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Judge drags Mark Elliott’s son, costs consultant into Banksia class action fee scandal
Class Actions 2020-08-19 5:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

The son of controversial funder and lawyer Mark Elliott has been joined to proceedings alleging the lawyers behind the Banksia Securities class action conspired to […]

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Silk Norman O’Bryan, Mark Elliott’s son targeted in bid to recoup $7M legal bill
Trials 2020-08-17 9:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Disgraced senior counsel Norman O’Bryan and the son of deceased lawyer Mark Elliott are among the targets of a summons for $7 million in legal […]

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Banksia class action lawyer never asked to see barrister’s fee slips, admits ‘gross dereliction to clients’
Class Actions 2020-08-14 9:57 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The solicitor on the record in a class action over the collapse of Banksia Securities has admitted that he never asked to see the fee […]

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Banksia class action costs consultant denies he was Mark Elliott’s ‘dogsbody’
Class Actions 2020-08-13 10:14 pm By Alison Eveleigh

An independent costs consultant retained to assess the legal fees sought to be recouped from a settlement in a class action over the collapse of […]

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Barrister ‘deeply regrets’ class action fee scandal, says he should be struck off roll
Class Actions 2020-08-13 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

A week after silk Norman O’Bryan dropped his defence against allegations of misconduct in the running of a class action over the failure of Banksia […]

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Silk Norman O’Bryan likely to face further scrutiny after admissions in Banksia class action
Analysis 2020-08-06 9:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Barrister Norman O’Bryan has accepted that he should be struck from the roll of legal practitioners after dropping his defence mid-trial against claims of professional […]

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Receivers may go after Mark Elliott’s estate for adverse costs in Banksia class action
Class Actions 2020-08-04 9:47 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Receivers appointed in the wake of the collapse of Banksia Securities may seek costs orders against the estate of deceased funder and class action lawyer […]

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Top silk abandons defence, expresses ‘very deep regret’ over conduct in Banksia class action
Class Actions 2020-08-03 6:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

Barrister Norman O’Bryan SC has abandoned his defence of misconduct allegations stemming from the Banksia Securities class action and expressed contrition to the court for […]

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Judge questions whether Banksia class action lawyers should be struck off roll
Class Actions 2020-07-30 9:11 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The judge overseeing a trial over legal fees and funding commission in the Banksia Securities class action has questioned whether the lawyers behind the case […]

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Mark Elliott was Banksia class action lawyer’s ‘puppet master’, court told
Class Actions 2020-07-29 10:16 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Lawyer Mark Elliott was the “puppet master” behind the Banksia class action, retaning an old school mate to represent the lead applicant but in reality […]

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