Following judicial review proceedings brought by MG&Co, the High Court has ruled that Sussex Police unlawfully disclosed our teenage client’s vulnerability to child exploitation to a Business Crime Reduction Partnership. The Honourable Mrs Justice Lieven ruled that the disclosure breached the Claimant’s rights under the Data...
Last Wednesday the Secretary of State for the Home Department finally announced the launch of the long awaited Windrush Compensation Scheme stating up to £200m will be available to victims affects by the scandal. Although it is a very positive step in the right direction,...
This case will decide the standard of proof for suicide and unlawful killing conclusions. Case: R. (on the application of Maughan) v HM Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [2018] EWHC 1955 (Admin) on appeal Hearing date: 9 and 10 April 2019 at the Court of Appeal Live Streaming The Maughan case has...
They were housed in shared accommodation – 1 bedroom for a period of 7 months. The bedroom lacked limited floor space for the child to move around safely without injuring themselves. The child was strapped to a chair (provided by a physiotherapist) with a crash...
We are pleased to announce that MG&Co and Project 17 are to receive a Strategic Legal Fund grant to investigate the lawfulness of systems and practices employed by local authorities during section 17 Children Act assessments of destitute children with carers who have no recourse...
MG&Co and Project 17 have successfully settled proceedings in the Information Tribunal with LB Lewisham. The case concerned Lewisham’s decision not to disclose significant sections of their guidance on families with no recourse to public funds who claim section 17 support following various Freedom of...
Solicitors at Matthew Gold & Company have recently submitted representations to the Home Office’s call for evidence on behalf of a number of clients affected by the Windrush scandal. This follows from scandal that broke earlier this year confirming that the Home Office did not...
In response to the severe post-war labour shortage the British government invited migrants from Caribbean colonies to the UK with the promise of work. HMT Empire Windrush was the first ship to set sail from the Caribbean and brought migrants from Trinidad, Bermuda, Jamaica and...
Clare Jennings on local authority failures to protect vulnerable children forced into homelessness in Independent. For more information read here....
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...
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...