Slater and Gordon

Slater and Gordon UK Limited is a law firm based in Manchester, England, that provides legal services to consumers and individuals across England, Wales, and Scotland, including personal injury, medical negligence, employment, family and divorce, wills and probate, and collective actions.www.slatergordon.co.uk

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Oct 29, 2026

John Morley (Yale Law): The Fall of Weil

Oct 29 · 5 Mentions

John MorleyGUEST

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And actually that that really illustrates the truth of my hypothesis.

John MorleyGUEST

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So a few years ago, there was a publicly traded investor owned law firm in England and Australia called Slater and Gordon.

John MorleyGUEST

29:19

And Slater and Gordon did an acquisition of another firm that was never even a law firm.

John MorleyGUEST

29:24

Actually, it provided a mix of medical services and legal services to people who had gotten injured in car accidents.

John MorleyGUEST

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And it turned out that the firm had overstated its value with the result that Slater and Gordon had massively overpaid for this asset and it had huge debts that it couldn't service.

John MorleyGUEST

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So what happened? Slater and Gordon filed for bankruptcy.

John MorleyGUEST

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It reorganized its debts.

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It wiped away its equity, turned its junior debt into new equity, and it continued operating.