Legal experts call for Lawyer X evidence to be referred to an interstate prosecutor

Legal experts have called for the evidence collected by the special investigative office set up to investigate the Lawyer X scandal to be referred to an interstate prosecutor, saying lack of transparency could give rise to questions about perceived conflict of interest. Key points: Last month the special investigative office set up to build a criminal case against those in the Lawyer X scandal was disbanded Lawyers say a lack of transparency could give rise to questions about perceived conflict of interest The Victorian DPP decided not to press charges against unnamed police and others referred to it by the Office of the Special Investigator The concerns relate to the current Director of Public Prosecutions Kerri Judd and former Victoria Police chief commissioner Simon Overland. Victorian barristers condemn premier as Lawyer X investigation closes Photo shows Nicola Gobbo stands with her arms crossed with a black background Thirty-eight of Victoria's most eminent legal practitioners have signed a letter condemning the comments of Premier Daniel Andrews and calling for a public apology following the closure of the special investigative office set up to probe the Lawyer X scandal. "I do not know the identities of those police officers, the particulars of the alleged offence, or the extent of the evidence you have gathered to date," Ms Judd's statement said.