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Land and Environment Court commissioner appointed
The former president of the Law Society of NSW has been appointed as commissioner of the state’s Land and Environment Court.
Jerome Doraisamy
Elizabeth Espinosa, who served as the president of NSW Law Society in 2019, has been appointed as a new Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court, for a period of seven years starting 1 June 2020.
“Her achievements in progressing the Law Society’s initiatives on the Future of Law and Innovation in the Legal Profession (FLIP) were particularly noteworthy. On behalf of the state’s 35,000 solicitors, I wish Ms Espinosa every success in her new role,” he said.
Ms Espinosa has over 20 years of experience as a solicitor, specialising in local government, planning and environmental law. Most recently, she served as the general counsel for Liverpool City Council in western Sydney.
She has been a councillor of the Law Society of NSW since 2013, a member of numerous law society committees since 2007 and was the local government representative on the law society’s government committee in 2003 and 2004. She is currently a director of the Law Council of Australia.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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