06 Mar Independent highlights councils failing in their duties to protect homeless children
Clare Jennings on local authority failures to protect vulnerable children forced into homelessness in Independent. For more information read here....
08 Feb London Borough of Camden reviewing its policy on subsistence rates paid to families in receipt of section 17 support
Following judicial review proceedings brought by this firm, LB Camden has agreed to review and amend its policy on how it calculates the subsistence rates paid to families who are in receipt of section 17 Children Act 1989 support and accommodation. Children whose parents have no...
11 Oct “Outstanding” Matthew Gold & Co ranked in Legal 500
Posted 11.10.2017
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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...
27 Sep New appointments at Matthew Gold & Co
Posted 27.09.2017
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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)...
22 Sep Prime Minister will consider the appointment of further panel members to the Grenfell Inquiry
Posted 22.09.2017
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Following legal pre-action correspondence, the Prime Minister has confirmed that she will consider appointment of panel members to sit alongside Sir Martin Moore-Bick on the Grenfell Inquiry and when doing so, she will have regard to her obligations under the Equality Act 2010.1 Shafika Ragab, who...
02 Aug No justice for Cardiff Three: a summary of the Horwell Report
Posted 02.08.2017
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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...
18 Jul R v Mouncher: Prosecution of 13 police officers “embarrassment on a national scale” says independent Horwell Report
Posted 18.07.2017
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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...
30 Jun Matthew Gold & Co welcomes new interns
Posted 30.06.2017
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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...
20 Jun Inquest into killing of Kabul security officer
MG & Co is representing the family of Close Protection Officer Michael Hampshire at the inquest into his death in Kabul in 2015, where he was murdered by a suicide bomber just minutes after leaving his employer's headquarters. Michael's tragic death on 17th May 2015...
12 Apr High Court rules Barking and Dagenham’s Child in Need assessments unlawful
On 24 March 2017 the High Court ruled that the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham had acted irrationally and unlawfully on four separate occasions in concluding that three destitute children aged ten, six and three, were not in need. MG & Co acted for...
03 Oct Clare Jennings winner of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Children’s Rights Award 2016
We are pleased to announce that Clare Jennings, Head of Public Law and Community Care at MG & Co. was winner in the Children’s Rights category at the 2016 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards. Clare was recognised for her work representing migrant children facing destitution...
23 Sep Recommended for Public Law and Civil Liberties & Human Rights in the 2016 Legal 500 Directory
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...