What we learned from the WebSAMS data breach
Nine schools in Hong Kong were attacked in a recent cybersecurity incident, resulting in a data breach for four schools. Pádraig Walsh from the Personal Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group...
View ArticleChange is coming: An update on proposed changes to the Personal Data...
Two major data breach incidents in 2018 involving Cathay Pacific and TransUnion are now driving long overdue legislative change to personal data privacy protection in Hong Kong. On 20 January 2020,...
View ArticlePersonal data: Do you know your identified persons from your identifiable...
The definition of personal data may be changed under current proposals to update privacy laws in Hong Kong. The current definition of personal data is directed to data of an identified living...
View ArticleLegal and Workplace Implications of Reported Cases of the Novel Coronavirus
Having experienced Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the years of 2002 and 2003 which resulted in 898 cases and 179 deaths, the public health situation in Hong Kong is once again under...
View ArticleLegal update: MK v Government of HKSAR – High Court holds marriage does not...
The Hong Kong courts have had much cause to consider equality rights in a number of cases in the past two years, particularly in respect of the recognition of same sex rights in Hong Kong. The Court...
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Client Choice Award given to Ian De Witt for 2020
Today it is with great pleasure that we announce Ian De Witt is a Client Choice Award winner for 2020. Lexology and Law Business Research present the award after receiving nominations by corporate...
View ArticleLegal Secretary – Litigation and Dispute Resolution / Matrimonial and Family...
Legal Secretary – Litigation and Dispute Resolution / Matrimonial and Family Law Department Tanner De Witt seeks a pro-active, organised, enthusiastic and experienced candidate to join our law firm as...
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Tanner De Witt Solicitors are 2020 Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders
Ian De Witt, Robin Darton, and Jeff Lane are named to the 2020 edition of Who’s Who Legal as Global Thought Leaders in Asset Recovery and Restructuring & Insolvency. While Jeff retains his peak...
View ArticleSharenting – risks and tips to sharing information about your children online
What is Sharenting? Sharenting is the phenomenon where parents (over)share information, usually pictures of children, on the internet. The act itself is so prevalent that it is now a term defined in...
View ArticleConsiderations for parents when planning travel with children during the...
Closure of schools and public spaces The Hong Kong Education Bureau has announced that all schools in Hong Kong are to remain closed until at least 16 March 2020 in consideration of the ongoing public...
View ArticleWhen Can The Public Register Of A Company Be Corrected?
What can be done if the public register of a company with the Companies Registry in Hong Kong is incorrect? Carol Ling from the Corporate Commercial practice group of Tanner De Witt reviews some of...
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In The Midst Of A Crisis – An employment lawyer’s perspective
In response to the spreading outbreak of COVID-19, the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong hosted its first webinar with Tanner De Witt Employment Practice partner Russell Bennett as one of the...
View ArticleHong Kong’s High Court rules Government’s discrimination against same-sex...
In a decision handed down today the High Court has ruled that the Hong Kong Housing Authority (“HA”)’s exclusion of same-sex couples from eligibility for public housing as “Ordinary Families” is...
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Both Tanner De Witt Employment Partners named 2020 Thought Leaders by Who’s...
Tanner De Witt Partners Kim Boreham and Russell Bennett, co-heads of the Employment Practice, are both named as Thought Leaders in Labour & Employment by Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Hong...
View ArticleRecognition of paternity in Hong Kong: Parentage 1 of 2
Under Hong Kong family law, a man is presumed to be the biological father of a child if he is married to the woman who gave birth to the child. As this circumstance accounts only for some of the...
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Jeff Lane attends C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Geneva
Fraud and Asset Tracing Partner Jeff Lane was in Geneva for the 14th Edition of the C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference from 5 – 6 March. Held at the Fairmont Grand Hotel Geneva, the...
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Q&A with Ivy Chan – Registered Foreign Lawyer
Ivy Chan is a Registered Foreign Lawyer and English qualified Solicitor who assists the Corporate and Commercial practice at Tanner De Witt. She specialises in banking and finance with a strong focus...
View ArticleShould I get a divorce? The legal and financial implications behind remaining...
Making the decision to divorce is often not an easy one. There are many reasons why married couples may opt to separate rather than progress legal proceedings to divorce. Whether it is for religious...
View ArticleOffice Assistant – Office Pantry, Cleaning and Hygiene Services
This Office Assistant role will be responsible for the general management of and duties involving the office pantries including, but not limited to: Providing a clean, safe and efficient operation of...
View ArticleWhy the Privacy Commissioner in Hong Kong will soon have fining powers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has fined Cathay Pacific GBP£500,000 for failing to protect the security of its customers’ personal data. Pádraig Walsh from the Personal Data...
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