counsel
 

Bettina Mangan

D   08 9220 0518
M  0412 257 228
E   bmangan@francisburt.com.au
PA Meredith Scott
PA T 08 9220 0478

Year of election to the Bar:
2009

Civil

Commercial
Appeals
Consumer protection law
Insurance
Professional liability

Personal injuries
Appellate
Dust diseases
Insurance – disability claims
Judicial review – motor accidents
Judicial review – workers compensation  
Motor vehicles
Work injury damages
Workers compensation

Torts
Appellate
Intentional torts
Negligence
Professional negligence
 

Criminal

Coronial inquests

Regulatory offences
Workplace health and safety
 

Family

Mediation and alternative dispute resolution  
Restraining orders
 

Public

Public and administrative
Disciplinary proceedings
Discrimination

After working in a variety of litigation areas, Bettina Mangan gravitated towards insurance work.  

In 1989, she was appointed to the Insurance Commission of Western Australia’s panel of solicitors where she received instructions from other insurers, including Wesfarmers Insurance (WFI), Allianz, and CGU Insurance Australia (CGU) on a range of personal injury, property and some professional negligence matters as well as purely insurance and associated contractual matters. She also acted on occupational health and safety prosecutions and coronial inquiries.

Bettina established and supervised a family law practice in 2006. On 31 August, 2009 she retired as a partner of Lavan Legal and the following day joined the independent Bar.

Bettina receives a steady stream of work from solicitors who act for insurers, on a variety of matters. The general profile of her work is in catastrophic injury matters, contractual indemnities, coronial inquests, insurance, negligence and professional disciplinary matters. Within her practice, she provides opinions and acts as counsel at trial and appeal hearings, as well as at some pre-trial conferences and mediations.  

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, Family Court of Australia, Family Court of Western Australia, High Court of Australia, Magistrates Court of Western Australia, Northern Territory Magistrates Court, State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, and Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Bettina is a qualified mediator.

Qualifications: BJuris, LLB