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Personal Injury
Workers Compensation & Workcover
Workers Compensation & Workcover
Our workers compensation team assist injured workers to obtain the full extent of their entitlements under the Workcover scheme. This includes access to medical treatment, payment for lost income and lump sum compensation for pain and suffering.
Asbestos Compensation Lawyers
Asbestos
If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos related condition, such as; mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis or asbestos related pleural disease, you need expert advice quickly. We can help you and your family navigate the compensation system.
Public Liability Slips & Falls
Public Liability Slips & Falls
Public liability claims encompass a wide range of circumstances where an individual suffers injury or damage due to the negligence of a third party. This includes injuries sustained in supermarkets and shopping centres, at school, in your rental property, and many more.
Superannuation and TPD
Superannuation and TPD
Our personal injury team assists individuals whose ability to work has been permanently compromised to access total and permanent disability benefits under their superannuation policy. We pride ourselves in doing so, in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Road Accident & TAC
Road Accident & TAC
You may be entitled to compensation from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) if you have been injured in a road accident in Victoria as a driver, rider, passenger or pedestrian. The TAC also pays compensation if someone dies as a result of a road accident.
Silicosis
Silicosis
If you have been diagnosed with silicosis or a silica related disease from silica exposure at work, you are likely to have a compensation claim. Silica exposure is common in stonemasonry, construction, concreting, bricklaying, mining and quarrying industries.
Medical Negligence
Medical Negligence
Medical negligence occurs when a medical practitioner or allied health provider fails to meet the duty of care they owe you. You may be entitled to compensation for the loss or injuries this has caused you.
Abuse Lawyers
Institutional Abuse Claims
People with authority in an institution like a school or church have a duty to protect those in their care from harm. When they fail, we can help survivors of the abuse make a claim over their suffering and trauma.
Class Actions
Current Class Actions
Class Actions
There is power in numbers. When a group of people have been affected by the same legal issues, they can sometimes bring their claims before the Courts together. This is called a class action, or a representative proceeding.
ACT Junior Doctors Class Action
ACT Junior Doctors Class Action
Gordon Legal, together with Hayden Stephens & Associates, have been engaged to pursue claims in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of junior doctors against two Australian Capital Territory Health Services.
AMS Ivanhoe Lawyers Group Proceeding
AMS Ivanhoe Lawyers
Gordon Legal has received instructions to file test cases arising from the conduct of AMS Ivanhoe Lawyers (AMS) and its late partner, John Adams.
Banjima Remediation & Justice Class Action
Banjima Remediation & Justice Class Action
Class Action on behalf of the Banjima People - holding those responsible for the largest deadly contamination site in the southern hemisphere to account.
Business Interruption Insurance Class Action
Business Interruption Insurance Class Action
Gordon Legal, in collaboration with Berrill & Watson, have commenced class actions against two insurers, QBE and Lloyds, to assist business owners to make claims on their business interruption insurance policies for COVID-19 related losses to profit and revenue.
Dymocks Data Breach Representative Complaint
Dymocks Data Breach Representative Complaint
Gordon Legal has filed a representative complaint with the OAIC regarding the Dymocks Data Breach.
ESSSuper Class Action
ESSSuper Class Action
Gordon Legal has commenced a class action against the Emergency Services Superannuation Board (ESSSuper) for unpaid super entitlements.
Grill’d Class Action
Grill’d Class Action
Gordon Legal, with the support of the SDA, has commenced a class action on behalf of Grill’d workers who, in the period December 2019 to December 2025, did not receive 10 minute rest breaks on eligible shifts.
KFC Class Action
KFC Class Action
Gordon Legal is acting for the SDA and two other lead applicants in the KFC Rest Break Class Action to seek compensation for KFC workers who did not receive 10 minute rest breaks.
Latitude Financial Representative Complaint
Latitude Financial
Gordon Legal, together with Hayden Stephens and Associates, are investigating potential legal action against Latitude Financial, for serious security breaches which have compromised the personal information of past and present customers. The breach has affected millions of customers.
Macquarie Shield Master Fund Class Action
