The criminal barrister known as 'Lawyer X', who brought down dozens of Australia's most notorious gangsters by acting as a secret police informant, can finally be named as high-flying lawyer Nicola Gobbo. Last December, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said police were concerned with the protection of Ms Gobbo and her family, whom police feared would be murdered if …
Former defence barrister Nicola Gobbo can now be revealed as Lawyer X, the police informer at the centre of a 15-year legal scandal that risks overturning the convictions of dangerous underworld criminals. Key points: Nicola Gobbo was a prominent barrister who represented gangland figures including Carl Williams and Tony Mokbel She was registered as a police informer between 1995 and …
