DPP ‘not fit to act in Gobbo probe’
Former Federal Court judge Doug Drummond QC questions whether Victoria will fairly prosecute cops over Lawyer X scandal.
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Mokbel anxious over appeal bid
Former drug kingpin Tony Mokbel is ‘very anxious’ to know whether his appeal bid shall proceed following the unmasking of Nicola Gobbo as Lawyer X.
Top cop ‘was playing dumb over Gobbo’
Victoria Police is trying to diminish the royal commission’s findings before the final report is released, counsel assisting claims.
Gobbo’s $1m payday ‘to protect secrets’
Police advised to pay controversial informer $1m bonus payment on top of seven-figure compo to settle dynamite damages claim from Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo
Lawyer X charges face legal hurdle
A special prosecutor may be appointed to lead the prosecution of former and serving Victoria police officers over the Lawyer X scandal.
Cops savaged for Lawyer X denials
Two of Victoria Police’s most senior figures have been savaged by the bombshell Lawyer X royal commission report.
Gobbo farce mockery of justice
The Lawyer X debacle has cost millions and underlines the importance of accountability, transparency and a free press to safeguard the public interest.
Top cops to face prison over ‘Lawyer X’
Senior police face the threat of criminal charges and the trials of notorious drug criminals may have been compromised.
Gobbo breached duty to Mokbel, court
Nicola Gobbo’s betrayal of her friend and client Tony Mokbel is writ large in the report by counsel assisting the Lawyer X royal commission.
Overland ‘engaged in a deceit’
Nicola Gobbo has accused Simon Overland of engaging in a ‘deceit’ and says police under his command encouraged her to betray her clients.
A legal ban, but that didn’t matter
The Lawyer X story was ignored by most of the media and was smothered before it had the chance to capture the public’s imagination.
Corrupt strategy brought calamity
For so many years, Nicola Gobbo has been the Victoria Police landmine that keeps tripping.
Mokbel may not have received fair trial: Lawyer X report
Victoria Police should have informed Tony Mokbel and the courts of the informant status of Nicola Gobbo, according to counsel submissions to the royal commission.
Police stall release of inquiry documents
Last-minute redaction demands have delayed submissions that are expected to excoriate former and current senior officers.
Cops lose bid for Lawyer X secrecy
A police bid to suppress the identity of a senior officer embroiled in the Lawyer X fiasco has been dismissed.
Gobbo ‘in Gatto’s corner’ for ABC fight
The ABC defamed Mick Gatto in a report that claimed he threatened to kill Nicola Gobbo, Victorian Supreme Court told.
Mokbel offsider walks free early
One of Tony Mokbel’s money men and drug traffickers is out of jail over the likelihood of an unsound verdict due to Lawyer X.
Overland blasts Nine’s ‘haggling over $4k for cops’
In his first interview since leaving the force in 2011, the former top cop has launched an extraordinary attack on the makers of the Lawyer X television drama.
Lawyer X probe costs blow out to $40m
The Victorian government will inject an additional $11.5m into the Lawyer X royal commission and delay the final report.
‘Inmates howled for my blood’
In jail with the very men he’d investigated, targeted cop Paul Dale believed only Nicola Gobbo could save him. How wrong he was.
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