The barrister turned informer is due to have her damages claim go to trial in September, but her lawyers want more time to consider the impact of the state government’s controversial bill.
The push by Nicola Gobbo, the barrister who turned police informer, for compensation has been delayed while lawyers await the fate of
Gobbo’s barrister, Tim Tobin, SC, had been fighting for a jury to hear the civil case, but said his team might instead push for a judge-alone trial because debate about the controversial legislation might have polluted a potential jury pool and unfairly prejudiced his client. Bernard Quinn, KC, acting for the state, agreed the extent and nature of the publicity around the bill would be “highly relevant” to how any trial could be run.The court heard Gobbo’s defence team was also still waiting to receive final documentation needed before the trial, including that about her assets and financial affairs.
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