On 3 September 2019 the inquest touching upon Anthony Kostiw’s death will commence at Milton Keynes Coroner’s Court. Mr Kostiw was last seen alive by two Thames Valley Police officers in the early hours of 3 January 2018 when they had de-arrested him and dropped him...
Both Matthew Gold and Clare Jennings have been recognised in the 2017 edition of Chambers and Partners. Matthew is listed as a noted practitioner in the Police Law: Mainly Claimant section, while Clare is described as "a very committed and able lawyer" in the Up...
We're delighted to see Matthew Gold & Co listed in the Legal 500 2017 in the Civil Liberties and Administrative and Public Law categories. In the Civil Liberties rankings MG & Co is described as an 'outstanding' firm that 'punches well above its weight' and 'provides...
The Findings of the Review In January 2016 the then Prime Minister David Cameron commissioned David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community, to conduct a review into the overrepresentation of black, Asian, and minority ethnic...
Matthew Gold & Co is delighted to welcome two new solicitors to the team. Maya Lal is a highly experienced solicitor with a particular interest and expertise in public inquiries. She has been instructed in two leading and important inquiries: the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI)...
This month we're welcoming two new trainee solicitors to the London office of Matthew Gold & Co. Joseph Thompson joins us from Kingsley Napley LLP, where he's been working as a criminal litigation paralegal, while Louise Eardley joins us from the Howard League for Penal...
A long awaited report by Richard Horwell QC into the collapse of R v Mouncher criminal trial reveals the failings that denied justice to the Cardiff Three. Thirteen police officers from South Wales Police were charged with offences of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice...
The independent investigation by Richard Horwell QC into the collapse of the R v Mouncher trial of 13 police officers has found a catalogue of disclosure errors amounting to an “embarrassment on a national scale” and “a disclosure catastrophe”. The investigation importantly found that one...
This month we welcome two new interns to Matthew Gold & Company as part of the University of Sussex First Generation Scholars scheme: Remi Gibbons and Hollie Tompkins. The scheme offers financial support for students with a household income under £42,875 per year, plus non-financial benefits to...
In June 2009 our client, TA, had been settled in the UK for 19 years and had an on-going, valid immigration claim. On 17 June 2009 he was detained by Home Office officials because, as it transpired, his case file had been mixed up with...
Matthew Gold & Company Limited have once again been ranked as a leading law firm in the latest Legal 500 UK directory. The 2016 edition of this prestigious guide has just been published and describes Matthew Gold & Company Limited as ‘highly committed to its...
Adjourned until 20th September 2016 – 10am, Before HMC Andrew Walker Address: North London Coroner’s Court, 29 Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BE James Fox was fatally shot by MPS officers at his home in Picardy House, Enfield shortly before midnight on 30 August 2015. Two officers fired...