On Friday 21 July 2017 a jury of nine members reached a verdict of lawful killing in the inquest touching upon Richard Davies, who was shot by an officer of Cambridgeshire Constabulary and died on 21 October 2015. Gillian Davies, mother of Richard Davies, said the...
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...
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...
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...
Our client, AA, a refugee from Afghanistan, has received an apology and a settlement of £4,500 following the unlawful destruction of his property, including the only family photos of his mother and father which were taken before the war. In October 2014, AA was arrested by...
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...
MG & Co’s client, Ms OA has been successful in judicial review proceedings against Department for Business Innovation & Skills (‘BIS’) over their refusal to grant her student finance. Ms OA is a single mother of two boys. She has lawfully lived in the UK for almost...
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...
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...