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Susan our ladies champ with son Tommy The board Winner of the singing contest Steven Li's mum singing Mrs Zheng singing Sheng Ke singing New memmber New member New member ...

Dear friends and golfers, Yes, we are hosting the 4th Tan and Tan Lawyers Cup tournament on 17 Apr. The 3rd tournament was a great success with over 50 players. The 4th tournament will be held at The Vines Resort. Our members have not played there for some time. We have organised a good day out with lunches and dessert followed by dinner at Canton bay Restaurant in Northbridge. There...

Dear readers I seem to be preparing quite a few binding financial agreements recently. They are like pre nuptials and are very useful if drafted properly so that your assets are protected in the event of a marriage breakdown. Val Antoff from my office has been great in preparing the slideshow for more information on binding financial agreements. Do send me an email if you have any questions at ray@tanandtanlawyers.com

Dear readers In this day and age when most families have assets worth more than $1 million, it is necessary to think about preparing a testamentary trust will instead of a simple will. What is the difference? The main issue is asset protection especially from a failed marriage. There is also good tax savings. Do send me an email if you have any questions at ray@tanandtanlawyers.com

Dear readers Spent another interesting night volunteering at the Shopfront at Maylands. We nearly could not open shop as there was only me, Brian and Jeannette at the soup kitchen and the safety protocol requires at least 4 persons to open up to receive the homeless. Luckily 3 more volunteers came in at 6.05 pm. Jeannette is to be complimented for her volunteering work. She is Irish I believe and...

Tan and Tan Lawyers would like to invite you to attend a seminar to discuss your estate planning matters. Cost of Seminar: A gold coin investment or any amount you wish. The funds will be used to sponsor Raymond Tan in his 7th CEO Sleepout. Raymond sleeps out annually as a homeless lawyer to raise funds for the St Vincent De Paul Society to help WA’s homeless. This is an...

Dear readers I have been sleeping out as a homeless lawyer for 6 years. That has been gratifying, being able to know that I have helped the homeless through the CEO Sleepout event. However that is a yearly event and I starting thinking that I can and should do more. I visited a Chinese man in a nursing home as a community visitor. What started out as a fortnightly visit...

Dear readers This is the 6th year that I am sleeping as a homeless lawyer to raise funds for the homeless in WA. This year I dragged in my son's badminton coach and her husband Matt. I have Andy Yuan and Leona Gu too. They have all done well raising funds and awareness for the homeless. I was ranked 6th in WA and maybe 19 Australia wide after raising $34000....

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...

Dear friends Found some more great photos from the Sleepout.

Sheng, Wing, Ray and Zheng sitted while Pan standing. Dear friends This year, I have the company of 4 other Asian CEOs who have signed on to sleep homeless on 19 June 2014.     5 Chinese CEOs sleeping out as homeless persons to raise funds for the homeless in WA 5名华人CEO将露宿街头为西澳无家可归者筹款 The St Vinnies De Paul CEO Sleepout has been taking place in Australia and also WA for the...

Dear friends Yes, it is that time again when I brave the cold. I am sleeping as a homeless lawyer for the 5th time on 19 June 2014. Yes this is the 5th time I am sleeping out. I will be one of the handful of CEOs who have done it for 5 years in a row. This year, I managed to persuade 4 other Chinese leaders of industry to...

Dear friends and readers It has been quite a while since I blogged on my Perth Asian Lawyer website. I have been blogging more on the Under 17s Badminton State team and the Aus Chinese Golf Association blog. Today, or is it tonight or this early morning as it is 15 May 2014 at 1.20 am. I am sitting with my eldest son Jazton Tan who just turned 18 years...

Dear friends I managed to bring my family to Beijing for a tour just before the new year. It was an eye opener. The family managed to climb the great wall despite it being winter. Highlights included visiting Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The boys stayed back for another 21 days at Shishahai Sports Academy for badminton training with the Beijing Team. Here are some photos from the trip....

