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  • Tanner De Witt takes home a Bronze Award for its pro bono work

    Partner Russell Bennett of our Employment practice represented Tanner De Witt at the Law Society of Hong Kong Pro Bono and Community Service Award presentation ceremony on Friday 4th December. The ceremony took place at the High Court and awards were handed out by Vice…Read More

  • ESF Lions player scores double hat trick!

    Tanner De Witt would like to congratulate Alex Gannon, one of the ESF Lions Academy players, who recently scored 6 goals in one HKFA Youth League match. Tanner De Witt is proud sponsor of the ESF Lions Youth Football Programme which has been providing after…Read More

  • Legal update: Tax update: Hong Kong is removed from Italy’s blacklists

    Following the tax treaty between Italy and Hong Kong that was entered into on 14th January 2013, Italy removed Hong Kong from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions (also know as “Italian blacklists”) on 30th November 2015. It is expected that this development will boost…Read More

  • WAGs Golf Day raises money for Hong Kong charity Sailability

    Partners Mark Side, Jeff Lane, Anthony Hill and Phil Swainston participated in the 2015 WAGS Charity Golf Day in Kau Sai Chau in Sai Kung on Friday 27th November to raise money for children’s charity Sailability. This was the 8th annual event that selects a…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks Corporate Commercial Lawyer 1-3+ PQE

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. 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…Read More

  • Supporting Pathfinders in 1940s style

    Tanner De Witt was pleased to support the Pathfinders Annual Ball held at Ed1tus in Wong Chuk Hang on Saturday 21st November. Partners and heads of our family practice Mark Side and Joanne Brown attended to show support for this charity fundraiser which raised a…Read More

  • Legal update: Government launches public consultation on draft Children’s Bill

    Further to our article posted on November 20th 2015 entitled “Long-awaited Children’s Bill coming soon to Hong Kong“, we are pleased to announce that the Hong Kong Government launched a four month public consultation on November 25th 2015 in order to gauge the public’s views…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt seeks Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyer 5+ PQE

    THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. Tanner De Witt is a Hong Kong business law firm, which provides legal services to clients worldwide who have business interests in Hong Kong, China and the Asia Pacific Region. Our renowned Insolvency and…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt listed in ALB’s Top 50 Largest Law Firms rankings

    Tanner De Witt is delighted to be listed by Asian Legal Business in their 2015 Asia’s Top 50 Largest Law Firms table in the Hong Kong Domestic firms section. This ranking is based on size and number of lawyers and we are proud to be…Read More

  • Tanner De Witt supports largest student led movement in Asia – 24 hour race

    Tanner De Witt is proud supporter of The 24 Hour Race which took place in Hong Kong on the weekend of 14th and 15th November. Consultant Philip Swainston‘s son Mark Swainston took part in this tough physical challenge. His team from Island School came an…Read More

  • Legal update: Long-awaited Children’s Bill coming soon to Hong Kong

    The law in Hong Kong that protects children experiencing divorce and other family issues has been discussed and debated for years. Improvements have been made but no concrete Children’s Bill has been passed. Following the well-attended Third Children’s Forum held recently by CIF HK at…Read More

  • Legal update: The Serious Risks and Consequences of Using False Academic Credentials – “Fit and Proper”

    Introduction Hong Kong’s success as one of the most developed financial hubs in the world is attributable in great part to its well-established financial institutions, which safeguard the integrity of the market and protect the interest of investors big and small. The “Fit and Proper”…Read More