{has_more=false, offset=9, total=9, results=[{hs_object_id=9841103739, name=Bettina Mangan SC, Francis Burt Chambers, bio=Bettina’s practice covers insurance, contract, general and professional negligence, professional disciplinary matters, occupational health and safety prosecutions and coronial inquiries, workers’ compensation and assessment of damages including in catastrophic personal injury and fatal accidents claims. Bettina provides legal opinions, including for insurers and, in support of applications for leave to compromise claims of persons under disability. She acts as counsel at trial and appeal hearings, as well as pre-trial conferences and mediations. Bettina provides strategic and liability advice on historic child abuse matters. Bettina has appeared as counsel in a variety of jurisdictions including the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Coroner’s Court of Western Australia, District Court of Western Australia, High Court of Australia, State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, and Supreme Court of Western Australia. Bettina completed the ACDC Mediators Course and accepts briefs as a mediator. She has acted as an independent arbiter on a private dispute. Bettina regularly presents papers for continuing legal education. Bettina is a member of WA Bar Chambers Limited Board of Directors (Francis Burt Chambers)., id=9841103739}, {hs_object_id=12088388271, name=Rebecca Sorgiovanni, Director, Soul Legal, bio=Rebecca is a co-director at Soul Legal which firm had its inception in 2018. Prior to that she spent 10 years as Principal at Sorgiovanni Legal. Rebecca has worked for both Plaintiff and Defendant firms in Personal Injuries and Insurance law, since being admitted in 1998. Rebecca has previously been involved in the Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association, WA Branch (now known as the Australian Lawyers Alliance) as head of the Education Committee and as Branch Secretary arranging CPD events, lobbying and assisting in arranging State Conferences. Rebecca is a registered family law mediator and a believer in alternative dispute resolution. At Soul Legal Rebecca and Kevin aim to combine strong litigation skills with a client focused approach, preferring cost effective holistic solutions where possible., id=12088388271}, {hs_object_id=12125130782, name=Geoff Hancy, Barrister, bio=Geoffrey Hancy is among Western Australia's most experienced trial lawyers and appeal advocates. He has been counsel in over 300 completed trials and appeals, including appeals to the High Court, in civil and commercial litigation disputes. He holds honours degrees in jurisprudence and law, a Master of Laws and a Bachelor of Economics. He studied the law of damages under Prof Harold Luntz at the University of Melbourne. He has a special interest in using computers and technology in litigation and has his own web site www.hancy.net and online briefing application, Cloudbrief., id=12125130782}, {hs_object_id=12184290414, name=Raoul Cywicki, Head of Chambers, Barrister, Sir Clifford Grant Chambers, bio=Raoul graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Laws in 1983. In 1985, he became a Partner of the firm, Corser and Corser where he practiced in the areas of Banking, Employment, Compensation and Insurance Law. In 1996, Raoul joined Sir Lawrence Jackson Chambers, where he conducted practice solely as a Barrister, accepting briefs principally in the areas of Torts and Property Law. In 2008, Raoul became a founding member of Sir Clifford Grant Chambers, which currently has seven members. Raoul has appeared as Counsel in the District and Supreme Courts of Western Australia and the Federal Court of Australia, representing litigants in wide ranging areas of law. Raoul has a special interest in Personal Injuries Litigation and Forensic Science. He is invited annually by the UWA Centre for Forensic Anthropology to assist in the examination of the Centre’s students., id=12184290414}, {hs_object_id=12186401165, name=Chris Rimmer, Partner, Sparke Helmore, bio=Chris Rimmer completed his law degree at the University of Western Australia in 1994 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1996 and admitted to the High Court of Australia in 2001. Chris has been a partner at Jackson McDonald, Jarman McKenna (which he helped found) and Sparke Helmore for over 20 years. Chris has practised insurance law for nearly 25 years providing advice to insurers and their insureds across all classes of insurance including workers' compensation, public and product liability, CTP and professional indemnity. Chris provides pre-contractual advice to insurance brokers and their clients pertaining to insurance and indemnity risks and regularly appears as Counsel in the Arbitration Service, the District Court and in the Court of Appeal. Chris has a busy workers’ compensation practice and is well qualified to speak on his topic