Norman O'Bryan: Former Victorian Senior Counsel sentenced over Banksia Securities class action fraud

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Former Senior Counsel Norman O'Bryan avoided jail time after being sentenced to community service for attempting to defraud clients in a class action settlement.

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Former Senior Counsel Norman O'Bryan, 68, was sentenced to a four-year community corrections order and 600 hours of community service in the County Court of Victoria on Thursday. He pleaded guilty to attempting to obtain a financial advantage by deception related to the Banksia Securities class action. O'Bryan, from a distinguished legal family, was accused of inflating legal fee claims by over $1 million after the settlement was reached. Justice John Dixon previously described the misconduct as a

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