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  • Legal update: Is your will your will?

    Ilott v Mitson [2017] UKSC 17 – update Background This case was previously featured in a post entitled “Is your will your will?“. The case concerned the Will left by a Mrs. Jackson after her death in June 2004. Mrs. Jackson was survived by her only…Read More

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

    Partner Robin Darton was selected and personally invited this week to participate in a Cambridge Forum on the International Enforcement of Judgements & Awards (FIEJA) at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Surrey, United Kingdom. The Forum’s Steering Committee welcomes up to 44 specialists in the area…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt hosts Welsh Guards visiting Hong Kong to support the Queen’s Birthday Celebrations

    Tanner De Witt was pleased to be invited by the British Legion to host three members of the Welsh Guard for lunch at The Hong Kong Club on Wednesday 14 June. The Guards were in Hong Kong representing the British Army and participating in the…Read More

  • Court confirms tort of harassment in Hong Kong

    In 2013, the case of Lau Tat Wai v Yip Lai Kuen Joey established the tort of harassment as a part of the common law in Hong Kong, in order to (quoting the Judge) “protect the people of Hong Kong who live in a small…Read More

  • Can regulated ‘offenders’ treat a criminal conviction as a ‘spent conviction’?

    Section 2 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ordinance Cap 297 (“ROO”) is a godsend for offenders convicted for the first time and sentenced to a fine of less than HK$10,000 or to imprisonment of 3 months or less. An offender is entitled to treat the…Read More

  • Who is a “child of the family”?

    Who is a “child of the family”? LNL v HPYA [2016] 3 HKLRD 261 The main issue before the Court in this case was whether the child, CH, was a child of the family. The determination of this question was relevant to whether the husband…Read More

  • Happy World Oceans Day!

    Happy World Oceans Day from all of us here at Tanner De Witt! This year’s theme for World Oceans Day is “Our Oceans, Our Future”. The theme is especially poignant, as nearly half of the world’s population is now under 25 years old. It is vital…Read More

  • Criminal lawyer Phil Swainston speaks at Hong Kong Criminal Law Conference 2017

    Tanner De Witt’s Criminal Lawyer, Consultant Phil Swainston, was invited by The Law Society of Hong Kong to join a panel and share his views on Public Interest and Fair Trial Rights – Where Should the Balance Be Struck? at the 2017 Hong Kong Criminal…Read More

  • Robin Darton joins panel on ‘Cross-border insolvency in practice’ at Debtwire 2017

    Tanner De Witt Restructuring and Insolvency Partner Robin Darton joined a panel on ‘Cross-border insolvency in practice‘ at Debtwire 2017 held on Thursday 1 June at JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong alongside moderator Tom Pugh of Mayer Brown JSM. Also speaking were Alister Berkeley…Read More

  • Kaisa Group’s Restructuring wins Deal of the Year in Asian-mena Counsel 2016 rankings

    We are delighted to announce that Kaisa Group’s debt restructuring wins Deal of the Year in Asian-mena Counsel’s 2016 rankings. Kaisa Group’s debt restructuring Deals of the Year 2016 – Asian-mena Counsel Tanner De Witt was Lead Counsel to Kaisa Group Holdings. Kaisa became the first Chinese…Read More

  • Good news for those employed in Hong Kong under English Law contracts

    Many expatriate employees engaged to work in Hong Kong either generally or for specific periods, can often be employed under contracts expressly stated to be governed by the law of another jurisdiction.  Where contracts are expressed to be governed by the law of England and…Read More

  • Robin Darton to speak on Debtwire panel on cross-border insolvency in practice

    Tanner De Witt Partner Robin Darton will participate in the panel session “Cross-Border Insolvency in Practice” at the Debtwire Asia-Pacific Distressed Debt Forum 2017 on Thursday 1 June 2017.  Also on the panel are Alister Berkeley (Special Situations & Restructuring Advisor, PwC), Theron Alldis (Sourcing, SC…Read More