A tale of two class actions: Helmed by same legal team, Murray Goulburn, Banksia cases chart different paths

Agriculture 2020-10-05 5:14 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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The Murray Goulburn class action run by Elliott Legal bears similarities to the Banksia class action, a case rife with scandal and offered up by opponents as proof of the problems with the class action regime. The leading lawyers were the same in both cases. In one they have abandoned any claim to their fees and have walked away from their careers. In the other they walked away with $5 million.

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