1. Labor & Employment

    Professional legal support for dismissal, severance, and employment-contract disputes in Taiwan, including questions that arise from minimum-service commitments.

    • Severance calculations under Taiwan’s new and old systems
    • Worker-initiated termination under Article 14: statutory grounds, time limits, and severance
    • Minimum-service-period clauses: alternative statutory bases, reasonable scope, repayment, and attribution
    • Taiwan employment-law advice for international employers
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  2. Family Litigation

    Divorce, property division, custody, and inheritance in cross-border family matters.

    • Divorce by agreement, including witness and household-registration requirements
    • Representation in divorce mediation and court proceedings
    • Parental rights, child custody, and visitation arrangements
    • Taiwan inheritance shares for spouses and children
    • Claims for distribution of remaining marital property
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  3. Criminal Litigation

    Investigation-stage support, defense, victim representation, and regulatory risk checks.

    • Counsel and representation during criminal investigations
    • Victim representation and criminal complaint procedures
    • Advance assessment of regulatory and criminal exposure
    • Support for foreign defendants, with firm consultations available in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese
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  4. Civil Litigation & Damages

    Contract disputes, tort claims, and consumer disputes with practical litigation strategy.

    • Damages claims for personal injury and property loss
    • Breach-of-contract and commercial dispute representation
    • Consumer remedies and litigation against businesses
    • Fault analysis and compensation claims after traffic accidents
    • Litigation support for foreign clients, with client communication in English, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese
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  5. Investment & Incorporation

    End-to-end support from entity structuring to approvals, banking, permits, and launch.

    • Compare entity structures: subsidiary, branch, and limited company
    • Investment Commission approval and application support
    • Capital remittance, preparatory accounts, and conversion to operating accounts
    • Advance review of zoning and permitted use for business premises
    • Industry-specific permits, including cosmetics PIF and logistics licensing
    • Lawful capital recovery through dissolution and liquidation
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  6. IP & Financial Disputes

    Trademark, patent, and copyright strategy plus finance and investment disputes.

    • Trademark clearance searches and Taiwan registration support
    • Patent and copyright infringement disputes
    • Litigation involving financial products and investment agreements
    • Brand and design protection strategy
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Residence permit and tax and accounting assistance is available. Contact us.

Taiwan Corporate Legal Advisory — Contract review, commercial legal-risk questions, and employment advice for overseas companies entering or operating in Taiwan.

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Living or working in Taiwan

  1. Dismissed, unpaid or in a dispute at work

  2. Marriage, divorce or parenting matters involving a Taiwanese spouse

  3. A police summons, criminal complaint or exit ban

  4. After a scooter or car accident

  5. ARC, APRC or Employment Gold Card

  6. A death, inheritance or property in Taiwan

  7. Scams, purchases and money owed to you

  8. Injured at a hospital, gym or business

Tell us about your Taiwan legal matter.

Every inquiry is read by the firm before a consultation is scheduled. We reply in the language you write in. Office time zone: Taipei (GMT+8).

wei@hoveringlaw.com.tw