Experience

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  United Nations Association of Australia (WA)

  • Australia
  • Civic and Social Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • President

    • Sep 2022 - Present

  • Convenor, Human Rights Committee

    • Sep 2020 - Sep 2022

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  Obvia Legal

  • Perth, Australia

  • Principal

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • Perth, Australia

    I founded Obvia Legal, and serve as Principal and Director;• Commercial & Corporate Law: I provide advice, document drafting for Agreements, Contracts and Memorandums of Understanding for commercial matters.• Wills & Estates: I provide advice and document drafting for clients seeking, Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Guardianship and probate issues. • Migration Law: I provide legal and advice and court representation for clients at the Federal Circuit Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunals for migration law cases.• Visas: I provide migration advice and visa processing services for clients seeking investor & business visas, partner & family visas,

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  Obvia Migration Services

  • Perth, Australia

  • Director

    • Nov 2015 - Jun 2018
    • Perth, Australia

    I founded Obvia Migration Services Pty Ltd, and served as Director; I provided migration advice and visa processing services to clients for visas, including investment & business visas, partner/spouse and parent visas and student visas.

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  Mossensons, Austasia Legal Slee Anderson & Pidgeon

  • Perth, Australia

  • Lawyer

    • Dec 2011 - May 2015
    • Perth, Australia

    At Mossensons; I worked as a Restricted Practitioner;• Litigation: I appeared at the Magistrates Court in relation to means & default enquiries and Violence Restraining Orders.• Debt Recovery: I advised and drafted Letters of Demand for debt recovery and payment dispute matters, and appeared at the Magistrates Court on behalf of the debtee. • Research: I performed research, including the impact of the Personal Properties Security Act upon routine contractual practices.At AustAsia Legal, I worked as a Restricted Practitioner;• Litigation: I appeared at Magistrates Court and the Federal Magistrate Court. I regularly prepared filings for general procedure claims, counterclaims, defences and consent orders, and pre-trial conferences. • Corporate: I drafted deeds and agreements relating to sale of companies as a going concern, changing of directors for companies and change of trustees for trusts. • Family Law: I advised clients on family law matters, including disputes involving children. • Research: I conducted research as directed, including requirements of the litigation procedures in other states, on family law matters in contentious disputes.At Slee Anderson & Pidgeon, I performed the following work;• Litigation: I appeared at Magistrates and District Court in Bunbury. I regularly prepared filings for general procedure claims, property seizure and sale orders, means enquiries and default judgments. I particularised damages and loss for clients, prepared briefs to counsel, and examined and compared expert reports.• Family Law: I prepared Form 1A Response to Initiating Application and Form 4 Child Abuse notice, with supporting and witness affidavits. I drafted Binding Financial Agreements in family law matters.• Research: I conducted research as directed, including litigation procedures overseas, surrogacy dispute cases, child custody in Ghana, effect of foreign court orders in Australia, and dust & noise issues for mining tenements.

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  Singapore Post Ltd

  • Singapore

  • Legal Counsel

    • May 2007 - May 2008
    • Singapore

    • I advised on and drafted contracts for (i) delivery and courier services, (ii) IT software, hardware and services, (iii) financial services, including partnerships with banks and financial institutions, (iii) leases for office locations and, service centers, and (iv) legal advice for tender submissions (up to Sing$125M value).• I assisted in preparation for AGM and EGM held in June 2007, including maintaining compliance with Singapore Stock Exchange regulations. • I assisted with oversight of the company’s Intellectual Property on trademarks & copyright, particularly against passing off by unauthorized third parties.

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  SIA Engineering Company

  • Singapore

  • Legal Counsel

    • Feb 2006 - Mar 2007
    • Singapore

    • I managed agreements and contracts for (i) aircraft spare parts and associated equipment, including repair & maintenance of parts, (ii) IT software, hardware and services, and (iii) leases for hangar spaces.• I assisted in the preparation of circular for AGM and EGM held in July 2006, including maintaining compliance with Singapore Stock Exchange regulations, and worked on the Board Paper to renew the Directors & Officers Insurance policy for 2006/07.

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  Sterling Commerce, Torex Retail

  • London & Whitby, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

  • Contracts Manager

    • Jul 2001 - Jul 2005
    • London & Whitby, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    At Sterling Commerce, I worked as Contracts Manager;• I drafted contracts for sale of software, services, consultancy and third party use. I also negotiated directly with customers in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the US and Israel, and kept updated on contract law in different jurisdictions. Contract values were from £100K to £1.2M. • Intellectual Property: I kept updated on data protection regulations for different European Union countries.At Torex Retail, I worked as Contracts Manager;• Contracts Management: I drafted contracts for sales for software and services for risk, exposure, indemnities, warranties and limitation of liability. Contract values were often from £200K to £900K. • Advice to Management: I advised senior management by providing legal advice during teleconference discussions with clients or business partners. I assisted the Company Secretary as directed.

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  ST COMPUTER SERVICES LTD, NATIONAL COMPUTER BOARD

  • Singapore

  • Networks Products Manager, IT Executive

    • Apr 1995 - Dec 1999
    • Singapore

    At ST Computer Systems & Services, I worked as Products Manager at the Networks Department;• I negotiated (i) Agreements with Re-Sellers and vendors on Sales & Service Level Agreements, Outsourcing, Distribution and Maintenance Agreements, and • negotiated & monitored Memorandums of Understanding, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Helpdesk & Service Level Agreements. At the National Computer Board, I worked as IT Executive;• I was secretariat of the Electronic Commerce Legal Committee and the Technical Standards Committee of the Singapore-ONE program, designed to boost electronic commerce in Singapore. • I organised the successful Technical Standards Conference held on 22 October 1997. I arranged for a prominent guest speaker from the United States to present, and I gave an introductory speech herein.• I provided Y2K legal advice on the public Y2K hotline.