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Lawyer X identified as Nicola Gobbo after court lifts suppression order on Informer 3838 Share Article share options Share this on Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Send this by Email Messenger Copy link WhatsApp Lawyer X identified as Nicola Gobbo after court lifts suppression order on Informer 3838 By Sarah Farnsworth

When will Lawyer X’s identity be revealed?

Lawyer X’s identity will be revealed on March 1. The identity of Lawyer X, also known as Informer 3838 or EF, was meant to be made public on February 5 following a ruling last December by the High Court that found public interest outweighed the perceived threats to her safety.

Was Lawyer X a police informant?

The use of Lawyer X will remain buried for another eight years. In December, after years of attempt by both Lawyer X and Police to block the release of information, the High Court agreed that dozens of her former clients should be told she was also acting as a police informant.

Who is Lawyer X?

Former defence barrister Nicola Gobbo can now be revealed as Lawyer X, the police informer at the centre of a 15-year legal scandal that risks overturning the convictions of dangerous underworld criminals. Key points:

Who is the Inspector who assessed the lawyer's vulnerability in 2016?

Ms Gobbo believes most criminals just wanted the piece of paper with her name on it as proof. In Supreme Court proceedings, Inspector Brooke Hall , who assessed the lawyer's vulnerability in 2016 said threats had already been made by Melbourne identity Mick Gatto and Tony Mokbel's brother, Horty Mokbel,among others.

Why did the ABC pull the barrister aside?

The ABC understands that over time several judges and lawyers pulled the barrister aside to warn her she was getting too close to her clients. However the legal fraternity's suspicions that she was in too deep intensified when she was called as a witness in the murder trial of disgraced detective Paul Dale.

Who asked Mr Williams to arrange the murder of Terence Hodson?

In 2015, then-state coroner Ian Gray found he was "not satisfied that Mr Dale asked Mr Williams to arrange the murder of Terence Hodson"and he had "serious reservations" about the credibility of other criminals who had implicated Mr Dale. Ms Gobbo said her involvement in the Hodson case ended her career.

Is Rob Karam in jail?

Rob Karam was convicted of high-level drug trafficking and will likely remain in jail until he is 70. Supplied. Mr Gatto and the gang known as the "Carlton crew" were listed by Ms Gobbo as being "a work in progress" in a list of cases she claimed to have assisted police with.

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From the very first sentence I was hooked! As I continued reading, my emotions were all over the place. I felt anger at this man's greed ..... I felt sorry for what it cost him. His family left me heart-broken.

Who was the lawyer for Orman?

The decision was based on the Director of Public Prosecutions' concession that a substantial miscarriage of justice occurred when Ms Gobbo acted as Orman's lawyer and also encouraged a gangland turncoat to become a witness against her own client.

Who is the man who was convicted of the ecstasy bust?

As well as Mokbel's appeal, several men convicted over what's known as the tomato tins ecstasy bust are also appealing, notably Frank Madafferi and Rob Karam. Karam gave Ms Gobbo shipping documents that identified a container of tomato tins travelling from Italy to Melbourne that had 15 million pills hidden inside.

Did Gobbo's lawyers know she was acting in conflict?

Ms Gobbo's lawyers told the royal commission there was material suggesting two current Supreme Court judges and former heads of public prosecutions at a state and federal level knew, at the very least, Ms Gobbo was acting in conflict. "The only lawyer who was scrutinised and criticised was Ms Gobbo," they said.

When was Lawyer X first registered?

Before it was believed she was first registered in 2005. Royal Commissioner Malcolm Hyde’s time in Victoria Police overlapped with the time of Lawyer X’s first time as an informant, which has the potential to be a conflict of interest.

What do judges expect from lawyers?

Judges expect lawyers before them to put two things first: their client and the courts. They expect lawyers to disclose conflicts of interest and they also expect the government in criminal cases to disclose anything of importance to people being prosecuted.

Does Jeremy Gans work for a company?

Jeremy Gans does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Who has the right to have a criminal case decided by a competent, independent and impartial court or tribunal?

A person charged with a criminal offence or a party to a civil proceeding has the right to have the charge or proceeding decided by a competent, independent and impartial court or tribunal after a fair and public hearing. Australia’s High Court has said the same for decades.

Can a criminal defendant's lawyer help the opposing side in a trial?

The courts will never tolera te a criminal defendant’s lawyer secretly helping the opposing side in a trial. That’s why the High Court said late last year that what Lawyer X and the police did “corrupted” the prosecutions of her clients and “debased” the criminal justice system.

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Lawyer X is the pen name of a former attorney who now spends all of his time writing and consulting.

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