Lawyer X investigator threatens to quit because prosecutors won’t charge police

Lawyer X investigator threatens to quit because prosecutors won’t charge police

The former High Court judge appointed to investigate Victoria Police officers in the Nicola Gobbo case says prosecutors are refusing to charge anyone and his job is “pointless”.

  • byRachel Eddie andBroede Carmody

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New Lawyer X human source laws set to pass after Labor,Greens strike deal
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New Lawyer X human source laws set to pass after Labor,Greens strike deal

Victoria Police will still be allowed to use lawyers to inform on their clients after the Andrews government struck a deal with the Greens,in a move criticised by legal groups and the state opposition.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
The dog-eat-dog world of a police informer
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The dog-eat-dog world of a police informer

Some tell stories to save the system. Others tell stories to save themselves.

  • byJohn Silvester
Crossbenchers claim credit for ‘more transparent’ state parliament

Crossbenchers claim credit for ‘more transparent’ state parliament

The Greens,Legalise Cannabis and Animal Justice Party have emerged as key negotiators with the Victorian government over legislation in the upper house.

  • byBianca Hall
Government puts faltering Lawyer X bill on ice

Government puts faltering Lawyer X bill on ice

The Andrews Government’s police informer laws are on life support,with the federal journalists’ union joining a chorus of condemnation from the legal fraternity.

  • byBianca Hall
Controversial Lawyer X bill stalls at the last minute

Controversial Lawyer X bill stalls at the last minute

The Andrews government’s controversial Lawyer X bill hangs in the balance,with the Greens refusing to pass the proposed laws in their current form,just an hour before they were due to be debated.

  • byBianca Hall
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Police would need to prove ‘imminent threat’ to use lawyers as informers under bill changes

Police would need to prove ‘imminent threat’ to use lawyers as informers under bill changes

Legal experts are not convinced the government’s changes to its controversial proposed informant laws go far enough to protect the lawyer-client relationship.

  • byBianca Hall
Gobbo working on immunity deal in return for rolling on police

Gobbo working on immunity deal in return for rolling on police

In leaked documents,the barrister-turned-informer makes highly damaging allegations against current and former police officers.

  • byChris Vedelago andCameron Houston
Lawyer X royal commissioner concerned about new informant bill

Lawyer X royal commissioner concerned about new informant bill

The former head of the royal commission into the Lawyer X scandal has raised concerns with the government about its proposed informant laws ahead of the draft legislation being debated in parliament this week.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey andDavid Estcourt
New informant legislation risks rerun of Lawyer X scandal,experts and opposition say

New informant legislation risks rerun of Lawyer X scandal,experts and opposition say

Under proposed new laws,Victoria Police would have the discretion to use lawyers,journalists and priests as registered informants.

  • byChip Le Grand
Gobbo investigator plagued by secrecy,delays

Gobbo investigator plagued by secrecy,delays

A year into his job as special investigator of the Lawyer X scandal,Justice Geoffrey Nettle says most of his time has been spent locked in legal dispute with a “bevy of law enforcement agencies.”

  • byChip Le Grand