Ian De Witt
About
Provided by Ian De Witt
Practice Areas
Restructuring and Insolvency
Litigation
Mediation
Fraud and Asset Tracing
Regulatory and Compliance
Career
Ian De Witt was born in Wales and obtained an honours degree in law in London. After qualifying as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1989, he joined and became a partner in a prominent London law firm where he worked for many years before coming to Hong Kong in 1996.
Throughout his career, Ian has focused on commercial litigation and insolvency matters, including debt recovery, asset tracing and the enforcement of judgments, pre-emptive actions such as injunctions, court appointed receivers, and the appointment of provisional liquidators. He acts and advises in a variety of insolvency cases, acting for liquidators, receivers, creditors and directors.
Professional Memberships
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty Technical Sub-Committee
Insolvency Law Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong
Insolvency Lawyers’ Association (ILA)
Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong
International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International)
International Bar Association (IBA)
International Insolvency Institute (III)
International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Law Society Insolvency Committee
Working Party on Taxation in Civil Proceedings of The Law Society of Hong Kong
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Ian De Witt's deep expertise spans both the advisory and contentious aspects of restructuring and insolvency-related work. He is a counsel of choice among liquidators and creditors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is commercial, approachable and a fountain of knowledge in Hong Kong law and procedure."
"Ian is an excellent problem solver."
"He is commercial, approachable and a fountain of knowledge in Hong Kong law and procedure."
"Ian is an excellent problem solver."
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The relevant law (the Companies Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions Ordinance) states clearly that the winding up of a company shall not bar the right of any creditor (or contributory) to have it wound up by the Court, and further provides that a winding-up petition may be presented even though
Service by NFT – Court serves defendants by ‘airdrop’ into digital wallet
In D’Aloia v (1) Persons Unknown and (2) Binance Holdings Limited and others, the High Court of England and Wales granted the claimant permission to serve court proceedings on ‘persons unknown’ over blockchain, by way of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The relevant law (the Companies Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions Ordinance) states clearly that the winding up of a company shall not bar the right of any creditor (or contributory) to have it wound up by the Court, and further provides that a winding-up petition may be presented even though
Service by NFT – Court serves defendants by ‘airdrop’ into digital wallet
In D’Aloia v (1) Persons Unknown and (2) Binance Holdings Limited and others, the High Court of England and Wales granted the claimant permission to serve court proceedings on ‘persons unknown’ over blockchain, by way of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).