In his departing speech as chief executive of Barnado’s last week, Martin Narey spoke about the sad truth “that adoption has gone out of fashion”. In some cases social services are perhaps not putting children forward for adoption quickly...

Margaret Hatwood has been invited to speak at an Advanced Family Law Conference at the RAF Club in Piccadilly on 4 February 2011. Other speakers include five leading Family QCs. Also speaking is Ayesha Vardag, the solicitor whom represented Katrin...

A report by the Alzheimer's Society highlights how a lack of care services could force as many as 50,000 dementia patients out of their homes sooner than necessary. Almost 500,000 people are coping with dementia at home in the UK, but almost one in ten...

Partners Stephanie Prior and Sana Bibi attended a charity dinner at the House of Lords on behalf of the Child Brain Injury Trust and Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA). Stephanie Prior and Sana Bibi The evening commenced with a tour of...

It has been announced today that a "very senior" MI5 officer is to appear anonymously at the 7/7 inquests but will be visible to the relatives of those who died in the suicide bombings. The coroner granted a request from Home Secretary Theresa May...

Katherine Anderson ,a solicitor in Anthony Gold's  personal injury team , has represented a pregnant woman who slipped at work. The claimant (P) was a catering assistant who was injured at work when she slipped on a pool of water that...

  M was placed in a children’s home in the late 1970’s. The Superintendent of the children’s home was a prolific paedophile and he abused M as well as many other children placed in the home. M suffered psychological damage and this...

Jenny Kennedy , Stephanie Prior and Sana Bibi , Partners at Anthony Gold, hosted a table at the exciting Headway Awards Luncheon on 10 December 2010. Once a year Headway's members, friends and supporters come together to pay tribute to some very...

  H was employed as a cleaner for a hostel. In August 2008 he was emptying bins outside the hostel when he was pricked by a used needle protruding from a plastic rubbish bag. The hostel was used by drug addicts, including addicts known to have HIV and...

Clifford Tibber of Anthony Gold Solicitors comments in The Telegraph on the decision to not allow the hearings to be held behind closed doors: "The decision is a further endorsement of the principle of open Justice. It is right that those who lost...

Mr W injured his back when he was forced to cycle over a pothole on a busy London road by rush hour traffic. Mr W instructed Anthony Gold to act for him. At the time of the accident Mr W was an active 26 year old who worked as a photographer...

  In November 2007 Miss B sustained an injury to her right hand after using a faulty machine at a launderette. On the day of the accident, Miss B had put her washing in the dryer and then waited for the red light to switch off before taking the items...

Philippa Graham has scooped one of the major law student awards in the country for her outstanding performance in family law. Philippa, a trainee solicitor with Anthony Gold, is joint winner of the Resolution Prize awarded by Resolution , a 5,500-strong...

A wife in Italy has had her marriage annulled as she thought about having an affair. This was despite the fact that she had not been unfaithful. This bizarre decision was made by the most senior court in Italy, the Court of Cassation. The husband claimed...

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly discussed pro bono and the Big Society in a recent interview with the Law Society Gazette . Partner Debra Wilson comments on this interview in her recent letter to the Gazette: In the interview with Jonathan...

  Solicitor Rose Niranjanan comments on a recent case... An employee who worked as a street scene operative sustained a serious cut to his left hand when his employer failed to provide him with suitable protective gloves. Mr Steven Threlfall was...

The Coroner has today ruled that she has no power to exclude the bereaved families or any other interested party from the inquests and that she can not therefore receive evidence in secret. Clifford Tibber of Anthony Gold Solicitors welcomed the ruling: ...

Once again Anthony Gold has ranked highly in Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2011 , launched last night. In the field of Clinical Negligence Chambers says: "The impressive team is well regarded for its clinical negligence work.  Jon...

In February 2009, Mrs M was pushing her shopping trolley along a south London street on her way to visit her daughter when she tripped and fell suffering injuries. She was taken by ambulance to hospital and diagnosed with lacerations to her head and face and...

