Lawyer X

Why Tony Mokbel has a ‘very strong’ case for freedom

Almost four-and-a-half years after the Lawyer X Royal Commission officially concluded, a key gangland figure at the...

07 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyers outraged at Lawyer X compensation bill

The Victorian government’s bill to protect itself from compensation claims brought by victims of the Lawyer X...

15 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Partners celebrated and a lack of post-pandemic holidays: What’s hot in law this week (17–21 July)

Australia’s best partners and partner equivalents for 2023 have been recognised, and polling suggests that lawyers...

22 July 2023

By Lawyers Weekly

Victorian barristers slam Dan Andrews’ Lawyer X comments as ‘misguided, wrong’

Premier Daniel Andrews’ comments after the closure of the Lawyer X investigative office have been denounced as...

19 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer X launched fresh legal action against Victoria Police

Former criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo made explosive accusations about senior Victoria Police members in a lawsuit...

04 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer X scandal fizzles out with no legal repercussions

Those behind the explosive Lawyer X scandal are not likely to face legal consequences as the office responsible for...

29 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

DPP and Lawyer X special investigator clash over Nicola Gobbo

Amid speculations Nicola Gobbo may have been prepared to enter a plea, Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions...

23 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer X special investigator says DPP refuses to lay charges

Lawyer X’s special investigator has told the Victorian government to close down the office or expect his resignation...

21 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

‘The roles of informant and lawyer are fundamentally opposed,’ says Victorian Bar president

The newly introduced “Lawyer X legislation” has come under criticism from the Law Institute of Victoria and the...

13 February 2023

By Jess Feyder

Lapsed Lawyer X legislation brought back in 2023

Victoria has led the charge on the management of informants with the implementation of new Lawyer X legislation,...

08 February 2023

By Lauren Croft

Lawyer X Bill introduced to Victorian Parliament

Landmark new reforms will strengthen Victoria Police’s management of human sources, after a royal commission...

17 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

Former Lawyer X client wins bid for documents

Following the royal commission into barrister-turned-police informant Nicola Gobbo that found many instances of...

17 January 2022

By Naomi Neilson

Justice system strengthened with disclosure laws following Lawyer X inquiry

Given the number of prosecutions at risk of being overturned due to the involvement of former barrister and police...

27 October 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer X: Special investigator to examine criminal conduct, discipline action

Former High Court judge Geoffrey Nettle has been given new powers to examine the potential criminal conduct and...

14 October 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Former High Court judge named special investigator post-Lawyer X inquiry

A former justice of the High Court of Australia is set to consider whether criminal or disciplinary charges are...

30 June 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

The aftermath of the Lawyer X royal commission

After 11 months, 127 days of hearings, 81 witnesses and 1,491 exhibits, the Royal Commission into the Management of...

27 February 2020

By Tasha Levy

A year of Lawyer X: What happened and what we should expect in 2020

The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (RCMPI) concluded for the year this week, to resume again...

19 December 2019

By Jemelle Blanco

Lawyer X identity confirmed

The barrister at the centre of the Victorian Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants has been...

01 March 2019

By Emma Musgrave

‘Let’s not go overboard’ with Lawyer X: QLS president

The Queensland Law Society president has warned against enacting “righteous vengeance” against those caught up in...

25 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby