Media statement

Slater and Gordon notes that Victoria Police has advised that it has reviewed all the available material in relation to the malicious email sent to Slater and Gordon staff in February and will not be proceeding with charges at this time.

While we had hoped this matter would result in formal accountability for what we continue to regard as a premeditated and carefully planned attack on the firm, we respect the role of Victoria Police and the outcome of their investigation.

The wellbeing of our people remains our priority. We took this incident extremely seriously and acted swiftly to support our staff.

We are aware of speculation regarding the identity of the individual involved. The firm has consistently stated that we do not believe our former Chief People Officer, Mari Ruiz-Matthyssen, was responsible for the email, and that position remains unchanged. We do not propose to comment further on the identity of any other former employee.

We remain committed to our people, to our clients, and to Slater and Gordon’s role as a leading social justice law firm.