Anthony Gold has a contract with the Legal Services Commission to provide housing law in the London Borough of Southwark as part of a consortium. That means that we can ask our consortium partners to provide our clients with welfare benefits and debt advice...

I was never sure why so many people doubted what purpose could be served by resuming the inquests into the deaths of those who had died in the London bombings on 7 July 2005. The relatives who lost their loved ones have every right to learn as much of the...

The Claimant (S) brought a claim for damages against her employer in respect of an accident at work in June 2007. S was employed as a guard at a prison in London. In June 2007, S was assisting in a process called 'freeflow'. This is where prisoners with a...

Only a castaway on a desert island could have avoided reading about the long running saga of the Granatino v Radmacher case. Nicholas Granatino, a French banker, had challenged a Court of Appeal decision which reduced his divorce settlement from his former...

In March 2007, Gladys was walking near her home in West London. As she walked over a new stretch of paving she did not see that the builders had left a metal drainage grate over 1 inch proud of the surrounding area. The builders had been resurfacing the...

  There is now a very strong indication from the government that they wish privately paying clients to be assessed for mediation in the same way that legally aided clients have been for a number of years.   What this means is that it may soon be...

R was a year 7 pupil at a local secondary school. During the first term of school R and other pupils went away on a weekend trip with the school to the Arethusa Venture Centre (AVC). The purpose of the trip was to enable them to participate in various...

The inquests into the deaths of 52 innocent victims of the London bombings on 7 July 2005 will commence on 11 October 2010. Anthony Gold represents the families of 6 of the victims, 4 of whom were killed at Edgware Road, 1 at Russell Square and 1 at...

A recent study by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEPS) has led to a renewed call for better consumer protection when using will writers. The research has shown that two thirds of trust and estate practitioners have encountered...

Andrew Brookes , head of Anthony Gold's Housing and Public Law team , has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge on the Southern Eastern Circuit....

London Mayor Boris Johnson has been urged to provide helmets in his bike-renting scheme. This comes after two cyclists, both riding without helmets, needed emergency scans on their skulls after accidents that occured whilst riding bicycles belonging to the...

Jon Nicholson  has obtained permission from the High Court to call expert evidence from a financial adviser to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal in Roberts v Johnstone .   Roberts v Johnstone is a decision of the Court of Appeal...

Anthony Gold were amongst those who sponsored James Wood, who on Wednesday became the first spinal cord injured man in Europe to swim the Channel. James became paraplegic at the age of 19 following a road traffic accident in 1990. He completed the...

Congratulations to the 11 Anthony Gold runners who successfully completed the 30th BUPA Great North Run on Sunday 19 September in Newcastle. The conditions were pretty much perfect for the event - overcast, 15 degrees and with a little...

The Claimant (P) , brought a claim for damages for personal injury against his employers.  P sought damages for a crush injury to his hand that he sustained following the Defendants’ failure to provide him with a safe working environment. P was...

During a period of heavy snow in February 2009, W was injured in an accident at work when he slipped on ice. As a maintenance engineer he was asked by his manager to grit an icy external area in his workplace where several people had slipped the day before....

Anthony Gold is ranked again in the Legal 500 2010 in four practice areas. Administrative and Public Law, Family, Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Claimant Lawyers specifically commended are: Andrew Brookes , Head of the Housing and public law...

15 December 2010 Andrew Brookes, head of the Anthony Gold Housing and Public law team will be speaking at the Housing Law Practitioners' Association conference on 15 December. Giles Peaker one of Anthony Gold's Housing and Public law solicitors will be...

As part of the economic cut backs the Ministry of Justice is seeking to close a large number of courts in England and Wales. Some of those are courts in rural areas where there must be genuine concerns about access to justice. Those clients will have to...

Timothy Waitt, a partner in the Housing, Human Rights & Public Law Department, was awarded higher rights of audience from August 31 2010 and is now recognised as a Solicitor Advocate (Higher Court, Civil and Criminal Proceedings). This allows Timothy...

On Saturday 04 September 2010 The Sydenham Hill Tenants and Residents Association (SyTRA) in conjunction with Anthony Gold and a number of other local businesses held a party on the old disused basketball court situated in the heart of the estate. Debra...

