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Dear readers, Do you feel the cold? It is getting colder and colder each night. I am reminded of how the homeless in WA survive in the cold and the wet. This year I am taking part in my 6th CEO Sleepout to raise funds for the homeless in WA. Last year I got 4 other Asian CEOs to take part with me and they were all males.  This year...

Summary of the announcement made by the Dept of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) on the Significant Investment Visa (SIV) and the Premium Investor Visa (PIV) The DIBP has made an announcement on 15 May 2015 regarding the complying investment framework for the SIV and the PIV. Elements that apply to all investments for the SIV and the PIV The funds must be unencumbered and lawfully acquired; Investors are required...

Dear friendsYes, it is that time of the year again. I am sleeping out as a homeless lawyer for the 6th year in the CEO Sleepout event.This year, Lily Chen, another lawyer and Perth City Councillor together with Leona Gu, JP and CEO of GTL Group will be joining me in the sleepout.I also managed to persuade Yuli Zheng, my son's badminton coach and former world champion to take part...

PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTOR VISA (“SIV”)  AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PREMIUM INVESTOR VISA (“PIV”) On 14 October 2014 the Australian Government announced reforms to improve the SIV (Significant Investor Visa) programme. This includes the introduction of a new Premium Investor Visa (PIV). Readers need to understand that these are only proposals and the government is assessing feedback from interested parties before formalising the new rules. Proposed changes to the...

Dear readers Tan and Tan Lawyers are sponsoring the An-Yu and Tan and Tan Lawyers Family Fun Badminton Tournament which will take place on 2nd May 2015 at Samson Recreation Centre at 1130am. The tournament was conceived at a dinner at Zheng Yu Li's home during a dinner party. The idea was to get a parent and child to compete against another parent and child. Zheng Yu Li is a...

Dear friendsWelcome to the year of the goat.As usual, lion dances were organised to bring in the new year. It was great to see friends and clients attend the lion dance so that we could experience the lunar new year feeling.Here's a summary of what to expect for the year according to your animal sign.GOAT: Overall the Year of the Sheep (Goat / Ram) will be auspicious for people under the...

Dear friends How quickly the year passed and we are already on the 7th day of the new 2015 year. 2014 has been a good year for Tan and Tan Lawyers. The practice has continued to thrive and at the end of the year, we may have become the first law firm in Western Australia to move their server to the cloud with the Windows Azure system. We also saw...

Dear readers Just got sent this info from Gary Direnfield who is a Canadian writer with Hamilton Spectator, a Canadian newspaper. I thought the article was very relevant and decided to repost it. Direnfeld: Lawyer will set the tone for divorce discussions Hamilton Spectator By Gary Direnfeld Q: I just separated and I am furious with my ex and I am worried about how we are going to care for the kids....

Dear readers Many of you will remember Edie and Royce Hoy Poy who were very much involved with the Chung Wah Association and their care of the aged in the association. Edie and Royce  left their estate in my care together with Theresa Kwok, Thomas Goh and Esther Chang. She also involved her nephews Grant and Neville and her niece Jacquie Farrace in the foundation which she asked me to...

  Dear friends I had a brainwave a few weeks ago. I received an invite to advertise in a bridal magazine. I started thinking about what a bride should be doing before tying the knot. Well, the first thing is to protect what assets they have. Many brides come from well to do families where the parents have actually given substantial assets to their daughters. How to protect those assets...