In response to legal proceedings issued by Gold Jennings’ client “MS” in March 2024, the Home Secretary has admitted that the Home Office intentionally delayed the claims for permission to stay made by asylum seeking trafficking victims who were at the time earmarked for possible...
The Bolton Area Coroner sitting with a Jury has returned a verdict of unlawful killing following the murder of Regan Tierney on the 5th June 2019 by her former partner Daniel Patten. The jury, having heard evidence from officers of Greater Manchester Police, gave a narrative...
Matthew Gold of Gold Jennings represents David and Shannon Tierney, the father and daughter of Regan Tierney who was brutally murdered by her partner Daniel Patten on the 5th June 2019. The inquest into Regan’s death commenced on the 11th July 2024 and is being held...
27 February 2024: Four asylum seekers who issued claims for judicial review against the Home Secretary after being accommodated at the controversial military site, RAF Wethersfield, have today been selected as lead claimants and granted permission to proceed with their claims to trial in July...
Sobhia Khan died on 27 May 2017 at the hands of her partner Ataul Mustafa, who was being monitored in the community as a restricted patient under the direct care and supervision of the Ministry of Justice, Derbyshire NHS Healthcare Trust and the Derby City...
In a highly critical judgment yesterday, the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) severely criticised the Home Secretary’s flawed conduct in judicial proceedings brought by the Claimant, a Palestinian refugee, challenging the refusal to grant her a visa on the basis that her presence in...
We are delighted that once again we have been recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. In the prestigious Chambers and Partners 2024 guide, the firm as a whole has risen from Band 3 to Band 2 for Administrative and Public Law: Traditional Claimant,...
Gold Jennings solicitors representing SP, the widow of a prison officer, has settled a civil claim for breach of the Human Rights Act for £300,000. In September 2019, our client’s husband was on his way home after a night out with colleagues when he tripped and...
We are delighted to welcome experienced solicitor Louise Eardley back to Gold Jennings. Having originally trained with us, Louise took up a position at Sinclairs Law upon qualification in August 2019. Louise has an excellent reputation in education law, community care, public and administrative law and human...
Gold Jennings have successfully settled a claim for damages brought by a mother (“AB”) and her son (“BC”) against Telford & Wrekin Council. The claim arose from a 10-month period in 2020 during which our clients were separated after the Defendant removed the child into...
The Claimant, a disabled survivor of domestic abuse, has been granted permission to proceed with her judicial review challenge of the Legal Aid Agency’s (“LAA”) policy of treating backdated Personal Independence Payments (“PIP”) as capital, which currently prevents individuals such as the Claimant from accessing...
Matthew Gold, director of Gold Jennings has settled a civil claim against the Chief Constable of Surrey Police for £850,000 subject to Court approval. Matthew represents the surviving children whose mother was murdered by their father following an abusive relationship. Surrey Police accepted liability for...