Macquarie Shield Master Fund Class Action
Gordon Legal has commenced a class action against Macquarie Investment Management Limited on behalf of Rachelle Dessent in respect of the collapse of the Shield Master Fund.
Robodebt Class Action Appeal
Robodebt Class Action Appeal
The Robodebt class action settlement has been appealed, to make new claims of misfeasance in public office against the officials who knew that Robodebt was unlawful, but went ahead with it anyway.
Veterans’ Privacy Class Action
Veterans’ Privacy Class Action
Gordon Legal has commenced an investigation into the Veterans MATES program, which has been conducted by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the University of South Australia since 2005.
VIC Junior Doctors Class Actions
VIC Junior Doctors Class Actions
Gordon Legal, together with Hayden Stephens & Associates, have been engaged to pursue claims in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of junior doctors against a number of Victorian Health Services.
Current Class Action Investigations
ACPO Racial Discrimination & Vilification Class Action Investigation
ACPO Racial Discrimination & Vilification Class Action Investigation
Gordon Legal is investigating reports of racial discrimination and racism against Aboriginal Community Police Officers (ACPO) by the Northern Territory Police Force. Following the termination of a representative complaint filed in the AHRC, Gordon Legal and the representative applicants are considering filing a claim in the Federal Court of Australia.
Dr Simon Gordon Class Action Investigation
Investigation into treatment provided by Dr Simon Gordon, Gynaecologist
Gordon Legal has established a dedicated, multi-practice investigation team to examine the gynaecological surgeries and treatment of endometriosis and pelvic pain performed by Dr Simon Gordon at Epworth Healthcare and his private Melbourne clinic.
Past Class Actions
Past Class Actions
Led by Peter Gordon and Andrew Grech, our team are passionate about fighting for justice on behalf of everyday people. We have experience running class action claims in Australia and overseas, including the United States.
Other Services
Commercial Law & Litigation
Commercial Law & Litigation
Gordon Legal offers assistance in a diverse range of commercial disputes, investigations and advisory work. We are focused on assisting companies and individuals in complex matters. We our expert technical knowledge and frank commercial advice in a clear and pragmatic way.
Employment & Discrimination Law
Employment & Discrimination Law
If you are subject to unfair treatment at work or in many other settings, you may have a claim for reinstatement, compensation or changes in the way things are done.
Disputing a Will
Disputing a Will
When someone passes away it can be a difficult time for everyone involved. These difficult times can be made even harder if you’re concerned about your place in the Will of the deceased. We can provide you with experienced and valuable advice that will help you navigate these tricky times.
Criminal Defence
Criminal Defence
Our criminal law services are available to any person charged with, or being investigated for, any criminal offence. We also offer services to parties in intervention order proceedings.
Defamation & Privacy Law
Defamation & Privacy Law
Your reputation is important. If an untrue or misleading statement is made about you in public, you may be able to bring a claim in defamation to protect your reputation. Gordon Legal has lead and defended many claims for defamation. Please contact us with your defamation claim today.
Professional Negligence Claims
Professional Negligence Claims
We put a lot of our trust and confidence into professionals. There can be devastating consequences when they make bad choices, provide bad advice or act unprofessionally. It is reasonable to expect to receive professional, sound advice from professionals. We are experts in professional negligence claims.
Family Law
Family Law
Our family lawyer is a specialist in the field providing high quality legal advice, guidance and representation in all aspects of family law, including divorce, parenting arrangements and property settlements in a client focused and cost-effective manner.
All Services
All Legal Services
Our lawyers have decades of experience across all areas of the law. Whatever your legal needs are, we can help. And we undertake every case with compassion and understanding.
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Laura Zugno Law Graduate - Class Actions

Law Graduate

Laura Zugno

Laura is a Law Graduate in the Class Actions team. Alongside completing her Juris Doctor at RMIT University in 2025, she joined Gordon Legal as a paralegal working on the Robodebt Class Action Appeal.

Prior to studying law, Laura completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours)/Bachelor of Science (Honours) at The University of Melbourne with majors in psychology and physics.