Charity and Community

06Jun2019

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

27May2019

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

03May2019

Two Tanner De Witt teams emerge victorious in HK Centre for Pro Bono Service Quiz

It was an intellectual evening for the books on Thursday 25 April as the HK Centre for Pro Bono Service hosted its inaugural Quiz Night at Canny Man Bar. In true supportive fashion, Tanner De Witt entered two teams in this eleven-team tournament, and both…Read More

16Apr2019

Tanner De Witt sponsors IWIRC Spring Drinks 2019

We were delighted to co-sponsor the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Hong Kong’s Spring Drinks 2019 alongside Briscoe Wong and Walkers. This year’s Spring Drinks was held at the acclaimed VEA Lounge in Central. Nearly 70 IWIRC members and friends of the organisation…Read More

10Apr2019

Mark Side judges The Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2019

Litigation and Dispute Resolution Head Mark Side was delighted to take part in judging this year’s Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The competition was hosted by Vis East Moot Foundation Ltd, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) and City University of…Read More

29Mar2019

Tanner De Witt supports the DutchCham Business Awards 2019 as Silver Sponsor

We are delighted to support this evening’s Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong’s Business Awards 2019 as Silver Sponsor. The gala dinner, which will be held tonight at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel, promises to be a wonderful evening of awarding business excellence….Read More

20Mar2019

Veronica Chan and Natalie Lam visit Elderly Home in North Point

Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitors Veronica Chan and Natalie Lam spent the morning of Saturday 16 March with the residents of an Elderly Home in North Point. This visit was organised by the Community Relations Commitee of The Law Society of Hong Kong, which endeavours to…Read More

08Mar2019

Happy International Women’s Day 2019!

From all of us at Tanner De Witt, Happy International Women’s Day! We are celebrating this wonderful occasion by supporting a number of events: On Friday 1 March, we were a Silver Table Sponsor at The Women’s Foundation‘s International Women’s Day Gala Lunch. Kim Boreham,…Read More

25Feb2019

Tanner De Witt to host Hodl A Drink: the Blockchain Week Edition

We are delighted to announce that we are hosting the Blockchain Week edition of Hodl A Drink, a monthly networking meetup organised by Crypto IB. The meetup will be held at our office from 7pm on Tuesday 5 March; it is an official side event…Read More

31Jan2019

Kim Boreham to speak on AmCham Women of Influence panel

We are delighted to announce that Employment Co-Head and Partner Kim Boreham will be speaking on a panel co-hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong’s Women of Influence committee and Women in Sports Empowered HK. Titled “From the athletic field to the business…Read More

30Jan2019

(Office closed) Wishing you a happy and prosperous Year of the Pig

Happy Chinese New Year from all of us at Tanner De Witt! We hope that you have a wonderful festive season with your loved ones. Our office will be closed on Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 February for Chinese New Year. We resume…Read More

28Jan2019

Tanner De Witt joins Mind Over Matter Hong Kong Corporate Quiz 2019

Tanner De Witt’s finest quizzing minds were on show at the fifth edition of the Mind Over Matter – Hong Kong Corporate Quiz, which was held on 24 January 2019. Team Notorious TDW, which was composed of Kim Boreham, Phil Swainston, Caroline De Souza and Raymond…Read More