Recent media articles have put the spotlight on silicosis - a serious lung disease that is affecting workers like stonemasons. What is silicosis? Sometimes referred to as the oldest occupational disease, a new generation of tradies are falling victim ... Read more
When most people are negotiating the terms and conditions of a new job, the main priorities are usually the pay, the location, the people and the opportunities for progression. And yes, for some whether there are bean bags and zen zones. Very few people ... Read more
Gordon Legal’s Senior Partner, Peter Gordon has today appeared at the Parliament of Australia’s Senate inquiry into Support for Australia’s thalidomide survivors. In his submission to the committee, Mr Gordon said the failure of the Australian Government ... Read more
Sunday Herald Sun Dozens of families hoping to build their dream homes at a Diamond Creek estate fear their land is poisoned with arsenic. Landowners at the Collard Rise estate are being told by Nillumbik Council to conduct their own soil tests — which ... Read more
Geelong Advertiser opinion piece by principal lawyer Rachel Schutze. I drive over the West Gate Bridge at least twice a week. For me, it is the gateway to work and home in Geelong. As I reach its summit about 7am it is the perfect vantage point to ... Read more
Herald Sun opinion piece by asbestos lawyer Victoria Keays. We are rapidly approaching the height of television renovation drama, when the efforts of amateur renovators are finally put to market and Scott Cam stands with a bottle of bubbly at the ready, ... Read more
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has today released its final report into the aircraft accident that occurred at Essendon Airport in 2017. ... Read more
Gordon Legal Senior Partner, Peter Gordon joins award-winning political journalist, Lyndal Curtis and well-respected Labor politician, Jane Garrett for a new ten-part podcast series launched today called Beyond Reasonable Clout. Presented by the Herald ... Read more
Gordon Legal Senior Partner, Peter Gordon believes a class action against the AFL in relation to concussion would fail. “One can understand the issue being topical for them, because in the United States, the NFL has seen a massive billion-dollar plus ... Read more
A class action is being considered in response to high levels of arsenic contamination in Diamond Creek. Gordon Legal is currently investigating cases of high levels of the chemical left behind by abandoned gold mines in the area. EPA Victoria has ... Read more
Gordon Legal has welcomed the decision of the Victorian-Tasmanian Construction Branch of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) to partner with the firm. ... Read more
Rachel Schutze, Geelong Advertiser Imagine if you attended a doctor’s appointment and when you arrived for your scheduled consultation you were met at the door of the clinic by a complete stranger or even someone from your work, like your boss. They ... Read more
The decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions to withdraw blackmail charges against CFMEU officials, John Setka and Shaun Reardon is a win for workers and for safe work sites, the right to organise and unionise. ... Read more
Geelong Advertiser opinion piece by principal lawyer Rachel Schutze. If readers were asked what they think of when the topic of WorkCover comes up, I suspect there would be a recount of a tale of a twice-removed cousin’s freak accident involving a power ... Read more
Geelong Advertiser Gordon Legal has announced prized recruit Rachel Schutze, formerly of Maurice Blackburn, will head its new Geelong office. Founded by Peter Gordon, who is more recognisable as the Western Bulldogs Football Club president, Gordon Legal ... Read more
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