Theo Lampropoulos SC graduated from the UWA with B.Juris and LLB(Hons) degrees and was awarded the H.C.F. Keall Prize for best final year law student.

After working for the State Crown (undertaking both civil work and criminal prosecutions) and then in private practice, he joined the independent Bar in 1988, and took silk in 2007. Theo is a past vice president, and president of the WA Bar Association. He has also been a WA representative on the Australian Bar Association, and has served on the Legal Profession Complaints Committee. Theo has delivered papers involving various areas of professional practice, and has been a regular speaker at Bar Readers’ courses.

He has extensive litigation experience, and practices predominantly in the areas of personal injuries litigation (representing plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving medical and other professional negligence, civil aviation law, workplace and motor vehicle accidents, asbestos exposure, and public liability), substantial property damage claims, insurance law (including policy interpretation, professional indemnity and disability policy disputes), and wills & estate disputes (involving testamentary capacity and claims under the Family Provision Act).

He has been recognised by his peers as the leading SC in WA in the areas of insurance and personal injuries (as published in the Doyle’s Guide).

Admitted: 1979

Elected to WA Bar: 1988

Appointed Senior Counsel: 2007

Areas of Practise:

Insurance

Personal Injury

Medical/Professional Negligence

Workers Compensation

Public Liability

Motor Vehicle

Judicial Review

Disciplinary Proceedings

Estate & Succession Litigation

Inquests & Inquiries

Aviation Law

Appellate

Civil Appeals