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Ian De Witt to speak at IBA Law Firm Management Conference
Partner Ian De Witt will speak at the upcoming IBA Law Firm Management Conference: Growth Prospects for Law Firms in Asia. The Conference will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on 18 and 19...
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Edmond Leung to speak at TTN Hong Kong Tax Conference
Partner Edmond Leung will be speaking at this year’s Transnational Tax Network Hong Kong Tax Conference. Held at The Park Lane Hotel in Causeway Bay on 5 February, the Conference is one of three...
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Tanner De Witt’s referee kit in action!
As some of you may know, in 2015 we signed on as Gold Sponsor of the Hong Kong Society for Referees for the domestic rugby league. We committed to a three-year sponsorship period to show our support...
View ArticleLiquidators in the Labour Tribunal
To prevent legal costs making it prohibitive for employees to pursue claims relating to their employment, lawyers are not able to represent clients in Labour Tribunal proceedings. Where a party is a...
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Ian De Witt speaks at the IBA Law Firm Management Conference
Partner Ian De Witt recently spoke on a panel at the IBA Law Firm Management Conference, which was held on 18 to 19 January at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. Panelists (L to R): Kurmangazy Talzhanov,...
View ArticleEx-lover jailed for posting explicit video in revenge of breakup
In a recent District Court case (HKSAR v Wong Ngai Sang), a 23-year-old male was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment for posting secretly filmed sexual footage of himself and his ex-lover onto the...
View ArticleSFC bans former Investment Counsellor for taking confidential client lists
The Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) announced on 22 January 2018 that under section 196(1)(iii) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (“SFO”) it has banned former DBS Bank employee Mr Chan...
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Russell Bennett gives 2018 talk on key issues for recruiters
On the morning of Thursday 25 January, the Harcourt Suite of the Hong Kong Club was filled to the brim with 35 recruitment professionals for a talk by Employment Partner Russell Bennett. Entitled Key...
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Tanner De Witt sponsors DB Pirates International All Girls Beach Festival 2018
Asia’s Largest All Girls Beach Rugby Festival! Tanner De Witt was proud to sponsor the DB Pirates International All Girls Beach Festival 2018 held at Tai Pak Beach in Discovery Bay. More than 500 girls...
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Tanner De Witt hosts lunch for Jakarta Komodos U16 Girls Rugby Team
We had the pleasure of hosting a lunch for the Jakarta Komodos Rugby Football Club (JKRFC’s) U16 Girls Rugby Team at Peak Cafe Bar yesterday. The Komodos were in Hong Kong to play in the DB Pirates All...
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Q&A with Winnie Wat – Litigation Lawyer
Winnie achieved her Bachelor of Laws at City University of Hong Kong with First Class Honours and completed an exchange on European Competition Law at the University of Oxford. She joined Tanner De...
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Tanner De Witt starts off 2018 with speaking and sporting excellence
Tanner De Witt, one of Hong Kong’s largest independent local firms, made sure to hit the ground running at the beginning of 2018 with an array of sporting events and speaking opportunities. Insolvency...
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Edmond Leung speaks at TTN Conference 2018
Partner Edmond Leung spoke at the Transnational Taxation Network’s Tax Conference, held today 5 February at The Park Lane Hotel in Causeway Bay. Edmond’s talk covered many important aspects of SFC...
View ArticleChanging trends in cyber fraud
As another year passes, the number and complexity of cyber frauds continues to grow. In this article we discuss three developments of 2017, which we expect to see continue this year. Traditionally,...
View ArticleTanner De Witt Insolvency/Restructuring Lawyer (1-3PQE)
Job Description 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....
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Tanner De Witt lawyers selected by Who’s Who Legal 2018
Who’s Who Legal has featured seven of our lawyers as Experts in their soon-to-be-released 2018 guide. One of our Partners, Jeff Lane, has been ranked as Thought Leader for his work in Asset Recovery....
View ArticleLegal update: amendment to existing sale of alcohol legislation is passed
Following an amendment to the law in respect of sale of alcohol to minors that was recently passed, it will become later this year a criminal offense to sell alcoholic beverages to minors with a...
View ArticleNew Obligation to Maintain Register of Significant Controllers
The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 (the “Ordinance”) will come into operation on 1 March 2018. The main purpose of the amendments is to enhance transparency in the beneficial ownership of...
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Chinese New Year 2018 Opening Hours
Hong Kong will celebrate Chinese New Year this week and next. Our office will be closed Friday 16 February until Monday 19 February. We will reopen as usual on Tuesday 20 February. Please see our...
View ArticleLegal update: amendment to Employment Ordinance provisions relating to...
Effective from February 9 2018, the provisions in the Employment Ordinance relating to Employment Agencies (EAs) have been amended to: increase the maximum penalty for the offences of overcharging...
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