The daughter of Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto has launched defamation action against an apartment owner who claimed her property management business was run by criminals.
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has lost his defamation case against the ABC after a Supreme Court judge found in favour of the national broadcaster.
Prominent lawyer Pat Lennon is due to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on October 10.
The story at the heart of the complaint didn’t have a “skerrick of impact” on the underworld figure’s'very bad'reputation,according to barrister Dr Matt Collins.
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has claimed barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo offered to testify on his behalf to refute an allegation that he once threatened to kill her.
The underworld figure was called in to settle a dispute after two CFMMEU organisers were allegedly assaulted at a Hawthorn East building site.
Gobbo maintains she slept with former assistant commissioner,saying his claims were"unmitigated rubbish".
Tensions over Charlie Teo’s links to Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto have been cited as a reason for the doctor’s split from a charity he founded.
The son of alleged underworld figure Mick Gatto has been remembered for his sense of fun.