Kong from…Read More

  • VATP regulation in Hong Kong: The VATP Guidelines

    As part of its application for a virtual asset trading platform (VATP) licence in Hong Kong, the applicant must demonstrate full compliance with conditions and guidelines of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). This is required both to obtain the VATP licence, and then as…Read More

  • Our Restructuring and Insolvency Practice is acknowledged in Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2023

    We are pleased to share that for the fifth year running our Restructuring and Insolvency Practice is acknowledged as a key player and remains the sole Hong Kong-centred firm in Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2023 compilation of the world’s leading law firms for cross-border restructuring and…Read More

  • The regulatory framework for security token offerings in Hong Kong

    On 2 November 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published two circulars that outlined and updated regulatory framework for security token offerings in Hong Kong. In this article, Pádraig Walsh, who leads our Fintech practice group, summarises the key points of these circulars and…Read More

  • Adoption of UBI

    The use of Unique Business Identifier (“UBI”) has been widely adopted around the world as it allows governments and businesses to identify entities more easily and effectively, and enables exchange of data across government departments and businesses. Starting from 27 December 2023, the Hong Kong…Read More

  • VATP Regulation in Hong Kong: The licence application requirements

    A business that operates a centralised virtual asset trading platforms (VATP) in Hong Kong, or actively markets the business to persons in Hong Kong, must obtain a licence from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. This is good news. There is a…Read More

  • Our Partners Ian De Witt and Robin Darton have been included in the A List 2023-24: Visionaries

    We are delighted to announce that our Partners Ian De Witt and Robin Darton have been included in the A List 2023-24: Visionaries, compiled by the China Business Law Journal to identify the elite lawyers in the Chinese legal market.

  • Our Partners have been listed in the Who’s Who Legal 2023

    Ian De Witt and Jeff Lane have been listed as Who’s Who Legal 2023 Recommended for Commercial Litigation.  Our Partner, Douglas Clark, has been listed as Who’s Who Legal 2023 Global Elite Thought Leader for IP Copyright/Trademarks.

  • Russell Bennett has been listed as Who’s Who Legal Recommended 2023

    Russell Bennett, partner in our employment team has been listed as Who’s Who Legal Recommended 2023 for Labour Employment & Benefits in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR.