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Legitimacy of barristers’ $2.65M Banksia class action bill in question, court told
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2020-04-20 2:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Two barristers facing professional misconduct allegations in relation to the Banksia securities class action submitted more than $2.65 million in legal bills without documentation more than five years after the class action was filed and may have done so at the behest of funder Mark Elliott, a court has heard.

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Judge says funder can’t have cut of Banksia receivers $5.5M settlement with insurer
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2020-03-26 3:01 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The litigation funder controlled by recently deceased class action lawyer Mark Elliott has lost its bid for a 12.5 per cent commission of a $5.5 million settlement secured by the special purpose receivers of Banksia Securities in its claim against the collapsed firm’s former insurance broker.

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Mark Elliott’s Blackberry found, judge orders search of phone for evidence in Banksia class action
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2020-03-26 1:57 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The hunt for the missing Blackberry of deceased class action lawyer and funder Mark Elliott is over, and the located phone will now be examined by IT experts to see if it can be searched for potential evidence to be used as part of an investigation of  alleged professional misconduct by the legal team behind a class action against failed Banksia Securities.

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Solicitors ordered to look for missing phone of deceased class action lawyer
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2020-03-03 10:47 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has directed solicitors for deceased lawyer and funder Mark Elliott to search for his missing mobile phone, which is wanted for potential evidence by a court-appointed contradictor investigating alleged professional misconduct on the part of the legal team behind a settled class action against failed Banksia Securities.

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Judge tosses lawsuit against personal injury firm over sexual assault settlement
Arnold Thomas & Becker 2019-10-17 1:57 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

A judge has dismissed a professional negligence claim against a personal injury law firm, finding no prospect of success for a former client who alleged the firm “coerced” him into settlement of a workplace sexual assault case so they could receive their costs.

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