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Hickman & Rose

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Hickman & Rose is a leading UK law firm. Its lawyers are among the best in the country specialising in matters of serious criminal wrongdoing, complex fraud, professional services regulation and civil law matters such as inquests and public inquiries.

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Kate Goold, Bartholomew Dalton, Anna Jemmison and Humzah Ilyas from our market-leading serious and general crime team will be attending the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association (LCCSA) European Conference in Lisbon this weekend.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 24/09/2026

For the third year running Hickman & Rose is a finalist in Global Investigations Review's annual international awards, where it is shortlisted as one of six finalists in the Boutique and Regional Firm category.

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 17/09/2026

Hickman & Rose together with the Financial Services Lawyers Association are looking forward to this evening's panel discussion entitled "The FCA as criminal prosecutor: past, present and future?"

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 03/09/2026

Ross Dixon, will be speaking at the 12th Annual Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute, hosted by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section in Braselton, Georgia, from 9-11 September 2026.

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/07/2026

We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic Legal Administrator with knowledge of the criminal justice system to join our Business Support team. More info here: www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/careers/vaca...

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 15/07/2026

Last week, Hickman & Rose partner Kate Goold chaired a thought-provoking discussion with an expert panel, exploring the practical and legal challenges of representing vulnerable clients.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 09/07/2026

The family of Chris Kaba has issued a statement in response to the IOPC's decision that all as yet-unresolved police misconduct cases involving use of force cases should be assessed according the new, higher criminal law test, resulting in almost all such cases being dropped.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 30/06/2026

We are looking for a paralegal to join our Corporate Crime and Regulatory Department for a fixed-term contract of 12 months. More info here: www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/careers/vaca...

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 15/06/2026

For the first time, the High Court has fully examined the law concerning a public inquiry’s ability to compel in-person attendance of a witness living overseas. In a blog, Helen Stone, partner in H&R's Civil Department, analyses the judgment. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/divisional-c... #judgment

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Extra-territoriality and public inquiries: Divisional Court rules overseas witnesses can be compelled to attend public inquiries

Helen Stone analyses Divisional Court ruling in UCPI which found that overseas witnesses can be compelled to attend public inquiries

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 11/06/2026

Hickman & Rose’s Kate Goold and Cally Gormally were delighted to attend the 25 Bedford Row Bake Off event on Tuesday.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 09/06/2026

Hickman & Rose are currently on the London Legal Walk, walking 10km to help those in need gain access to life-changing free legal advice. We are walking with the Lady Chief Justice and thousands of lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) and @inquest-org.bsky.social

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 04/06/2026

On 9 June Hickman & Rose will walk 10km to help those in need gain access to life-changing free legal advice We will walk with the Lady Chief Justice & thousands of lawyers to raise funds for London Legal Support Trust & @inquest-org.bsky.social londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/hickman-r...

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London Legal Walk 2026

Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 2026 London Legal Walk. Hickman & Rose will be walking 10km on Tuesday 9 June to help those in need gain access to life-changing free legal adv

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 26/05/2026

Head of Serious and General Crime Jenny Wiltshire has featured as the The Law Society Gazette's "Lawyer in the News" for her work appealing Rajiv Menon KC's contempt of court referral. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/jenny-wiltsh...

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Jenny Wiltshire is Law Society Gazette's "Lawyer in the News" for Rajiv Menon KC contempt appeal

Jenny Wiltshire named Law Society Gazette's "Lawyer in the News" for her work on Rajiv Menon KC contempt of court appeal

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 18/05/2026

Hickman & Rose client, IP law firm Stobbs, has secured indemnity costs after a judge ruled that a contempt of court action brought against it, and two of its lawyers, was “wrong” and “opportunistic”. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/hickman-rose...

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Hickman & Rose client secures indemnity costs in

Hickman & Rose secures indemnity costs after a judge ruled that contempt action against its client was

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 13/05/2026

We were delighted to host a table at DELF's 10th annual dinner. Kate Goold and Rose Davies Commander were joined by Rebecca Hadgett, Ben Watson KC, Mary Westcott, Douglas Wotherspoon, James Stansfeld, Graeme Hall, Tim James-Matthews and Adam Payter. Congratulations to DELF on a fantastic milestone!

