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).


Sandra Costopoulos, Senior Associate, Pascoe Legal, Costs Lawyers
Sandra Costopoulos was admitted to practice law in Western Australia in 2010 after completing her law degree at the University of Western Australia. Sandra brings unique costs expertise to the Pascoe Legal team. Sandra has worked for a top tier accounting firm in tax where she also completed the chartered accountants program and worked in insurance litigation, commercial litigation, and debt recovery before coming to costs law. A decade of experience working for the Legal Professional Complaints Committee, dealing with costs and billing compliance has given Sandra a highly sophisticated understanding of costs law. During her time at the Legal Professional Complaints Committee, Sandra was involved with the implementation of the current iteration of Western Australian costs legislation giving her an in depth understanding of the uniform law.Sandra prides herself on staying abreast of developments in the area of costs law and is the chair of the Law Society of Western Australia’s Costs Committee as well as sitting on a specialist sub-committee focusing on future developments of costs law. When Sandra is not at the leading edge of Western Australian costs law, she spends her time with her young family. Sandra studied Japanese, has lived in Japan and enjoys cooking and baking, much to the delight of her teammates, who often enjoy Sandra’s baked delights in the Pascoe Legal lunch room.

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).


Sandra Costopoulos, Senior Associate, Pascoe Legal, Costs Lawyers
Sandra Costopoulos was admitted to practice law in Western Australia in 2010 after completing her law degree at the University of Western Australia. Sandra brings unique costs expertise to the Pascoe Legal team. Sandra has worked for a top tier accounting firm in tax where she also completed the chartered accountants program and worked in insurance litigation, commercial litigation, and debt recovery before coming to costs law. A decade of experience working for the Legal Professional Complaints Committee, dealing with costs and billing compliance has given Sandra a highly sophisticated understanding of costs law. During her time at the Legal Professional Complaints Committee, Sandra was involved with the implementation of the current iteration of Western Australian costs legislation giving her an in depth understanding of the uniform law.Sandra prides herself on staying abreast of developments in the area of costs law and is the chair of the Law Society of Western Australia’s Costs Committee as well as sitting on a specialist sub-committee focusing on future developments of costs law. When Sandra is not at the leading edge of Western Australian costs law, she spends her time with her young family. Sandra studied Japanese, has lived in Japan and enjoys cooking and baking, much to the delight of her teammates, who often enjoy Sandra’s baked delights in the Pascoe Legal lunch room.