of ‘Establishing employer negligence’., id=12186401165}, {hs_object_id=14597809433, name=Brian Nugawela, Barrister, Michael Kirby Chambers, bio=Brian presents at Legalwise Seminars events on torts, psychiatric injury and workers' compensation. Brian's practice areas include tort law (including professional negligence); workers compensation and Comcare, general civil and commercial litigation, Insurance disputes (including income protection and TPD insurance) and appeals (including some criminal appeals). Brian is a member of Michael Kirby Chambers and has appeared at all levels of the judicial hierarchy, from doing tribunal work to appeals in the High Court of Australia., id=14597809433}, {hs_object_id=16422326810, name=Jocelyn White, Director, Clarity Occupational Therapy, bio=Jocelyn has completed a Master Clinical Rehabilitation (Neurological Occupational Therapy), published research, presented at multiple conferences, and worked in neurological rehabilitation for over two decades. She has been a Senior Occupational Therapist at Royal Perth Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital, working in neurology and neurosurgery wards and neuroscience outpatients. She led a transformative project promoting independence in the neurological rehabilitation ward at Shenton Park Campus and was one of the first WA Occupational Therapists to undertake and apply SENSe training. In 2015, she moved to Rehabilitation in the Home and became the Stroke/Neurology consultative Occupational Therapist. Jocelyn initiated and published research on ecological cognitive assessment after stroke and co-led the implementation of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy. She has served on the South Metropolitan Human Ethics Research Committee and the Australian Telehealth Stroke Community of Practice. She is currently a member of the Stroke Foundation Clinical Guidelines Working Group and WA Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Group., id=16422326810}, {hs_object_id=20141834540, name=Zoltan Kozma, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, bio=Zoltan John Kozma Is currently employed at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers in the capacity of Perth Office Leader, and ‘Principal Lawyer’. Qualified in South Africa he was admitted to the practice of attorney in April 1993.He left for Australia in early 2008. Zoltan was admitted to practice in Western Australia on 4 March 2010 and commenced work at Jarman McKenna and later at 2 other defendant insurance practices in the areas of workers’ compensation, seafarers, public liability and CTP claims before moving to plaintiff claims in mid-2017. He has practiced at 3 plaintiff firms since making the change and has been at Maurice Blackburn since late 2020. Zoltan took over the running of the Perth office of Maurice Blackburn from mid-2022 and was promoted to his present title of principal lawyer in January 2023. At Maurice Blackburn he runs the WA Injuries team which comprises of workers’ compensation, public liability and CTP claims and his own practice specializes in CTP claims. Has been recognised each year as a recommended lawyer by the Doyle’s Guide since 2021., id=20141834540}, {hs_object_id=22706224526, name=Sunila Peterson, Owner, Managing Director and Senior Psychologist at Synergos Counselling and Consulting, bio=For over 30 years, Sunila has worked across the public and private sectors. She has worked as a: researcher, contributing to local, national, and international publications in areas of population statistics, mental health, and disability; team leader and consultant managing corporate teams and core functions in a law enforcement agency and the CPD needs of lawyers in a criminal justice agency; and tutoring and teaching research methods and professional practice to allied health and medical students at university. She was, for the last 8 years, working as a subcontractor Senior Psychologist and Director in private practice, and recently started her own private practice - Synergos Counselling and Consulting. Sunila’s primary area of work is with clients who have experienced trauma associated with domestic violence, motor vehicle accidents, and/or workplace bullying, harassment, accidents and/or violence and related psychological injuries. In clinical practice, Sunila mentors’ mental health practitioners to engage best practice adhering strongly to the principles of the scientist-practitioner approach to provide effective mental health services aligned to legal, ethical, and professional practice standards within the profession and general community. Lastly and importantly, Sunila engages in social, recreational, leisure and relaxation activities to sustain a balanced, satisfying, and quality life in the presence of the disabilities she lives and to embrace the strong and loving connections she has with family, friends, and partner., id=22706224526}]}