Police dig in over Mokbel’s Lawyer X claims
Tony Mokbel’s bid to get out of jail over supergrass Nicola Gobbo’s involvement in his legal affairs continues.
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Former high court judge to investigate Lawyer X
Geoffrey Nettle QC has been appointed to probe whether Nicola Gobbo broke the law in her dealings with police.
Top cop’s Lawyer X case immunity
A high-ranking police officer has been granted immunity from criminal prosecution over evidence he will give in a drug lord’s Lawyer X appeal case.
Major changes after Lawyer X scandal
The Victorian government will appoint a special investigator to determine if criminal charges should be pursued in the wake of the Lawyer X scandal.
Mokbel retrial move is ‘highly artificial’
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel will face a retrial on charges tainted by Lawyer X in a decision that split Victoria’s Court of Appeal.
Still no investigator for Lawyer X probe
Victoria’s lawyer general has announced who will monitor how well Lawyer-X recommendations are implemented, but the government is still yet to confirm a special investigator.
Gatto loses defamation fight with ABC
Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto has lost his bid to sue the ABC for defamation over an article that he claimed implied he was a murderer.
Drug case ‘to turn on detail of Gobbo’s role’
Whether a Melbourne drug trafficker’s conviction is a miscarriage of justice depends on the ‘fine details’ of Nicola Gobbo’s conduct.
Lawyer X not alone: ‘snitch’ revealed
Joseph Acquaro told Victoria Police detectives how to pressure an ex-client who faced trial over the record tomato tin ecstasy bust.
Mokbel’s drug conviction quashed
Jailed drug boss Tony Mokbel has received a major boost in his bid to walk free from prison after his conviction for cocaine trafficking was quashed.
Freed ahead of Lawyer X appeal
The Lawyer X scandal has seen another convicted criminal walk free from prison, after more than eight years behind bars.
Gobbo accused client of using her credit card before ecstasy trial
Nicola Gobbo accused Rob Karam of nicking her credit card details to blow more than $2500 on a weekend in Sydney.
Is that a gun in your bum bag?
As the gang war raged, police were keen to know if Nicola Gobbo saw Carlton Crew figure Mick Gatto carrying a weapon.
Gobbo on Gatto: ‘He has fallen for me!’
Gang-war barrister Nicola Gobbo and underworld figure Mick Gatto gave police a romantic sideshow to Australia’s greatest legal scandal.
Ethics knowingly abandoned in role
Nicola Gobbo displayed a ‘proactive, energetic interest’ in her role as an informer, the royal commission found.
Ghost of Gobbo to scare smile off ex-top cop
The police uniform is long gone. Burnie City Council’s new general manager has dropped the tie and is even wearing a smile for his executive team photo.
VicPol, Gobbo may face charges
Final report recommends special investigator be appointed to determine if Nicola Gobbo, officers broke the law.
D-day for Lawyer X findings
It’s judgment day for Victoria Police and gangland lawyer turned police informant Nicola Gobbo.
Lawyer X struck off for ‘duplicitous’ conduct
The Victorian Supreme Court has struck Nicola Gobbo off the legal practitioner roll for her ‘duplicitous’ conduct in acting as both a lawyer and a police informant.
Lawyer X client wins his freedom
Nicola Gobbo client Zlate Cvetanovski has conviction overturned by Vic Court of Appeal after serving nine years in jail.
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