There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin,to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo as a spy.
If released,Mokbel will be free for the first time since 2007,when he was famously arrested in Greece disguised in a wig.
Sarah Tricarico will be allowed to continue to represent Mokbel as she vows to fight the suspension of her practising certificate after being charged following a police sting.
A judge’s finding that former chief commissioner Simon Overland and other police were deliberately dishonest about their dealings with Nicola Gobbo is a boost to Tony Mokbel’s bid to have his convictions quashed.
Two police officers found to have formed a criminal conspiracy with Lawyer X to manipulate a witness are fighting to keep their names a secret.
A damning court finding about the conduct of police and prosecutors in the Lawyer X case is the strongest indication yet that drug baron Tony Mokbel could be set free.
Daniel Kirby admitted to offences relating to the collapse of a notorious trading house,but is legally allowed to keep working after the corporate watchdog decided not to ban him.
Patrick Naegeli’s alleged plot against his millionaire friend came months after a judge made a ruling against the self-styled weight loss guru.
The federal government first chose not to cancel Kevin Farrugia’s visa in 2005,when the Maltese-born criminal was initially convicted for his work for the notorious drug baron.
Lawyers acting for the former drug kingpin have put on notice dozens of legal figures and police who rose to prominence during Melbourne’s gangland war.