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High Court extends prohibition on disclosure of Lawyer X’s name
The High Court has further extended the prohibition of disclosure, by publication or other means, of the identity of the Melbourne-based barrister at the centre of the Victorian royal commission.
Jerome Doraisamy
Earlier today, the High Court ruled that the real name, or any image, of Lawyer X – known in the Court’s proceedings as EF, and otherwise known as Informer 3838 – must not be disclosed until 12 April 2019.
Further, the High Court ordered that the court file shall remain closed until 12 April 2019.
This followed an earlier decision by the High Court in late January to extend the prohibition on disclosure, by publication or other means, until 15 February 2019.
The court’s notice follows statements made earlier today by LIV president Stuart Webb that the names of other lawyers involved in the police informant scandal that gave rise to the Victorian Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants be released.
Lawyers Weekly has previously reported on the denial of threats against Lawyer X, and the recent revealing of information from Victoria Police of additional informants in the lead up to the royal commission.
MORE TO COME.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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