Victoria's Court of Appeal has quashed Tony Mokbel's conviction for cocaine importation as a result of the Lawyer X scandal.
Gangland barrister Nicola Gobbo represented Mokbel while also providing information to Victoria Police.
The court today quashed a conviction for importing a commercial quantity of cocaine, one of several convictions Mokbel is appealing.
President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Chris Maxwell, said the court would decide at a later date whether it would order Mokbel to face a fresh trial over the allegations.
But Commonwealth prosecutors have revealed even if the court orders a retrial on the charges, they will not go ahead with the trial.
Prosecutor Rowena Orr QC said Mokbel had already served his sentence on the charges and they would discontinue the matter.
The decision to overturn the conviction came after Commonwealth prosecutors conceded Ms Gobbo had been a registered informer while representing him.
Mokbel remains in prison, convicted of other drug offences prosecuted by Victorian authorities.
More to come.
AAP
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