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 22/04/2026

Jenny Wiltshire & Peter Csemiczky, partners in our market leading serious and general crime team, will be attending the European Criminal Bar Association Spring Conference in Barcelona, Spain. #ECBA #EuropeanCriminalBarAssociation

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 01/10/2025

The firm’s “extremely effective” Serious & General Crime team is delighted to maintain its top tier ranking. The department’s strength is further developed by Kate Goold’s return to the firm and recommended lawyer Rose Commander’s elevation to partner. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 01/10/2025

The firm’s Civil Department, now included in Tier 1 for ‘Civil Liberties & Human Rights, is made up of “a very strong public law and civil liberties team” with “exceptional dedication to their clients and first-class subject-matter expertise”. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 01/10/2025

Hickman & Rose is proud to be recognised again as one of the country’s leading law firms by the Legal 500. "at the top of the field in white collar crime, a stable of superb lawyers who have been in all the big cases, and really fight for their clients." www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/three-hr-dep...

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 30/09/2025

@hickmanandrose.co.uk is delighted to announce the promotion of Bartholomew Dalton to Senior Associate. Deserved recognition of his hard work, expertise and commitment to clients.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 25/09/2025

Jenny Wiltshire, Kate Goold, Bartholomew Dalton, and Anna Jemmison from our market-leading serious and general crime team will be attending the LCCSA European Conference in Malaga this weekend Kate will be speaking at the conference delivering a seminar titled: Let’s talk about Sex: Full disclosure

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 18/09/2025

Hickman & Rose is delighted to announce that Tom Bushnell will become a partner in the firm’s Business Crime and Regulatory Law department. Tom has established himself as a leading light in white collar criminal and financial regulatory law. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/tom-bushnell...

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Tom Bushnell promoted to partner in Business Crime and Regulatory Law department

Hickman & Rose is delighted to announce that Tom Bushnell will become a partner in the firm’s Business Crime and Regulatory Law department.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 17/09/2025

Peter Csemiczky and Rose Commander, partners in our market leading serious and general crime team, will be attending the ECBA Autumn Conference in Belgrade, Serbia. #ECBAAutumnConference #EuropeanCriminalBarAssociation #Belgrade

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 20/08/2025

Senior associate Tom Bushnell has been quoted in a Financial Times feature examining the process by which a swathe of criminal prosecutions of financial professionals in the UK and the USA collapsed. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/tom-bushnell... #criminalprosecutions #FinancialTimes

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Tom Bushnell helps Financial Times explain 'how a decade of banker prosecutions collapsed'

Tom Bushnell helps Financial Times examine how a swathe of criminal prosecutions of financial professionals in the UK and the USA collapsed.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 05/08/2025

We are looking for a confident and hard-working individual with exceptional IT skills and knowledge of the criminal justice system to join our Business Support team as a Legal Administrator. More info here: www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/careers/vaca...

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Matrix Law @matrixlaw.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Supreme Court allows the appeals of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, who had been convicted of conspiracy to defraud. Tim Owen KC & @tjamesmatthews.bsky.social acted for Carlo Palombo, instructed by @hickmanandrose.co.uk Read more: ow.ly/mw4L50WtOvc

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Doughty Street Chambers Crime Team @doughtystcrime.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

United Nations Special Rapporteur granted permission to intervene in Palestine Action judicial review against terrorism proscription decision - Adam Straw KC and Rabah Kherbane act for UN Special Rapporteur, instructed by Daniel Machover and Laura Chapman of @hickmanandrose.co.uk

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United Nations Special Rapporteur granted permission to intervene in Palestine Action judicial review against terrorism proscription decision

Professor Ben Saul’s mandate as the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism on Human Rights has been granted permission to intervene in the case of R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for Home D

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/07/2025

Hickman & Rose has appeared in the media in relation to its work for a client seeking a criminal investigation and regulatory action regarding charity funding of an illegal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. #WestBank www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/attorney-gen...

