Tanner De Witt supports The Hub HK’s Charity Ball 2018
We were delighted to support The HUB Hong Kong‘s 2018 Charity Ball, held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on 19 October, as Bronze Sponsor. This year’s Ball was themed after recent hit film (and...
View ArticleTanner De Witt attends HKRU celebration of men’s Sevens wins
On 19 October 2018, Partner Eddie Look, Solicitors Herman Pang and Jonathan Yeung and Trainee Solicitor Joanne Lam attended a reception hosted by the Hong Kong Rugby Union (“HKRU”) to celebrate the...
View ArticleUK Supreme Court held no discrimination by bakery shop not producing cake...
The recent judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court in the case of Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd & Others [2018] UKSC 49 (“Lee”) provided some important guidance concerning direct...
View ArticleTanner De Witt celebrates 10 years of participating in Dress Pink Day
In celebration of Dress Pink Day 2018, please enjoy a selection of photos from our ten years of participation in this annual fundraiser. 2008 2009 2011 2016 2017 2018 What is Dress Pink Day? On Dress...
View ArticleTanner 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...
View ArticleWho is entitled to organise a funeral?
When someone dies, who is entitled to claim the body and to organise the funeral? This question was raised in the case of Re Estate of Lu Han Lung [2010] 3 HKLRD 651. In that case, the wife and eldest...
View ArticleCharmaine Mirandilla selected to join The Women’s Foundation Mentoring...
We are delighted to announce that Assistant Marketing Manager Charmaine Mirandilla has been chosen as one of 50 high potential young women to receive one-on-one mentoring and extensive leadership...
View ArticleTanner De Witt Platinum Sponsor at INSOL Hong Kong 2018
We are delighted to announce that we are supporting the upcoming INSOL Hong Kong One Day Seminar on Wednesday 7 November as Platinum Sponsor. This is the first seminar that INSOL has organised in Hong...
View ArticleLegal update: Third Party Funding in Litigation, Doable?
Introduction Article 35 of the Basic Law provides that all Hong Kong residents shall have the right to access to the courts and choice of lawyers for timely protection of their lawful rights and...
View ArticleIan De Witt to speak at INSOL Hong Kong One Day Seminar
Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Ian De Witt will be speaking on a panel at the INSOL Hong Kong One Day Seminar, which we are supporting as Platinum Sponsor. The Seminar will be held at the Four...
View ArticleTanner De Witt Gold Sponsor of McGill Society of HK’s 40th Anniversary Cocktail
We were delighted to celebrate with the McGill Society of Hong Kong as they celebrated their 40th anniversary in the city on Saturday 3 November. The Hong Kong chapter of the McGill society is one of...
View ArticleLegal update: 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...
View ArticlePadraig 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...
View ArticleTanner De Witt supports Pathfinders’ 10th Anniversary
We were delighted to support Pathfinders’ 10th Anniversary, which was held at The American Club’s Country Club in Tai Tam on Friday 2 November. Joanne Brown, Philip Swainston, Kimberly Dasse, Mark...
View ArticleTanner De Witt supports Operation Breakthrough’s Breakthrough Boxing Night
We were delighted to support Operation Breakthrough’s Breakthrough Boxing fight night, which was held at the Police Sports and Recreation Club on Saturday 10 November. Corporate Commercial Partner Tim...
View ArticleAttending the Joint Business Community Luncheon with Chief Executive of the...
As members of the German Chamber of Commerce we were delighted to join fellow Chambers members at the Annual Joint Business Community Luncheon with Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam held on...
View ArticleVeronica Chan and Natalie Lam attend the IWIRC Asia Restructuring &...
Restructuring and Insolvency Solicitors Veronica Chan and Natalie Lam had the pleasure of attending the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)’s Asia Restructuring...
View ArticleTanner De Witt supports 2018/19 season of Mini Rugby in Hong Kong
Charmaine Mirandilla from Tanner De Witt distributed more than 1000 mini rugby balls at the HKU Sandy Bay Mini Rugby Festival on Sunday 18 November — the most we’ve given away in one day since we...
View ArticlePress release: Tanner De Witt appoints Michael Kot and Mark Chiu, boosting...
PRESS RELEASE Wednesday 21 November 2018 For immediate release Tanner De Witt announces with great pleasure the appointment of Michael Kot and Mark Chiu as the newest members of the Employment...
View ArticleTanner De Witt hosts cocktail evening to celebrate Sunset Survivors book
On Wednesday 21 November we hosted a cocktail evening to celebrate the launch of Sunset Survivors, a book featuring Hong Kong’s sunset industries written by Lindsay Varty. Lindsay’s brother, Employment...
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