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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 in the United States.
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 in the United States.
Frequently Asked questions
Class Actions
What is a class action?
A class action or group proceeding is a proceeding brought by the plaintiff/s on their own behalf and on behalf of group members against the defendant, where the plaintiff and the group members have similar claims against the defendant.
Group members are bound by any judgment or settlement entered into in the group proceeding unless they choose not to participate by “opting out” of the proceeding. This means that:
- If the group proceeding is successful or settles through mediation or alternative dispute resolution, group members may be eligible for a share of any court awarded damages or settlement monies;
- If the group proceeding us unsuccessful, group members are bound by that result; and
- Regardless of the outcome of the group proceeding, group members will not be able to pursue their claims against the defendant in separate legal proceedings unless they have opted out.
The above information is related to claims in Victoria. For claims outside the state, please contact our office for specific information as potential claims and time frames vary from state to state.
Why trust us to help you?
Led by Peter Gordon and Andrew Grech the Gordon Legal class actions team are passionate about fighting for justice on behalf of everyday people. We have experience running class action claims in Australia and overseas, including in the United States.
Peter and Andrew have fought and won the following landmark class actions:
- Robodebt class action
- Box Hill Institute Pilots class action
- Breast implant class action
- Medically acquired HIV class action
- Thalidomide group action.
The above information is related to claims in Victoria. For claims outside the state, please contact our office for specific information as potential claims and time frames vary from state to state.
Team
Class Actions Team
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Peter Gordon
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Peter Gordon
Senior Partner
Peter is one of Australia’s most prominent class action lawyers. He has an unrivalled record of fighting for justice for working people, and has conducted many history-making class action cases, as well as a large number of individual actions. He established Gordon Legal to provide an unprecedented legal service to those who need it most.
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Andrew Grech
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Andrew Grech
Partner
Andrew is a respected senior lawyer with over 30 years of experience in law and law firm leadership and management. His work in complex litigation spans commercial, environmental, personal injury and financial loss group and class action cases. A litigation lawyer since 1989, and later an accredited specialist, it was Andrew’s formative work as a young partner in the 1990s that saw him work on some of the most important class and group action settlements in Australian history. Becoming CEO and managing director of Slater & Gordon in 2001, he continued his role as a litigation lawyer for some years. He left the firm in 2017 after its decades-long growth and change under his leadership. He joined Gordon Legal as partner in September 2019, where he continues to work on a complex and diverse range of class actions such as the Robodebt class action, Junior Doctors Class Action and the BHI Student Pilot Class Action. Andrew also provides business consulting and advisory services to small to medium size professional service firms on strategic development, organisational change, leadership development and innovation.
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James Naughton
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James Naughton
Partner
James is a highly regarded commercial lawyer and litigator. He has successfully brought claims against Australia’s largest banks, stockbrokers and financial institutions. He has also acted for people and organisations subject to investigations by government agencies and has advised industry superannuation funds, unions and corporations on regulatory, governance and directorship issues. James provides advice on contractual matters, corporate disputes, professional negligence and defamation claims. He also acts in complex matters – such as class actions and group litigation, including the Robodebt class action.
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Sebastian O’Meara
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Sebastian O’Meara
Senior Associate
Seb is an experienced lawyer who practises in class actions and other complex matters. He has worked on behalf of a superannuation fund in the Banking Royal Commission, and in a number of class actions, including the Robodebt class action. He also has broad experience in industrial and employment matters. He has acted for a number of unions and employees in various disputes in most of the State and Commonwealth courts and tribunals, including in urgent industrial disputes, breaches of the general protection provisions, discrimination claims, breaches of contract, underpayments, regulatory matters, and unfair dismissals.
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Guy Tiffany
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Guy Tiffany
Associate
Guy joined Gordon Legal as a paralegal working in the Class Actions and Commercial team and was promoted to Graduate Lawyer and then Lawyer. Guy took a leave of absence from Gordon Legal to undertake the role of Associate to the honourable Justice Attiwill of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He returned to Gordon Legal in November 2023 and is currently an Associate in the Class Actions practice. Guy has been involved in several class actions conducted by Gordon Legal involving diverse subject matter, including the ‘Robodebt Class Action’, underpayment claims, and proceedings against insurers in relation to non-payment of business interruption insurance. Guy is passionate about pursuing complex and large-scale claims through the vehicle of class action litigation.
