We are delighted that Gold Jennings has been included in the very prestigious Chambers and Partners UK Rankings for 2022. In being ranked as tier 3 for Administrative and Public Law: Traditional Claimant, our Public Law Department is recognised for our "expertise [in] acting for claimants...
We are extremely pleased to be Highly Commended by the Law Society's 2021 Excellence Awards in the Excellence in Access to Justice and Small Firm of the Year categories. The Law Society referred to our "outstanding work on judicial review test cases to secure the rights...
Matthew Gold & Co are pleased to be recognised for another year in the Legal 500 rankings. Legal 500 is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal referral guide. The 2022 rankings showcase the firm’s extensive expertise and “strong reputation” in human rights, actions against...
Matthew Gold and Co. Ltd. have been featured in a documentary by Gutter Space which explores refugee camps in the UK, featuring our very own Olivia Halse. View it here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D041ynKHEJU For more information, please contact us at info@matthewgold.co.uk or 020 8445 9268....
Following a judicial review brought on behalf of two clients, the Secretary of State has agreed to extend the pupil premium for the financial year April 2021-2022, so as to mirror the criteria for the “No Recourse to Public Funds” free school meals extension. Schools should...
Following a claim for judicial review the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has confirmed that many more babies and toddlers from the poorest families in the UK will be entitled support under the Healthy Start Scheme. The Healthy Start Scheme aims to reduce...
Before Dr Anton van Dellen, HM Assistant Coroner West London Coroner’s Court 10 – 21 May 2021 Winston Augustine, 43, died on Thursday 30 August 2018 at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. An inquest has concluded that multiple failures by the prison service to meet Winston’s basic needs directly...
As of 15th January, Matthew Gold & Company Limited are excited to announce we have moved into a new office located at 11 Jerusalem Passage, London, EC1V 4JP ...
In a historic judgement which split the Supreme Court judges, a majority of 3 to 2 found the standard of proof for all conclusions, including suicide and unlawful killing should be on the civil standard of proof. Coroners Courts in England and Wales can now...
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...
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...
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...