Lawyer X

LAWYER XNation

Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland departs the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Tuesday, January 21, 2020. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Overland denies trying to ‘rewrite history’

Former top cop Simon Overland has attempted to distance himself from Nicola Gobbo’s recruitment.

Remy Varga

Politics

Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon leaves the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Spotlight now back on Nixon

New evidence in Lawyer X inquiry has turned the spotlight back on former chief commissioner Christine Nixon’s claims.

Remy Varga

OVERLAND ALL AT SEANation

21/01/20 Former Victoria police commissioner Simon Overland leaves the Lawyer X royal commission. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Top cop’s about-face on Lawyer X diaries

Simon Overland has sensationally contradicted evidence by Christine Nixon on Lawyer X.

Remy Varga

Nation

LEGAL Services Commissioner to call for rogue lawyer Alex Lewenberg to be barred from practice for life after he tried to silence a victim of abuse.Pictured is Alex Lewenberg leaving VCATPicture: Paul LoughnanPLEASE NOTE: Alex Lewenberg has been positively ID"D from from the journalist

Corrupt cop ‘tried to frame lawyer’

The former boss of lawyer-turned-informant Nicola Gobbo has alleged Victoria Police tried to frame him.

Remy Varga

royal commissionNation

Nicola Gobbo. Screen grabs from ABC 7:30 Report.

Cops to Lawyer X: ‘Do whatever it takes’

Barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo was told people ‘high up’ in Victoria Police wanted ‘results through any means necessary’.

MARK SCHLIEBS

LAWYER X INQUIRYNation

Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland (left) arrives to the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Gobbo responsibility partly mine: Overland

Former police commissioner says he doesn’t recall a ‘bomb’ document raising concerns about the use of Lawyer X.

MARK SCHLIEBS

LAWYER X INQUIRYNation

Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland leaves the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

‘Almost inevitable’ snitch would be discovered

Nicola Gobbo’s status as an informer was always likely to be uncovered, former police commissioner tells inquiry.

MARK SCHLIEBS

analysisNation

Victorian Police Graduation Parade - Newly appointed Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland was joined by past Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon for his first graduation ceremony since his appointment.

Ignorance was not bliss for ex-top cop

Christine Nixon ran the nation’s second largest police force without being told about Lawyer X.

John Ferguson

ROYAL COMMISSIONNation

18/12/2019 Former Police Commissioner Christine Nixon leaves the Royal Commission into the management of police informants in Melbourne.Picture: David Geraghty / The Australian.

Top cop had no clue over Lawyer X

Christine Nixon says she had no idea that Nicola Gobbo was Victoria Police’s prize informant.

Remy Varga

LAWYER XPolitics

Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland arrives to the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Tuesday, December 17, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Yes, cops may have perverted justice

In bombshell evidence to the royal commission, a former top cop agreed ‘the ethics were f..ked’.

Remy Varga

ExclusiveNation

Top cop ‘aware Gobbo was to snitch’

Simon Overland was ‘aware of what was taking place at all stages’ with the Purana Taskforce.

MARK SCHLIEBS

Lawyer XNation

Former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland arrives at the Lawyer X Royal Commission. Picture: Mark Stewart

Police boss ‘unaware Gobbo snitching on mob clients’

Simon Overland says he didn’t know Nicola Gobbo was informing on her clients.

Remy Varga

Lawyer XNation

Vic police’s ‘toxic loyalty’ over law

Victoria Police’s operation with Nicola Gobbo was “illegal and chaotic”, former deputy commissioner tells Royal Commission.

Remy Varga

ROYAL COMMISSIONNation

Screengrab taken from and ABC News tv interview featuring Melbourne lawyer Nicola Gobbo, who has been revealed as Lawyer X. A police informant during during Melbourne's gangland wars. Ms Gobbo was first recruited in 1995 and worked with police until 2009, with drug lord Tony Mokbel and gangland figure Carl Williams among her clients. (Supplied by ABC NEWS)

Police ‘believed they could weather Lawyer X storm’

Graham Ashton was told news on George Pell would knock the Lawyer X scandal off the front page | READ THE EMAILS

Remy Varga

LAWYER X INQUIRYNation

CEO Simon Overland attends a Whittlesea Council meeting. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Overland sacked ahead of appearance

The former Victorian police chief has been removed as CEO of Whittlesea Council as he prepares to give evidence.

Rachel Baxendale

Royal CommissionNation

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton arrives to the Royal CommissionÂ into the Management ofÂ Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Tuesday, December 10, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

‘Highest levels’ knew about Lawyer X

Victoria’s top cop says the police hierarchy were aware Nicola Gobbo was acting as an informant against her own clients.

Remy Varga

Lawyer X breaks silenceNation

Gobbo has nothing to fear: top cop

Speaking from a secret overseas location Nicola Gobbo says she fears Victoria Police will kill her.

Remy Varga

INQUIRYNation

09/12/19 Victoria Police commissioner Graham Ashton arrives at the Lawyer X Royal Commission. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Lawyer X a risk to justice: police chief

Victoria’s top cop has conceded using Nicola Gobbo as a police informant risked ‘perverting the course of justice’.

Remy Varga

royal commissionNation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton speaks during the funeral for former Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Mick Miller on August 13, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Mick Miller joined Victoria Police in 1947 and served as Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1977 to 1987. Miller is best remembered for modernising police services with the introduction of Neighbourhood Watch, the establishment of the Special Operations Group and the Police Airwing. Mick Miller died aged 92 on 6 August, 2019. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Police Commissioner to front probe

Graham Ashton to be questioned about what he knew about Nicola Gobbo and underworld figures.

MARK SCHLIEBS

LAWYER X SCANDALNation

Nicola Gobbo ordered to testify

‘Lawyer X’ has been told to appear at the Royal Commission. But the commission head has ‘no confidence’ she will.

MARK SCHLIEBS

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