Dear friends Yes, we are now enjoying the year of the horse. The year is trotting ahead and we are in Feb already celebrating the Chinese New year. As we have done for many years, the office had the Lion Dance celebrations with guest enjoying themselves. Here are some photos:

Dear friends It has become a tradition for the office to have an end of year semi sporting affair. Last year we had a paintball shootout. A few of the staff still remember their bruises. This year it was up to Melanie and Meliana to organise the end of year affair. They decided on The Running Man. Apparently this is a Korean reality TV show where the contestant pit their...

Dear friendsI was honoured to have been invited to be a guest speaker at the WA Chamber of Commerce Migrant's Night. This took place last weekend.It was hallowing for me as it was to be a bilingual speech. I have never made a speech in Mandarin before in my life. Infact having failed Mandarin in secondary school, it has always been a hard slog for me to communicate with my...

Dear friends and readers Some of you may know Edie and Royce Hoy Poy. They were most influential within the Asian community and especially the Chung Wah Association which is the oldest Asian association in WA. On their passing, they donated an amount of money for the setting up of facilities for the care of aged persons of Asian descent. A foundation has been set up for that purpose. I...

Dear friends and readers I am back at work now after surviving a cold night at the WACA for my 4th CEO Sleepout. It has been a successful fundraising event, highlighting the plight of the homeless and how, we as ordinary Australians can help these unfortunate people. WA had 108 CEOs participating. WA has raised a total of $1,097,610. Australia wide, we have raised over $3 million. I managed to...

Dear friends and readers Do you know what the temperature will be tonight on 20 June 2013? I think it is going to be about 3 degrees. Why does it matter when you are in your warm bed? It does matter because there are close to 100,000 homeless persons in Australia. To help spread the word about homelessness, I am sleeping in the open as a homeless lawyer tonight. The...

Dear readers Yes, it is the year of the Snake. As per Tan and Tan Lawyers' custom, we organised a lion dance to usher in the new year. This has been a tradition since our days at Wellington St. We have had lion dancers for the new year celebrations every year except last year when my mother in law passed away just before the new year. God bless her soul....

Dear Readers I have been preparing posters and brochures to market the practice. It is not surprising that family law seems to be coming up as a major part of the practice. Separation is one of the most stressful periods in a married person’s life. At Tan and Tan Lawyers we know that this is a time of high anxiety, uncertainty and pain. Couples often find it hard to reach...

Dear readers and friends. Welcome to the new year. I wish every one the best for the new year. Tan and Tan Lawyers are in the process of creating marketing materials to promote the services of the practice. One of the posters being created has the proverb " Do not wait until you are thirsty to dig a well". This proverb has resonated with my life and my legal practice....

Dear friends and readers It has been an interesting last few days before the office closes for the year. 2012 has been a good year for the practice with all the lawyers and admin staff knuckling down to improve their key performance indicators. We started with a final year dinner at Kardinya. There was a lively Secret Santa exchange of gifts by auction. We were joined at the dinner by...

Dear friends and readersThe last few months have been a blur of activity, legal and non legal.I was appointed as Manager of the WA State Under 15s Badminton team that traveled to Queensland this month for the National team and individual events.My son Tyzton was the captain while my wife Annie was the  team umpire. My older son was the assistant coach. It was a family affair and the team...

Dear friends Last Thursday was cold. Very cold. It got to around 2 degrees. Luckily there was no rain. The sleeping bag given to me for my birthday by my staff really came in handy. During the evening, we heard tales of how the homeless in Canada have it even tougher sleeping in the snow. We are indeed a lucky country, but the luck does not extend to everyone. Homelessness...

Dear readers I would like to thank Val Antoff for preparing this article which I am sure will make interesting reading. How to reduce your legal bill? Get documents and info ready Ask for a questionnaire and bring it completed to the initial interview. Bring copies of all relevant documents to your first interview including:     Agreements;     Financial statements;                                         iii.    Court documents;     Videos, photos, valuation reports etc If you need evidence from...

