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Happy Easter 2016!
The team at Tanner De Witt wishes you a Happy Easter… Our offices will be closed for the Easter Holiday on Friday 25th March and Monday 28th March. For legal emergencies please email Mark Side. For criminal emergencies please call Phil Swainston +852 9466 1700.
Q&A with Eddie Look – Corporate and Commercial Partner
Eddie Look joined Tanner De Witt in 2002 and was made Partner of the Corporate and Commercial practice in 2009. He qualified in British Columbia Canada in 1998 before qualifying in Hong Kong in 2001. This week we had a chance to chat with Eddie…Read More
TMA elects new Hong Kong President and Chair – Robin Darton
Tanner De Witt Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Robin Darton was this year elected President and Chair of the Hong Kong chapter of Turnaround Management Association (TMA). TMA is a non-profit global organisation founded in 1987. The organisation is made up of over 9,000 individuals in…Read More
Race for opportunity: Diversity List – Tanner De Witt supports local cause
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed with a series of events and activities worldwide on 21 March each year. Today, members of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution department and our newly launched PIER Group participated in the…Read More
Tanner De Witt launches Public Interest and Equal Rights (PIER) Group
Tanner De Witt is pleased to announce the imminent launch of new practice area Public Interest and Equal Rights (PIER) Group. The objective of the Public Interest and Equal Rights (PIER) Group is to provide access to justice and to use the legal system to…Read More
Are your employees stressed at work?
“In our daily work, there are many factors which may exert great stress on us, such as heavy workload or mundane job, poor working environment, long working hours, no clear working instructions, no job security, inharmonious relationships with colleagues and supervisors etc.” Labour Department, Occupational…Read More
Legal wedding checklist when preparing for marriage
Marriage is a legal matter. An important part of marital planning is to ensure that the implications of marriage on your legal status are well considered with ample time before the wedding. Planning takes time. Time will be short as the big day approaches. Consider…Read More
Pre-nuptial Agreements FAQs, examples
With marital planning, wealth acquired by one’s own hard efforts before marriage could be protected from the financial consequences of divorce. This firm has seen an increased client demand for protection of wealth acquired before marriage including family businesses, interests in family trusts, investment properties,…Read More
Q&A with Jeff Lane – Litigation and Fraud Partner
Jeff Lane joined Tanner De Witt as a commercial litigation Partner in 2013. He has been a practising lawyer in Hong Kong for over 25 years. Today we had a chance to chat with Jeff to find out why he chose to become a lawyer,…Read More
Tanner De Witt remains top for Restructuring and Insolvency and Employment practices
We are pleased to announce that the results of the Chambers Asia Pacific Guide 2016 have been published and Tanner De Witt continues to be recognised for its work across a range of practice areas. Employment – Band 1 Our dedicated Employment practice continues to…Read More
Will your inheritance count towards the matrimonial pot in your divorce?
The guidelines for how judges should deal with financial provision in a divorce case are set out by the Court of Final Appeal in the landmark case of DD v LKW (2010) 13 HKCFAR 537. Generally after providing for the needs of both spouses any…Read More
Legal update: Government proposes compulsory reinstatement and re-engagement of unreasonably dismissed employees
The Government published in the Gazette on 12 February 2016 the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2016. The Bill seeks to amend the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57) (“EO”) to allow the Labour Tribunal (the “LT”) to order an employer to reinstate or re-engage an employee where the…Read More
