Presenters

Bettina Mangan SC, Francis Burt Chambers
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).


Zoltan Kozma, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
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.

Presenters

Bettina Mangan SC, Francis Burt Chambers
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).


Zoltan Kozma, Principal Lawyer, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
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.