06 Mar Independent highlights councils failing in their duties to protect homeless children
Clare Jennings on local authority failures to protect vulnerable children forced into homelessness in Independent. For more information read here....
08 Feb London Borough of Camden reviewing its policy on subsistence rates paid to families in receipt of section 17 support
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...
05 Nov Matthew Gold & Co directors recognised in Chambers & Partners
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...
11 Oct “Outstanding” Matthew Gold & Co ranked in Legal 500
Posted 11.10.2017
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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...
27 Sep The Lammy Review exposes racial bias in the criminal justice system
The Findings of the Review In January 2016 the then Prime Minister David Cameron commissioned David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community, to conduct a review into the overrepresentation of black, Asian, and minority ethnic...
27 Sep New appointments at Matthew Gold & Co
Posted 27.09.2017
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Matthew Gold & Co is delighted to welcome two new solicitors to the team. Maya Lal is a highly experienced solicitor with a particular interest and expertise in public inquiries. She has been instructed in two leading and important inquiries: the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI)...
22 Sep Prime Minister will consider the appointment of further panel members to the Grenfell Inquiry
Posted 22.09.2017
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Following legal pre-action correspondence, the Prime Minister has confirmed that she will consider appointment of panel members to sit alongside Sir Martin Moore-Bick on the Grenfell Inquiry and when doing so, she will have regard to her obligations under the Equality Act 2010.1 Shafika Ragab, who...
24 Aug New trainee solicitors at Matthew Gold & Co
This month we're welcoming two new trainee solicitors to the London office of Matthew Gold & Co. Joseph Thompson joins us from Kingsley Napley LLP, where he's been working as a criminal litigation paralegal, while Louise Eardley joins us from the Howard League for Penal...
02 Aug No justice for Cardiff Three: a summary of the Horwell Report
Posted 02.08.2017
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A long awaited report by Richard Horwell QC into the collapse of R v Mouncher criminal trial reveals the failings that denied justice to the Cardiff Three. Thirteen police officers from South Wales Police were charged with offences of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice...
21 Jul Inquest into death of Richard Davies reaches conclusion of lawful killing
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...
18 Jul R v Mouncher: Prosecution of 13 police officers “embarrassment on a national scale” says independent Horwell Report
Posted 18.07.2017
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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...
30 Jun Matthew Gold & Co welcomes new interns
Posted 30.06.2017
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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...