Dear friends and readers, Yes, the time has come again for me to take part in the St Vincent De Paul Society CEO Sleepout. This is where CEOs of companies sleep out at the WACA to experience homelessness. This is my 3rd year of sleeping rough and raising funds for the homeless in Perth. The event is on 21 June and promises to be a cold night. Last year, I...

Dear friends and readers,My son Tyzton was very close to his maternal granny. He was her favourite and she was missed very much by Tyzton. In honour of her passing, Tyzton decided to participate in this year's World's Greatest Shave which raises funds for blood cancer.I was pleased that he wanted to take part and gave him full encouragement.Here is an email I sent to friends and clients who generously...

Dear friends and clients, I have been recalcitrant. I have not been blogging on this blog for a long long time. The last blog was in June 2011 when I did the CEO Sleepout. My god, that was a long time ago and so much has happened. Well, the sad news first. My mother in law finally succumbed to her fight with cancer. My time has been spent between ensuring...

Dear friends and readers, Welcome to my first blog for 2012. 2011 was a busy year and I hope that I will have more time to blog in 2012. Today is the 2nd last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year 15 day celebrations. It is the year of the Dragon. The Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year for 15 days and tomorrow is the last day of the celebrations....

Dear Friends Yes, I managed to survive the 2011 CEO Sleepout. The toughest part was the hunger and cold. I did not have a chance to get a good meal before registering for the night. Instead of lamb shanks like last year, I had a real soup and roll. The company was great and I managed to meet  the WA Governor Designate Malcolm Mccusker and his wife Tonya. At 11...

CEO SLEEPOUT AND SLEEPING AS A HOMELESS PERSON Does anyone know what the temperature will be like on the 16 June 2011 in Perth? I believe it will probably be at least 5 degrees. I hope it does not rain, as being cold is not as bad as being wet. In my crazy golfing days, I have often been cold and wet while playing in the rain. However, I know...

There has been lots of changes recently. The staff has been restructured to increase productivity. I am moving part of the practice to Morley together with an accounting firm. This is to allow me to market to the Vietnamese community as the accountant is Vietnamese. I see a great potential with this alliance. On the sports front, I recently won my first badminton trophy as a C division Mixed doubles...

Dear friends and readers Yes, I have turned 50 years old this month!!! What does it feel to reach that milestone? Well, let's count my blessings. I have a beautiful wife who loves and tolerates me. She is my soul mate and I trust her expressly with my children, my business, my love etc etc etc. I have 2 beautiful boys who keep me occupied in golf and badminton. So,...

Dear Readers, It has been a while since my last blog. Val, a lawyer from my office has been working hard with me to create a new website focusing on probate and estate planning matters. Yes it is true, there is nothing more definite than tax and death. Feel free to browse the site before making an appointment to see one of our lawyers to discuss your estate planning requirements.

We are now in the year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Was the year of the Tiger a good year? That was the year Tan and Tan Lawyers moved to their new premises at Terrace Rd. The move has seen Tan and Tan Lawyers improve on their quality of service. We were granted a Quality Assurance Practice Standard accreditation in the year of the Tiger. Our...

Are you sure you want to sign that guarantee? What is a Guarantee? What happens if you sign on that dotted line on behalf of your family or friends? A guarantee is a contract whereby one person agrees with another to pay some debt or perform some act or duty owed by a third person. This third person remains however primarily liable for such payment or performance and the person...

The Law Society of Western Australia’s Quality Practice Standard As part of Tan and Tan Lawyer’s corporate  aim of constantly evolving and improving, we have been awarded a Quality Practice Standard accreditation on 17 August 2010. The Law Society of Western Australia developed the Quality Practice Standard to recognise WA Law firms that strive to provide superior service standards to their clients by implementing regulated internal procedures and practice to...

On 17 August 2010 after over 6 mths of preparation, we have been awarded the Law Society of Western Australia's accreditation as a Quality Practice. The Law Society of Western Australia developed the Quality Practice Standard to recognise WA Law firms that strive to provide superior service standards to their clients by implementing regulated internal procedures and practice to better protect and serve the interest of their clients. Of a...