O -v- Creatability Ltd O was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis in 2002. At the time of his accident, he was medically retired but lived a fully independent life and got out and about on a daily basis. His accommodation and car were...

Miss B wins £ 110,000 following collision with lorry. In Oct 2008, Miss B, a 79 year old lady suffered an injury whilst on a pedestrian crossing when a HGV lorry ran over her left foot and trapped her. She was rushed to King’s College...

Background V, was 82 years old at the time of her accident. She lived at a property on a housing estate in Brixton which was maintained by the Defendant. On 6th August 2008, V left her property to carry a couple of bags of rubbish to the communal bins....

Monika Byrska Commercial Team Anthony Gold Solicitors It is always been the case that a reputation is hard earned and easily lost. This has never been more apt as businesses rely more and more on their internet profile to attract new work. One...

Mrs B had suffered with back problems for the majority of her adult life following a childhood accident. She had managed her problems well ensuring that she exercised regularly to minimise the impact her weakened back had on her day to day living. She worked...

In November 2006 C was injured when a heavy pane of glass fell directly onto his left foot. At the time of the accident C was employed as a glass cutter and was 39 years of age. The glass sliced through the boots C was wearing at the time and into his foot....

Clifford Tibber is representing five families at the inquests into the:          London Bombings of 7 July 2005. The inquests are due to start on 11 October and will last approximately 18 weeks. Clifford has...

Debra Wilson questions why the new government has shied away from tighter policing of the private rented sector: read the full article by opening the below PDF document. ...

On 20 July 2010, the third Fiona Woolf Lecture was given by Miss Cherie Booth QC at the Law Society’s hall. Margaret Hatwood had an opportunity of discussing the pending decision in Radmacher v. Granatino with Miss Booth who was one of two QCs...

A was a self-employed bricklayer aged 28 at the time of the accident. He had worked for the Defendant Company (“D”) since leaving school along with various members of his family. D operated a building and construction service. At the time of his...

Jenny Kennedy and Jackie Spinks are both speakers at a forthcoming London conference on personal injury litigation for clients who have suffered serious brain injury. This conference – presented by Central Law Training - will take place on 28th...

Anthony Gold were once again the sole sponsors for the Streatham Festival World Music Event at St Leonards Church Streatham on Sat July 10th. The evening was a great success and the client testimonial below demonstrates what a great evening was had by all.....

In Lord Walker’s words, the tolerated trespasser is a "zombie-like" creature which has been living a “sort of half-life” at the heart of housing law practice for the past 20 years Read the full article on the Solicitors Journal ...

Charlotte Collins wins landmark tenancy victory in Supreme Court Who? Charlotte Collins, 37, housing solicitor at London law firm Anthony Gold. Why is she in the news? Won a landmark victory in the Supreme Court which ruled that, for the purposes of...

On 23 June 2010 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Austin v London Borough of Southwark, an appeal heard by a panel of five Law Lords on 21 and 22 April 2010 . The Appellant Mr Barry Austin, is the brother of the late Alan Austin who...

Stephanie Prior - Partner, Anthony Gold Solicitors -  The partner of a man who went into hospital for a routine left total hip replacement has been awarded compensation of £25,000.  On 1st February 2008 Mr D underwent a left total hip...

- Meet Simply Gold - Part of the London Elephant Parade - a hugely successful scheme set up in order to promote and highlight the plight of this wonderful endangered species, Anthony Gold saw this as real opportunity to back this local and...

Nicola Ellis seemed to be on the verge of the golden years. At 60, she was the mother of six children and was semi-retired, living in the home built with the man she’d married 40 years previously. But one morning Ellis’s world collapsed. Out of...

Ian Mitchell has joined Anthony Gold as Head of Leasehold Services. Ian is an expert in all matters concerning leasehold property. The focus will be on acting for flat owners and freeholders in collective enfranchisement transactions. Ian can be contacted...

Giles Peaker Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award - May 2010     Anthony Gold is delighted to announce that Giles Peaker, one of the firms Housing solicitors, has been shortlisted for the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards in the...

