Gobbo's actions were characterized as a betrayal of trust, as she misled her clients into believing her legal advice was independent.

Mokbel appeared in Victoria's Supreme Court under heavy police protection, smiling and waving to family before being escorted out.

Gobbo, who was a registered police informer from 2005 to 2009, represented Mokbel for four years before fleeing to Greece in 2006.

The judgment revealed that Victoria Police intentionally withheld Gobbo's informer status from accused individuals, undermining legal processes.

In her extensive findings, Fullerton determined that Gobbo and the police officers engaged in a 'joint criminal enterprise' to undermine justice in the case of drug kingpin Tony Mokbel.

Mokbel, currently serving a 26-year prison sentence, is appealing his drug trafficking and importation convictions, claiming he was unaware that Gobbo was acting as a police informer while representing him.

He is scheduled to return to the Court of Appeal next month for a directions hearing regarding his appeal.

Fullerton's judgment, which exceeds 600 pages, is based on testimonies from over 38 witnesses and extensive documentary evidence.

The former Director of Public Prosecutions, John Champion, was criticized for failing to disclose Gobbo's status as an informer to Mokbel or his associates, which constituted a breach of duty.

Fullerton noted that Champion only began informing Mokbel about Gobbo's role in 2016, which lacked sufficient rigor in his duty of disclosure.

New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Fullerton has concluded that four members of Victoria Police were complicit with lawyer Nicola Gobbo in an unlawful scheme to pervert the course of justice.

A recent ruling on November 25, 2024, strongly suggests that Mokbel may succeed in having his convictions quashed.