Lawyer X Case Study Flashcards
Name of the Royal comission?
Royal Comission into the management of police informants
When was it established?
December 2018
Why was it established?
To generally investigate and report on recruitment and management of police informants who are subject to legal obligations of confidentiality or privilege by Victoria Police
What caused the commission?
Nicole Gobbo, referred to as Lawer X, represented a number of convicted criminals whilst also acting as a police informant. This most likely affected the outcomes of many criminal cases.
What was the terms of reference?
The number of times and extent to which the conduct of criminal defence barrister Nicola Gobbo, in becoming a police informant for Victoria Police between January 1995 and January 2009, affected the outcome of criminal cases during that period
The conduct of current and former police in disclosing their use of Ms Gobbo as a police informant
The effectiveness of the processes in place at Victoria Police governing how people who are subject to legal obligations of confidentiality or privilege (such as lawyers who become police informants) are recruited and managed
Whether the police should recruit and use people who are subject to legal privilege during investigations of criminal cases and, if so, how the use of these people might be best managed.
