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The New Profit Tax Exemption Regime for Funds in Hong Kong
Introduction The Inland Revenue (Profits Tax Exemption for Funds) (Amendment) Bill 2018 (“Bill”) which introduces a new set of preferential profit tax treatment for both eligible onshore funds and offshore funds, was published in the Government Gazette on 7 December 2018. The Bill, if made…Read More
Tanner De Witt’s Corporate department attends StartmeupHK Festival 2019 events
It was a very busy week for our Corporate and Commercial department as they attended a number of conferences and summits that were part of this year’s StartmeupHK Festival 2019. Partner Edmond Leung and Solicitor Herman Pang kicked things off by participating in the Jumpstarter Conference, which…Read More
Padraig Walsh speaks on panel at Italian Chamber of Commerce New Year Gathering
Corporate and Commercial Partner Padraig Walsh recently had the pleasure of speaking on a panel about the Asian startup ecosystem at a New Year’s Afterwork Gathering. Co-hosted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce, the Bocconi Alumni Association of Hong Kong and Hawksford, the event was held…Read More
River Stone and Peter Tang attend the 16th Annual China Mergers & Acquisitions Summit 2019
Corporate and Commercial Partner River Stone and Solicitor Peter Tang were in Shanghai earlier this week to attend the 16th Annual China Mergers & Acquisitions Summit, which we also supported as Gold Sponsor. Held at the Renaissance Hotel in Pudong, key topics during the Summit…Read More
The Legal 500 2019 rankings are announced for Asia-Pacific
Tanner De Witt is very pleased to be recommended again this year in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2019 for its four main practice areas; corporate and commercial, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency and litigation and dispute resolution. We are very proud to announce that Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Kim…Read More
Press release: Tanner De Witt advises on grant of Hong Kong’s first virtual insurance company licence to Bowtie
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday 15 January 2019 For immediate release Tanner De Witt has advised insurer Bowtie Life Insurance Company Limited on its Series A investment round. The investment round was closely connected with its successful application to the Hong Kong Insurance Authority for authorisation as…Read More
Results of 2019 Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide announced
Tanner De Witt is delighted once again to be recognised by Chambers & Partners in their 2019 Asia-Pacific Guide for each of its main practice areas in particular its Band 1 rankings for Restructuring and Insolvency and Labour and Employment. 2019 Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide Corporate/M&A: Independent Hong Kong Firms (Band…Read More
Tanner De Witt Tech Talks: Lessons from the Gig Economy: Its Rise, Fall… and Rise?
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE It started as the technological utopia of the sharing economy. Now, we have the gig economy business platform designed to enable freelance work for hire. Is the vision tarnished, or has reality set in? In this TDW…Read More
Tanner De Witt supports the 10th Private Banking and Family Office Summit Asia 2018
We were delighted to sponsor the recently concluded 10th Private Banking and Family Office Summit Asia 2018, which was held at the St. Regis Hotel Shenzhen on 14 to 15 November. Corporate and Commercial Partners Eddie Look and River Stone attended the Summit along with…Read More
Padraig Walsh speaks at MaGESpire event “The STO Supremacy”
Corporate and Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh spoke at an event hosted by Blockchain Venture Development & Education firm MaGESpire on “The STO Supremacy”. Held on Friday 9 November at Garage Society, the event attracted a full house of FinTech enthusiasts. About MaGESpire MaGESpire is a Blockchain…Read More
A summary of the new SFC regulatory framework for virtual assets
Executive summary Here are the five points you need to know about the changes announced on 01 November 2018 by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to the regulatory framework for virtual assets: The SFC will supervise and regulate firms that distribute in Hong Kong…Read More
Tanner De Witt hosts first edition of TDW Tech Talks
On Thursday 25 October 2018, an audience of nearly 60 gathered in our office to attend the inaugural edition of Tanner De Witt Tech Talks, a series of events hosted by Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh. The topic of the talk was “Tokenising the ever-changing…Read More
