Gordon and around six lawyers from his former firm negotiated a settlement pro bono on behalf of 45 surviving thalidomide victims in Australia and New Zealand allowing for an annual $3 million payment to be shared amongst the victims, which could last for another 20 years.

Gordon notes that he never intended to practise law again after leaving Slater & Gordon but "quickly realised it was in my blood". He's working with a large number of people who can't afford representation and notes that when he met Ken Youdale, the father of a thalidomide victim, he knew he had to "remain in the game".

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