01 Oct

Posted 01.10.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights, Uncategorized

MG&Co’s clients have successfully settled court proceedings challenging their exclusion from the early years nursery scheme on the grounds that the exclusion amounted to discrimination on the basis of race and nationality and was contrary to the scheme's statutory purpose of benefiting the poorest children...

17 Aug

Posted 17.08.2020 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Discrimination and Equality, Judicial Review, Uncategorized

For many students, Thursday’s A – Levels results would have been a disappointment. Nearly 40% of all grades across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland were downgraded by one to two grades. Pupils at maintained and academy schools appear to have been disproportionately affected, with  independent...

12 Aug

Posted 12.08.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights, Uncategorized

MG&Co has been instructed in a challenge to the Free School Meals eligibility criteria which means children in very low income families whose parents cannot claim welfare benefits because of their immigration status are not entitled to FSM. Our judicial review pre-action letter argues that the...

21 May

Posted 21.05.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights, Uncategorized

MG&Co has issued proceedings challenging our client’s exclusion from the early years nursery scheme. In 2014 the government announced funding for a ‘fairness premium’ which entitled all disadvantaged 2-year-olds to 15 hours per week of free pre-school education. The scheme aimed  to narrow the gap in...

14 May

Posted 14.05.2020 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights, Uncategorized

Matthew Gold and Company solicitors has launched a legal challenge against the continued exclusion of many children from low-income families, including the children of key workers, from the Free School Meals scheme. Following a previous threat of judicial review (read here), the Government extended Free School...

24 Mar

Posted 24.03.2020 | Uncategorized

We at Matthew Gold & Company Ltd want to do everything we can to protect the health of the public and our staff, while maintaining services to our clients.  For this reason, we have changed our working practices to comply with Government guidelines in light...

09 Aug

Posted 09.08.2019 | Uncategorized

Matthew Gold and Company are proud to announce that our Law Firm has been selected as a Host Organisation for The Justice First Fellowship Scheme. We are delighted to be supporting such an important initiative carried out by The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF). The Justice First...