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Law Society of WA elects new president
The Law Society of Western Australia has announced it has elected a new president, who will commence the role on 1 January 2017.
Emma Musgrave
Alain Musikanth has been elected unopposed as president for 2017.
Before taking to the WA bar in early 2007, Mr Musikanth was special counsel in the commercial litigation division of Corrs Chambers Westgarth. He practised as a barrister in Cape Town, South Africa, prior to joining Corrs in 2001.
Mr Musikanth is currently the senior vice-president of the Law Society of WA, the convenor of the society’s professional standards scheme committee and a member of the society’s ethics and brief editorial committees.
“I am honoured to have been elected as president of the law society for 2017,” said Mr Musikanth.
“Having served on the law society's council for a number of years, I hope to continue contributing to the work the society does both for the benefit the legal profession and for the benefit of the broader community.”
The Law Society of WA also announced that Hayley Cormann and Greg McIntyre SC have been elected unopposed as vice-presidents for 2017.
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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