Election Law Society President

The Council of the Law Society of Tasmania has today
elected Rohan Foon as its President. Rohan is a Director
of the Launceston firm, Douglas and Collins
Rohan graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2004
with a combined degree in Economics & Law with first
class honours in law.

In 2005 he completed a Graduate Certificate of Legal
Practice and was admitted as a legal practitioner. Upon his
admission he spent a year as Associate to the Honourable
Justice Crawford of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

Rohan has been a legal practitioner at Douglas and Collins
in Launceston since August 2006 and became a principal
of the firm in January 2013.

He practices in civil and criminal litigation. He has been a
member of the Council of the Law society since 2010.
In addition to practice Rohan is currently;

 Member of the Disciplinary Tribunal for the
Tasmanian Legal Profession,

 Member of the Board of the Tasmanian Law Reform
Institute,

 Member of the Solicitors Accounts Rules Committee,

 Chairman of the Launceston Touch Football
Association Tribunal,

 Disciplinary Tribunal member for Touch Football
Australia

 Member of the Board of Encore Theatre Company

 A Criminal Injuries Compensation Commissioner

He is also formerly a Deputy Chairman of the Tasmanian
Racing Appeals board (2013-2015), a former member of
the Northern Tasmania Football Association Tribunal
(2006-2012) and a Board Member of the Time Out House.

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Tracey Long