JURISDICTION
France
PRACTICE AREAS
| Family Law | Wills and Cross-border Probate |
| International Law |
CONTACT
sarahjane.tasteyre@jcco-hk.com
EDUCATION
Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession, Centre Régional de Formation à la Profession d’Avocat in Versailles
LLM in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, University of Évry Val d’Essonne
LLM in International Law, University of Nottingham
LLB in French Commercial Law and Diploma in Anglo-American Law, Paris Nanterre University
Sarah Jane Tasteyre was qualified in France in 2003 and has been based in Hong Kong since 2015, specialising in international family law, succession and cross-border probate. With her global vision of family law, she regularly works with family lawyers in Hong Kong, UK and France, advising private clients on cross-border matrimonial issues and estate planning.
Sarah Jane started her legal career in France leading legal departments in charities and non-governmental organisations such as Amnesty International in Paris, providing legal advice to senior management on corporate governance, internal control, legacy and risk management as well as regulatory compliance.
Throughout her professional career as in-house counsel and in private practice, Sarah Jane has developed an expertise in inheritance law, legacies and family law. Her extensive work experience in Hong Kong has brought her a good understanding of common law.
She has also been a member of Jurisglobal, a network of international lawyers, since October 2018, expanding the scope of jurisdictions where she assists French nationals and works with various lawyers of the network.
Publications
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09/12/2020
Il fut un temps, pas si lointain où les cadeaux n’arrivaient «que» deux Il fois…
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04/12/2020
Facing the holidays under the threat of masks, hand sanitisers, and lockdown, it might be…
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25/11/2020
Les Fêtes de fin d’année sont un moment privilégié pour la famille au sens large….
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25/11/2020
The holidays are a special time for the extended family. For some, it may be…
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17/11/2020
A l’approche des fêtes de fin d’années, il semble difficile pour de nombreuses familles de…
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31/07/2020
When dealing with French-Hong Kong cross-border marriages, the question that we get asked on a…
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11/05/2020
A Hong Kong, les familles se sont retrouvées à cohabiter à longueur de journées, des…
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11/05/2020
As people have been working from home for weeks now and with children being home-schooled,…
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05/05/2020
In the last few weeks, we have had an increasing number of requests relating to…
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22/04/2020
Kimberly Ann Dasse, avocate en droit de la famille basée à Hong Kong, a préparé…
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22/04/2020
Sarah Jane Tasteyre, a Registered Foreign Lawyer practising French law based in Hong Kong and…
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30/03/2020
Ces dernières années, le nombre croissant de couples français s’installant à Hong Kong avec leurs…
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30/03/2020
The increasing number of French couples settling down in Hong Kong with children or having…
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20/03/2020
When dealing with a cross-border probate case, it is important to understand what the foreign…
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19/03/2020
Cette semaine, Kimberly Ann Dasse, avocate en droit de la famille à Hong Kong et…
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19/03/2020
Kimberly Ann Dasse, a family law practitioner based in Hong Kong, and Sarah-Jane Tasteyre, a…
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06/03/2020
Vous envisagez de divorcer à Hong Kong : remplissez-vous les conditions? Contrairement aux rumeurs qui…
