30 Sep Gold Jennings recognised in Legal 500 for another year

Posted 30.09.2022 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Police Misconduct 0 Comments

Gold Jennings are delighted to be recognised for another year in the Legal 500 rankings. Legal 500 is widely recognised as the world’s largest legal referral guide. The 2022 rankings recognises that Gold Jennings “punches well above its weight in civil liberties and human rights...

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25 Aug Coroner agrees to resume inquest into death of domestic homicide victim Lucy-Anne Dyson following judicial review

Posted 25.08.2022 | Civil Claims Against Public Authorities, Human Rights, Inquests, Judicial Review, Police Misconduct 0 Comments

The High Court has ordered by consent that the Coroner for Portsmouth, Hampshire and Southampton resume an Article 2 inquest into the death of Lucy-Anne Dyson. Lucy-Anne was killed in June 2019 by her husband Sean Dyson, who pleaded guilty to murder part way through...

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24 May Clare Jennings shortlisted for Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award 2022

Posted 24.05.2022 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

We are very proud to announce that Gold Jennings' Director Clare Jennings has been shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award 2022 in social welfare. Clare has had an amazing couple of years and done phenomenal work leading Gold Jennings' Public Law and Community...

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07 Apr Times Lawyer of the Week: Clare Jennings

Posted 07.04.2022 | Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

Gold Jennings' Lawyer and Director Clare Jennings has been named Times Lawyer of the Week following her work on behalf of asylum seekers who successfully challenged the government’s secret blanket policy of seizing mobile phones from small boat arrivals. Last month the High Court ruled that...

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25 Mar High Court rules that Home Secretary’s secret policy of seizing and retaining mobile phones from asylum seekers arriving by small boat unlawful and breached human rights

Posted 25.03.2022 | Human Rights, Information Law, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

Today, the High Court ruled that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully and breached human rights and data protection laws by operating a secret, blanket policy of seizing, retaining and extracting data from the mobile phones of asylum seekers arriving by small boat. This claim for judicial...

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24 Mar Government permanently extends Free school meals and Pupil Premium

Posted 24.03.2022 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

Gold Jennings is delighted to announce that following a cross departmental review - which was conducted following our clients' threat of judicial review -  the Government has decided to permanently extend Free School Meals and the Pupil Premium to children from NRPF families. Written statements -...

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25 Jan High Court to hear asylum seekers’ challenge to Home Secretary’s policy of seizing mobile phones from boat arrivals and extracting data

Posted 25.01.2022 | Human Rights, Information Law, Judicial Review, Migrant Rights 0 Comments

Today the High Court will hear a judicial review challenge to the Secretary of State's secret and blanket policy of seizing the mobile phones of all migrants who entered the UK by small boat between April 2020 and November 2020. Arrivals were also told, wrongly,...

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21 Oct Gold Jennings recognised in Chambers and Partners

Posted 21.10.2021 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

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...

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08 Oct Gold Jennings Highly Commended at Law Society’s Excellence Awards

Posted 08.10.2021 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

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...

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30 Sep Matthew Gold & Co delighted to be recognised in Legal 500 for another year

Posted 30.09.2021 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

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...

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07 Jul Matthew Gold & Co’s Public Law team win Legal Aid Team of the Year at the LALYS

Posted 07.07.2021 | Discrimination and Equality, Human Rights, Judicial Review 0 Comments

Matthew Gold & Co. Public Law and Community Care Team are delighted to have won the Team of the Year award at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2021 (LALY Awards 2021). The LALY Awards are an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the...

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14 Jun Refugee Camps in the UK

Posted 14.06.2021 | Uncategorized 0 Comments

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....

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