Zarah Garde-Wilson

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Zarah Garde-Wilson (born c. 1978) is an Australian criminal defence lawyer and principal partner at Garde Wilson Lawyers. She is known for her role in the Melbourne gangland wars and the subsequent Lawyer X scandal. Throughout her career, she has represented a number of high-profile figures, including Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel, and Fadi Haddara. Garde-Wilson's legal career became linked with Melbourne's underworld following the murder of her then boyfriend, convicted killer Lewis Caine, in 2004. She was convicted of contempt of court in 2005, after she refused to testify in Caine's murder trial. Her experiences during the Melbourne gangland wars led to her involvement in matters concerning barrister Nicola Gobbo's role as a police informant, known as Lawyer X scandal, and later gave testimony at the subsequent Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants, which scrutinized the conduct of Victoria Police. Following the Lawyer X scandal, Garde-Wilson has represented clients...

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