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Legal drama encircles Underbelly

There’s nothing like a bit of good publicity.

Channel Nine and Underbelly has responded to the threat of a Supreme Court writ by high-profile lawyer George Defteros.

Defteros, said to be portrayed by actor George Kapiniaris, was cleared of charges relating to the underworld war.

Mr Defteros, who has since resumed his law practice, has engaged top Melbourne defamation specialist Stewart Gibson says the Herald Sun.

“Any attempt to depict me as a lawyer of low impropriety and unethical behaviour will be met with legal proceedings instituted by my lawyers,” Mr Defteros said yesterday.

“I regard the depiction of the gangland wars, in particular my role as a lawyer acting for parties, as nothing more than farcical and pure pantomine. We’ll be watching it very closely.”

Nine has subsequently said there would now be no direct reference to Mr Defteros, despite earlier publicity.

“There is no lawyer called Defteros in Underbelly,” a Nine spokesperson said.

But Mr Defteros said he could still be defamed by implication.

“It’s already been advertised as me,” he said.

Source: Herald Sun.

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