The law practice of Tan and Tan Lawyers Pty Ltd have been around for
over 25 years. The director, Raymond Tan took over the practice from
his brother Charles Tan in July 2003.
Raymond and Charles come
from a family of 10. They have a modest background. Mum was a
seamstress while dad was a taxi driver. Raymond is the youngest son of
the Tan clan.
There was not much parental control as the result of the large family.
Raymond spent much of his youth hanging around his neighbourhood in
Tiong Bahru, Singapore. That was the equivalent of the slums in any
country.
His youngest memories are of hanging around a banana warehouse that had
bananas delivered in bulk for sale to marketstall holders. That was at
a ripe age of 10 years. Raymond and his young friends used to help the
workers unload the bananas for distribution. The left over bananas were
given to Raymond and his friends for them to sell at their discretion.
Raymond would bring the bananas to the local market and sell them. He
learnt a substantial amount of negotiation skills through those
experiences. Those lessons in negotiations have helped him and his
clients obtain the best possible results whenever negotiations are
required.
Raymond has had experience working in numerous jobs including floral
delivery man, teaching at a primary school, construction worker, office
boy etc. He did his “A” levels in “night school” while working full
time as an office boy. Those experiences have helped him to
communicate easily with lay persons.
From a young age of 15, he wanted to be a lawyer as it meant helping
the less fortunate who are unable to defend themselves. His brother
Charles was already a lawyer and was instrumental in fostering in
Raymond the love of the law.
Raymond was called to the English Bar at Inner Temple, UK in September
1988. He was called to the Western Australia bar in March 1990.
He became the first Asian Notary Public in 19 December 2003. He is
currently an Honorary Legal Advisor to the Chung Wah Association, Perth
WA which is the biggest association in Western Australia serving the
needs of the Asian community.
Raymond believes that a lawyer must always look after his client’s
interest first. To do that it is important that the lawyer stays
objective.
His favourite analogy is that of a client swimming in the swamp full of
crocodiles. The client does not want his lawyer with him in the swamp.
He wants his lawyer on the riverbank and directing the client away from
the danger. The lawyer can only do that if the lawyer does not get
emotionally involved with the client’s problems.
Tan and Tan Lawyers have a simple mission statement:
Protect our client’s interest and save them money.
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