We at Matthew Gold & Company Ltd want to do everything we can to protect the health of the public and our staff, while maintaining services to our clients. For this reason, we have changed our working practices to comply with Government guidelines in light...
At long last, the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board has now been introduced to compensate victims who suffered abuse as children whilst in residential institutions from 1922 to 1995 in Northern Ireland. The scheme offers up to £100,000 in compensation provided certain criteria are met with...
The Maughan hearing will be live-streamed from court room 2, you can access the broadcast from here: https://www.supremecourt.uk/live/court-02.html Key information On 26 and 27 February 2020 the Supreme Court will decide what is the standard of proof for finding a short form and narrative conclusion of suicide. The...
Background We recently acted for a vulnerable young adult who had been assessed by his local authority as having adoption support needs and required psycho-therapy as a result. His local authority made an application to the Adoption Support Fund (“ASF”), a scheme run by the Department for...
We are delighted to announce that once again our Directors, Matthew Gold and Clare Jennings, are among the select few ranked as leading lawyers in this year’s Chambers and Partners. Matthew who heads our Civil Actions Against the State department is ranked in Band 3 of...
Matthew Gold & Co are delighted to welcome William Flack who has joined us, in our Public Law department, from September 2019. William has a huge amount of experience in complex housing cases and has specialised in defending possession proceedings and homelessness cases. He strives tirelessly...
Matthew Gold & Co has once more been recommended in the Legal500, a guide to the leading law firms in the UK. The 2020 edition sees MG & Co recognised in the Civil Liberties and Public Law categories as a 'fantastic boutique firm'. We are delighted...
Secretary of State for Education extends eligibility for free nursery places for 2 year olds in No Recourse to Public Funds ('NRPF') households following successful judicial review challenge Background In 2014 the government introduced an entitlement to free early education places for two years olds from low-income...
Following a claim for judicial review the Secretary of State for Education has confirmed that many more 2-year-olds from the poorest families will be entitled to a free nursery place. In 2014 the government announced funding for a ‘fairness premium’ which entitled all disadvantaged 2-year-olds to...
On 3 September 2019 the inquest touching upon Anthony Kostiw’s death will commence at Milton Keynes Coroner’s Court. Mr Kostiw was last seen alive by two Thames Valley Police officers in the early hours of 3 January 2018 when they had de-arrested him and dropped him...
Justine Pierce’s son has attention deficit disorder and is on the autism spectrum. As a result he is too anxious to go to his mainstream school. Despite Justine having explained her son’s difficulties, the Council have instigated a prosecution against her for her son’s non-attendance before...
Our client’s son, a 14-year-old boy with a diagnosis of autism and special education needs (SEN), was unable to attend his mainstream school due to the high level of anxiety caused by his disability needs. Despite being aware of his diagnosis and that this was the...