‘I’m broken’:Nicola Gobbo tells court how Lawyer X reveal changed her life

‘I’m broken’:Nicola Gobbo tells court how Lawyer X reveal changed her life

A gangland-hit scare,police threats to remove her children and a goat being shot are among Nicola Gobbo’s recollections of her time in hiding.

  • byEmily Woods

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A wink and a nudge:How Nicola Gobbo learnt gangland figures would be murdered

A wink and a nudge:How Nicola Gobbo learnt gangland figures would be murdered

It is only the third time the criminal barrister-turned-police informer has spoken publicly since being exposed as a supergrass in 2019.

  • byChris Vedelago
Police seek protection against criminal charges in Nicola Gobbo lawsuit

Police seek protection against criminal charges in Nicola Gobbo lawsuit

An unusual legal move could protect any officer testifying from self-incrimination and being prosecuted.

  • byChris Vedelago andAngus Delaney
Labor folds on Lawyer X bill,supports $1 million damages cap over ban

Labor folds on Lawyer X bill,supports $1 million damages cap over ban

The Victorian government had originally tried to ban people from pursuing civil claims connected to barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo but did not have the support.

  • byBroede Carmody
Police deny duty of care to protect Nicola Gobbo,in bid to avoid paying compensation

Police deny duty of care to protect Nicola Gobbo,in bid to avoid paying compensation

Victoria Police is claiming it’s not responsible for failing to protect Gobbo’s identity because she may have committed crimes while acting as a barrister-turned-informer.

  • byChris Vedelago andCameron Houston
Law firm’s database bungle left crucial Lawyer X documents lying hidden

Law firm’s database bungle left crucial Lawyer X documents lying hidden

A search blunder meant hundreds of documents about Victoria Police’s conduct in the Lawyer X scandal weren’t discovered until last year.

  • byCameron Houston andChris Vedelago
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Nicola Gobbo and her civil trial await fate of Lawyer X compensation bill

Nicola Gobbo and her civil trial await fate of Lawyer X compensation bill

The barrister turned informer is due to have her damages claim go to trial in September,but her lawyers want more time to consider the impact of the state government’s controversial bill.

  • byErin Pearson
Lawyer X compensation bill delayed amid fears it is a negotiating tactic

Lawyer X compensation bill delayed amid fears it is a negotiating tactic

The Allan government has delayed its unprecedented bid to block compensation claims from the Lawyer X saga.

  • byBroede Carmody,Kieran Rooney andMichael Bachelard
High Court threat over ‘outrageous’ move to block Lawyer X compensation

High Court threat over ‘outrageous’ move to block Lawyer X compensation

Legislation designed to protect the state government from payouts connected with barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo would derail several multimillion-dollar claims for damages.

  • byCameron Houston,Chris Vedelago andBroede Carmody
The photo that has the Brethren flock all atwitter

The photo that has the Brethren flock all atwitter

The publication of a picture of the leader of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has generated feverish discussion about how it came to our reporter.

  • byDavid Estcourt andKishor Napier-Raman
Questions are mounting about decisions by the DPP. Does it affect trust in the legal system?
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Questions are mounting about decisions by the DPP. Does it affect trust in the legal system?

Victoria’s legal profession has been left unsettled by the Director of Public Prosecutions’ complaint over the conduct of two senior judges.

  • byColleen Lewis