17 Sep Police admit human rights breach and agree to pay damages after failure to inform daughter of father’s death

Posted 17.09.2026 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Human Rights, Police Misconduct, Victim Rights 0 Comments

The Metropolitan Police have agreed to pay our client, Chinaire Austin, damages after admitting breach of her human rights when they failed to notify her of her father’s tragic death in April 2024. Chinaire’s father died at home and was discovered by officers who identified Chinaire...

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31 Jul Inquest into the death of Johanna Line to begin on Monday 3 August 2026

Posted 31.07.2026 | Human Rights, Inquests, Inquiries, Police Misconduct, Victim Rights 0 Comments

Johanna Line died in 2020 shortly after twice reporting serious domestic abuse to Gloucestershire Constabulary. Despite the police and other agencies assessing the risk to Jo’s life as “high”, and a suspect being arrested, her reports resulted in no prosecution and there was no multi-agency...

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14 Jul Metropolitan Police pay compensation in a post-inquest domestic violence claim

Posted 14.07.2026 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Human Rights, Inquests, Police Misconduct, Victim Rights 0 Comments

The Metropolitan Police have agreed to pay our client damages as part of the settlement of a claim brought under the Human Rights Act. The claim arose from the murder of our client’s sister, Chenise Gregory, in 2021. Chenise was killed by her abusive partner,...

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27 May Tragic Death of Harshita Brella

Posted 27.05.2026 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Police Misconduct 0 Comments

Matthew Gold of Gold Jennings has been instructed by the family of Harshita Brella whose body was found in the boot of a car in east London on the 13th November 2024.  Harshita had been in a short arranged marriage with Pankaj Lamba before moving...

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30 Apr Inquest jury finds a catalogue of police failures contributed to the death of Yolanda Saldana Feliz

Posted 30.04.2026 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Inquests, Victim Rights 0 Comments

Before HM Senior Coroner Graeme Irvine, East London Coroner’s Court, 20 – 30 April 2026 Gold Jennings represented the family of Yolanda Saldana Feliz in Article 2 inquest proceedings touching on her death. Yolanda, aged 53 and originally from the Dominican Republic, was murdered by her daughter’s...

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02 Apr Inquest jury finds neglect in self-inflicted death of Lajos Mandrik

Posted 02.04.2026 | Human Rights, Inquests, Inquiries 0 Comments

Gold Jennings represented relatives of Lajos Mandrik in inquest proceedings touching on his death at West London Coroner’s Court, 23 March – 1 April 2026. Lajos, aged 37, died in September 2023 whilst detained under the Mental Health Act. At the time of his death, he...

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22 Jan Gold Jennings secures school places for children following moves to new areas

Posted 22.01.2026 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

Director and Head of Education & Children’s Rights, Dan Rosenberg, represented two families who had both moved in the spring, but whose children had been out of school and not receiving education as Christmas approached.  Following judicial review threats, all of the children were swiftly...

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12 Dec Gloucester Coroner finds Article 2 ECHR engaged in the inquest touching on the death of Johanna Line

Posted 12.12.2025 | Inquests, Inquiries, Police Misconduct, Victim Rights 0 Comments

Gold Jennings represent the family of Johanna (‘Jo’) Line in inquest proceedings touching on her death. Jo took her own life in June 2020 at the age of 28 very shortly after twice reporting serious domestic abuse to Gloucestershire Constabulary. Despite the police and other agencies...

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09 Dec Police pay £15,000 to victim of false imprisonment

Posted 09.12.2025 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Police Misconduct 0 Comments

Staffordshire Police have agreed to pay damages to our client, Stanley Iredale, after he was detained and assaulted by officers on Easter Sunday in 2022. Stanley was driving home with his brother when their vehicle was pulled over by two police officers. Unprovoked, one of the...

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08 Dec Under threat of judicial review Kent County Council change their practice on charging disabled individuals for their care

Posted 08.12.2025 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review 0 Comments

Judicial review proceedings issued challenging Kent County Council’s (“KCC”) care charging policy, which the Claimant had alleged had resulted in individuals overpaying for their social care, was settled just days before trial after KCC, who despite maintaining their policy was lawful, agreed to make significant...

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20 Oct Gold Jennings contributes to Legal Action Magazine!

Posted 20.10.2025 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

Along with other members of the Community Care Lawyers Group,  Olivia Halse, one of our Directors in the Public Law department, has co-authored a helpful article for this month’s Legal Action Magazine. The article provides useful information and tips on community care law for immigration practitioners...

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17 Oct Gold Jennings Recognised by Chambers & Partners as One of the UK’s Leading Firms

Posted 17.10.2025 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

Gold Jennings has been ranked by Chambers & Partners in its UK Guide 2026 as one of the country’s leading firms in Administrative and Public Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Inquests, and Police Law. Nine of the firm’s lawyers have been individually ranked across...

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