Stephanie Prior, Partner at Anthony Gold continues to act for the victims in their compensation claims against the local authority Stephanie handles a mix of complex personal injury and clinical negligence work, with a particular interest in birth...

Gracia returns home to her family in Brazil for further medical care. Anthony Gold Partner, Jenny Kennedy, has successfully arranged the repatriation of her client to Brazil for further medical attention and rehabilitation. Gracia, a 22 year old married...

Rights over Village Greens The Supreme Court (formerly “the House of Lords”) decided in March that local residents who regularly walked over a Council owned Golf Course and took their dogs for walks there could register it as “Common...

Anthony Gold was proud to sponsor Headway East London's recent Dance Marathon. The event was a roaring success, with 50 dancers taking part in the 8-hour marathon. In total £15,000 was raised for Headway East London. Jo Brand, patron of...

Anthony Gold, acting for Mr John Mason, yesterday successfully defended a challenge brought by the RSPCA against the estate of his brother Mr George Mason deceased. The RSPCA disagreed with the executors' interpretation of his Will. The RSPCA were the...

This is one of the Law Society's prestigious specialist committees and is responsible for advising the Society on policy in respect to the civil justice system. In September 2009 David was also appointed as a member of the Civil Justice Council's new Costs...

On 21 and 22 April 2010 the Supreme Court of the UK will hear the appeal in Austin v London Borough of Southwark . This case concerns some of the outstanding issues in relation to tolerated trespassers. The court will determine whether Mr Austin has the...

Anthony Gold has recently appointed Philip Wallace as a consultant. Philip can provide a full range of Notary services. The role of a Notary is to authenticate legal documents which will be used abroad. In addition to the Notary's authentication, many...

Shortly before Christmas Headway East London, a charity supporting those with brain injury, held their Christmas market at Anthony Gold's London Bridge office where they sold Christmas crafts, decorations, pictures and cards. The charity raised...

As in previous years, Anthony Gold has decided not to send Christmas cards this year. Instead we are making a donation to the Lambeth Community Fund. The Lambeth Community Fund is a new charitable venture set up to support the London Borough of...

Anthony Gold is pleased to announce that  Margaret Hatwood  has today become a Partner in the firm. Margaret joins the family team , specialising in high value financial cases involving married and unmarried couples. Much of her work often...

The Health and Safety Executive has revealed that there were around 96,800 cases of anxiety or depression-related illness in London last year, with stress fast replacing backache as the number one cause of sick leave. Over 16% of workers complain that...

Stephanie Prior is acting for one of the victims who suffered abuse at the hands of John Darby at Hollydale Children's Home. The victim was repeatedly abused by Darby and subjected to indecent assault, cruelty and violence but he was too ashamed and too...

Once again Anthony Gold has ranked highly in Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2010 , launched last night. In the field of Clinical Negligence Chambers says: "This expanding practice receives praise for its work in the sector.  Jon...

Family Associate Margaret Hatwood was yesterday interviewed by BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey about the new co-habiting proposals from the Law commission. Under the proposals, co-habiting couples with children would be given automatic inheritance...

Teams of runners from Anthony Gold have been donning their  trainers to raise money for Headway East London. In July a team of runners from Anthony Gold took part in the British 10K London Run. In September a team of lady runners from Anthony...

Anthony Gold's Commercial Property Partner Jonathan Nokes led a team at ASPIRE's golf day last week. Although they didn't win, Anthony Gold finished respectfully in the middle of the table. The day of golf was finished off with an auction with many...

Anthony Gold's clinical negligence, personal injury, family law and administrative and public law teams have all been recommended in The Legal 500 2009 . Anthony Gold's  Clinical Negligence  team is described as "a formidable and...

Anthony Gold is delighted to announce that Margaret Hatwood joined their London Bridge office on 1 September 2009, as an associate in the Family team . Margaret joins Anthony Gold from Thomas Eggar where she has built up a reputation...