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Ana Hughes
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Ana Hughes
Associate
Ana works as an Associate in the Class Actions and Commercial Law team. She has assisted across a range of class actions at Gordon Legal, including the Robodebt class action, Business Interruption Insurance class action and the Box Hill Institute class action in conjunction with several ongoing class action investigations. Ana joined Gordon Legal as a paralegal in 2020 before commencing as a lawyer in the Class Actions and Commercial Law team in September 2020. Before joining the firm, Ana volunteered at several community organisations, including Darebin Community Legal Centre and worked as a paralegal at a preeminent migration law firm. Ana is passionate about achieving positive outcomes for all her client’s cases- large or small. Ana completed a Juris Doctor at Monash University in 2019 and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and International Studies) at the University of Melbourne in 2015.
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Madison Wall
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Madison Wall
Lawyer
Madison joined Gordon Legal as a paralegal whilst completing her law degree. Throughout her time as a paralegal, Madison gained experience in Commercial Law, Litigation and Class Actions. Madison has now taken on a role as a Lawyer. Prior to completing her law degree, Madison attained a Bachelor of Science (with majors in Microbiology and Immunology) through the University of Melbourne. Madison has taken a leave of absence from Gordon Legal to take up a role as the Associate to the Honourable Justice Button at the Federal Court of Australia and will return to our class actions practice in mid-2024.
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Renzo Tweedie
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Renzo Tweedie
Lawyer
Renzo joined Gordon Legal as a paralegal whilst completing his Juris Doctor at the University of Melbourne. During this time, Renzo gained experience on a number of class actions, including the Box Hill Student Pilot Class Action, underpayment claims on behalf of junior doctors and the ‘Robodebt Class Action’. Renzo accepted a role as a Law Graduate in November 2021 and was admitted to practice as a Lawyer on 23 August 2022. Prior to joining the firm, Renzo worked as a Research Assistant to a barrister and an Intern at Refugee Legal. Before completing his Juris Doctor, Renzo undertook a Bachelor of Arts (Law & Society, English & Culture) at the University of Western Australia. Renzo has taken a leave of absence from Gordon Legal to take up a role as the Associate to the Honourable Mr Justice Watson at the Supreme Court of Victoria and will return to our class actions practice in early 2025.
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Daina Kyriacopoulos
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Daina Kyriacopoulos
Lawyer
Daina joined Gordon Legal in 2021 whilst completing her Practical Legal Training, the final studies before being admitted to practice. Daina has now taken on a role as a Lawyer. During her time at Gordon Legal, Daina gained experience in legal processes, class action litigation, and commercial law matters. Daina is passionate about achieving positive outcomes for clients on both a small scale and through the vehicle of class action litigation. Daina attained a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts double degree and, whilst completing her studies, worked at a boutique law firm in South Yarra and in a communications agency as a public relations account coordinator.
CLASS ACTIONS
How we can help you
Our Senior Partner, Peter Gordon, is one of Australia’s most prominent class actions lawyers. He is a passionate advocate for using the law to help everyday people when they have been wronged by big corporations with nearly unlimited resources to defend claims.
During his career he has taken on big tobacco, achieved landmark wins for people exposed to asbestos, fought for victims of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church, for sufferers of medically-acquired HIV as well and for women over faulty breast implants.
It is this sense of justice for everyday people that led Peter to start Gordon Legal in 2010, so he could seek compensation for thalidomide survivors who had been denied claims over the years.
Peter was able to secure a significant settlement for these families, finally getting them justice and in doing so, financial security for many of these families. That win represents what Gordon Legal’s class actions are about; fighting for people that have been wronged by the system. This is what drives Peter and all of our other lawyers at Gordon Legal.
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