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Dear Readers, I was recently involved in a Supreme Court case where the acting secretary of the Association tried to sell part of the Association's land without authority. The summary of the case is as follows: The AUSTRALIAN CHINESE CONFUCIUS-MENCIUS SAINT TAO CENTRE INC association was incorporated in Dec 1992 by 6 well meaning Saint Tao followers. The religion incorporates elements of Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Buddhism. One of the...

My Saturdays are usually very routine. Bring the kids to Chinese School in the morning, clean up the house for the weekend, play badminton with my friends followed by dinner with the badminton players. Last Saturday, 7 February 2009 took a slightly different turn. At dinner, there was a bottle of red wine shared between my wife and another couple. We did not even finish the bottle though I must...

Hello and happy new year to all. I am sure 2009 will be a better year than 2008. The Chinese New Year is coming up next week. It is supposed to be the year of the Ox. I was born in the year of the Ox and have great expectation that the new year will bring more exciting challenges and accomplishments. For those clients who know me well, they will...

I had the privilege of attending a dinner hosted by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia on 25 November 2008. Ajahn Brahm, the Abbott of the Bodhinyana Monastery was kind enough to speak to the guests on the issue of Buddhism and how it applies to corporate Australia. His words and advice were most reassuring and I was pleasantly surprised how he was able to relate Buddhist principles to the...

Dear Readers, I never tire from talking about wills and how important it is to have an updated will. I have been in practice for over 18 years. In those years, I have prepared thousands of wills for clients. As I get older, I realise that those clients who have had wills prepared by myself are also getting older. I recently attended a funeral for one of these old clients....

Dear Readers, I would like to share with you my latest article in the PerthWoman magazine. It deals with the issue of spouse migration and tips on how to ensure you succeed in getting your loved one into the country. Having been a registered migration for over 18 years, I have seen my fair share of cases where the Department of Immigration (in it's various forms and name sake) have...

Tyzton's black belt day Yes, after years of training my 2 sons aged 10 and 12 are both holders of black belts in Tae Kwon Do. Jazton , my 12 year old son got his black belt at the age of 10 yrs on 16 December 2006. His younger brother Tyzton recently achieved his black belt on 28 June 2008 also at the age of 10 yrs. All of their...

Of late,I have had numerous requests for information on binding financial agreements. They are the equivalent of pre nuptial or post nuptial agreements. The laws allowing such agreements to be signed are quite recent and there have not been many cases on the issue. Please find an article from Perth Woman which answers some questions. If you need advice, see a lawyer to protect your interest and save you money....

Dear Readers What issues do you consider when you are faced with a property settlement problem in your marriage? What is a defacto relationship? Do I go for mediation? These are some of the questions that were asked in my latest article in Perth Woman. Please have a read and email me at my free email legal advice section of my webpage at tanandtannew.webmanage.com.au/.

Yes, I have been away from work and my blog. The family spent some time in Japan last week. It was a great holiday. Tokyo is awesome. The crowds in the street are amazing when you compare Perth WA. I took a 6 day tour organised from Singapore. I actually met a couple of guys who were from my secondary school, Gan Eng Seng Secondary School. It was uncanny. Here's...