CANBERRA 25 October 2012. Slater and Gordon shareholders should demand  answers at today's Annual General Meeting about the firm's actions  concerning the AWU Workplace Reform Association scandal..

Shareholders should demand that Slater & Gordon ensure the release  of the full, unredacted transcript of Julia Gillard's interview from the  firm's internal inquiry, where she described her role in setting up the  Workplace Reform Association slush fund.

They should ask why Slater & Gordon demanded the return of the 1995  transcript from former partner, Nick Styant Browne, with warnings about  breaching the confidentiality of former clients and staff of the firm.

They should also get to the bottom of why the firm asked the AWU to  waive its right to legal privilege in this matter - a move AWU boss Paul  Howes has described as 'unethical'.

And they should ask why in August the firm, which is listed on the ASX,  issued a statement glossing over this issue, when others insist Ms  Gillard left the firm under a cloud.

Finally shareholders should demand that the firm identify and locate all  missing files and documents on this scandal and cooperate fully with  any Victorian police inquiries into these matters.

Slater & Gordon shareholders will today vote on increasing the  maximum annual remuneration of non-executive directors by $150,000 -  from $500,000 to $650,000.

Up to $900,000 of Australian Workers Union money went missing in the Workplace Reform Association scam.

It is in the interests of Slater & Gordon's shareholders that its corporate reputation be beyond reproach.