ABC News – Australia ·australia ·1 hour ago

Disgraced barrister tried to overcharge clients who had lost life savings

Former barrister Norman O'Bryan was spared jail Thursday after attempting to overcharge Banksia Securities clients whose investments collapsed, owing $660 million. The 68-year-old, once an Order of Australia recipient and Senior Counsel, was ordered to complete 600 hours of community work over four years. O'Bryan tried to inflate his legal fees to $2.35 million in the 2017 class action settlement.

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