Partner and Catastrophic Injury specialist  Jackie Spinks will be speaking at the forthcoming conference Managing Catastrophic Injury Claims  taking place in London on 20 October 2009. Catastrophic injury claims present particular problems...

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Partner Stephanie Prior is to speak at AvMA's forthcoming Essential Medicine for Lawyers conference, taking place in London on 14 October 2009.  The course will give clinical negligence solicitors a good...

Anthony Gold is pleased to announce that Stephanie Prior has today become a Partner in the firm. Stephanie handles a mix of complex personal injury and clinical negligence work, with a special interest in birth injuries, child abuse claims and fatal...

Head of Family & Divorce Law department Kim Beatson  commented in The Independent yesterday on the decreasing numbers of civil partnerships being entered into, and the increasing number of dissolutions. Figures from the Office for National...

Personal Injury specialist  Josephine Robinson  is to speak at the forthcoming: Football Focus - A Seminar on Sports Law Personal Injury Claims, taking place in London on 9 September 2009.  Sports law personal injury claims present...

On Saturday 12th July, seven Anthony Gold staff members ran in The British 10K London Run in central London, all in the name of charity. The team was raising money for Headway East London, which provides support for people with acquired...

Anthony Gold was proud to sponsor Streatham Festival's key event - the World Sounds @ St Leonard's concert on Saturday night. Over recent years the World Sounds concert has established itself as a significant event on the World Music stage and has...

Partner Andrew Brookes acted for the respondent in the recent case of Vedalease Ltd v Cascabel Investments Ltd. Cascabel loaned Vedalease £600,000 to buy a freehold property. Vedalease signed a deed of trust to give a 25% share of the...

Giles Peaker , a housing solicitor at Anthony Gold, features in Solicitors Journal , commenting on the recent House of Lords ruling that councils have a duty to assess the wider needs of 16 and 17 year olds who become homeless. Young people should be...

  On 1 May 2009 all the staff at Anthony Gold took part in a special "Michelle Macmillan Day" in memory of Michelle Michaud. Michelle, a receptionist at Anthony Gold since 1992, sadly passed away in December 2008 aged 39 years. Staff...

Today marks the start of Action for Brain Injury Week, which continues until 17th May. The week is run by charity Headway, the brain injury association, who endeavour to raise the general public's awareness of the challenges people with brain...

Anthony Gold was delighted to support ASPIRE, the charity that works with people with spinal cord injury, by taking a table at last night's ASPIRE Sport's Quiz Dinner at Lord's Cricket Ground. The 600 guests enjoyed the evening which was hosted by BBC...

  Compensation for Stress at Work by  David Marshall  is the new definitive legal guide to stress at work claims. David Marshall is an expert in this highly specialist field, securing compensation payments that can run into...

Anthony Gold is pleased to announce the staff based at the firm's Shad Thames offices have, as planned, now moved to join the firm's other London offices. Partner and Property Law expert Jonathan Nokes  has moved, with his team, to Anthony...

Jenny Kennedy , Partner in our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team and an expert in catastrophic injuries has secured one of the highest single interim payments ever. The payment of £1.75 million was ordered by the Court, in the face of...

Far too many people do not make a Will and do not realise that without a Will their assets are left in accordance with a formula determined by the state. From 1st February, spouses and civil partners (where there are children and who die without a Will) now...

On 1st April, employees are entitled to 5.6 weeks paid holiday including bank and public holidays. This means that for the normal 5 day week, a full time worker now has a minimum holiday entitlement of 28 days a year including bank holidays . Businesses...

The International Association of Irish Lawyers held a prestigious event at the House of Lords on Friday 27th February, as the guests of Lord Thomas of Gresford. A number of prominent judges and senior lawyers from the Irish Republic and the UK...

Anthony Gold is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Prior to the firm, as of today. Stephanie joins Anthony Gold from Charles Russell. Stephanie joins our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team . She handles a mix of complex...

Anthony Gold celebrated the move to their new London Bridge offices with a successful launch party last week. Despite the previous day's heavy snow, many guests attended the party at the firm's new offices situated in Hay's Galleria on the South Bank. ...

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