That Disreputable Firm...: The Inside Story of Slater & Gordon

by Michael Cannon

One prominent politician referred to Slater & Gordon as 'that disreputable firm'; others have been less polite. Historian Michael Cannon describes hundreds of cases where this controversial Australian law firm has exposed social evils and tried to remedy them. From the 1920s on, Slater & Gordon battled for workers' rights and workers' compensation. Much-publicised recent cases have focused on Wittenoom asbestos mining, breast implants, the Christian Brothers and BHP's Ok Tedi mine. That Disreputable Firm shows how one legal firm achieved its lifelong reputation as a representative of the Aussie battler against the might of large and powerful organisations.

324 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998