About us

We are a specialist Claimant firm of solicitors and have a legal aid franchise with the Legal Services Commission. We are able to obtain legal aid for most areas of civil law where the merits and means tests can be met. We represent Claimants in civil claims usually against public authorities.

We offer a very personal and hands on service. You will usually be able to speak to the solicitor who has the conduct of your case. We are able to act urgently with expedition where this is necessary.

We specialise in certain areas of civil law including civil actions against the police, actions for breach of the Human Rights Act, applications for Judicial Review, employment law and all areas of discrimination law including race, sex and disability discrimination.

We represent clients in the High Court, County Courts, before Employment Tribunals and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. We have many years experience in these areas of law.

Testimonial

Matthew Gold is a solicitor admitted in England and Wales and Hong Kong. He has practised for over 20 years and has previously advised and conducted litigation on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Matthew was the civil solicitor to the Serious Fraud Office for two years and represented the SFO in various civil claims including a case that was successful before the House of Lords.
For the last 10 years, Matthew has only conducted litigation for Claimants mostly in England and Ireland. He has higher rights of audience in civil cases which gives him rights of audience in any civil proceedings in England and Wales.
Matthew has practiced employment law and all aspects of discrimination law for 20 years for both Claimants and Defendants. Although he now only acts for Claimants, he has a real insight into how Defendants respond to claims, tactics used and settlements obtained.
Matthew spent two years at Birnberg Peirce and Partners, a leading human rights and civil liberties solicitors firm. Matthew represented the Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4 in their claims for compensation to the Home Office for their wrongful convictions. He also represented numerous claimants in civil claims against a number of police forces and in applications for Judicial Review. He was chair of the lawyers group for Miscarriages of Justice.
When in Hong Kong, Matthew represented Vietnamese boat people detained in detention camps in applications for Judicial Review to establish their claims for political asylum and refugee status. This involved drafting applications for Judicial Review and advocacy before the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
Matthew Gold and Company was set up as a civil liberties and human rights practice to represent only Claimants. Some of its work has involved representing the victims of child abuse in a statutory redress or compensation scheme in Dublin, Ireland. This has resulted in substantial awards of compensation for clients who suffered abuse in childhood and have had to live with the injuries and consequences for the rest of their lives.
Matthew has extensive experience of challenging public authorities using different legal routes. He has been involved in applications for judicial review for about 20 years.