Silk Norman O’Bryan likely to face further scrutiny after admissions in Banksia class action
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 misconduct as senior counsel for a class action financed by the late Mark Elliott, but the consequences for the once high-flying silk might not end there.
Related articles
Top silk abandons defence, expresses ‘very deep regret’ over conduct in Banksia class action
Top silk ‘joked’ with class action lawyer Mark Elliott about misleading fee expert, court told
Mark Elliott’s firm has fees cut by ’embarrassing’ $2M as Murray Goulburn settlement approved
Mark Elliott was Banksia class action lawyer’s ‘puppet master’, court told
Banksia class action was ‘party like no other’ for Mark Elliott and barristers, court told
Judge questions whether Banksia class action lawyers should be struck off roll