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Attorney General asked to advise on UK charity funding of illegal Israeli settlements

Hickman & Rose in the media in relation to criminal investigation and regulatory action of charity funding illegal Israeli settlement.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/07/2025

Congratulations to associate Bartholomew Dalton on his appointment as a member of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee for 4 years from 1 September 2025. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/bartholomew-...

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Bartholomew Dalton appointed as a member of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee

The Ministry of Justice announced today that the Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Bartholomew Dalton as a solicitor member of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC)

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/07/2025

The CPS has been criticised for its performance in rape prosecutions in a new report by HMCPSI. Peter Csemiczky asks whether this criticism is merited, and reveals some startling statistics about the acquittal rate for adult rape offences. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/what-does-th...

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What does the HMCPSI inspection of CPS adult rape prosecutions really tell us?

In a blog, criminal defence expert Peter Csemiczky asks whether the HMCPSI's criticism of CPS for rape performance is merited

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/07/2025

Civil litigation associate Toby Wilton has been quoted in the media pushing the Government to remove its recently-increased cap on miscarriage of justice compensation. #compensation #miscarriageofjustice www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/toby-wilton-...

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Toby Wilton pushes for miscarriage compensation cap removal following Government concession

Toby Wilton pushes the Government to remove its cap on miscarriage of justice compensation following its agreement to increase it by 30%.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/07/2025

Hickman & Rose's Bartholomew Dalton has contributed a commentary to Criminal Law Week in which he addresses the rules on solicitors’ ability to take electronic devices into police custody suites. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/bartholomew-... #policecustody #mobilephones #solicitors

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Bartholomew Dalton on solicitors' right to take phones into police custody suites

Bartholomew Dalton writes for Criminal Law Week on solicitors’ ability to take electronic devices into police custody suites

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/07/2025

On August 6th, Hickman & Rose's Ross Dixon will appear on the panel at an @americanbar.org online event discussing the international perspective on FCPA enforcement. Ross will discuss the proposed European task force & ask what it means for US companies doing business overseas tinyurl.com/4bsujky8

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European Anti-Corruption Enforcement

Email from Federal Bar Association, DC Chapter Implications for American Companies FCPA Enforcement: The International Perspective With the Department of Justice pursuing fewer cases of international

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 25/06/2025

Are facilitation payments the same as #bribery?’ @hickmanandrose.co.uk barrister Tom Bushnell has written an article for Construction Management, the magazine of the The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), addressing the question. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/tom-bushnell... #facilitationpayments

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Tom Bushnell explains how the Bribery Act applies to construction industry 'facilitation payments'

Writing in Construction Management magazine, Tom Bushnell answers the question 'Are facilitation payments the same as bribery?'

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 25/06/2025

Serious and General Crime associate Bartholomew Dalton has written a commentary article for Criminal Law Week on the issue of time limits to criminal prosecution in low-value shoplifting cases. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/time-limits-... #shoplifting #prosecutiontimelimits

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Time limits on shoplifting prosecutions - Bartholomew Dalton comments in Criminal Law Week

Bartholomew Dalton comments in the Criminal Law Week on the issue of time limits to criminal prosecution in low-value shoplifting cases.

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 06/06/2025

After hearing 6 weeks of evidence, an inquest jury last month concluded that former soldier Sean Fitzgerald was killed lawfully. However, it also identified serious causative failures in the planning and implementation of the police operation. #inquest www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/serious-poli...

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Serious police failures identified at Sean Fitzgerald’s inquest

Serious police failures have been identified at the inquest into the death of former soldier Sean Fitzgerald

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Doughty Street Chambers @doughtystreet.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Sean Fitzgerald: Inquest jury identifies serious failures in firearms police operation. Adam Straw KC, Tom Stoate and Tayyiba Bajwa represented Liam Fitzgerald, Sean’s brother, instructed by Helen Stone of @hickmanandrose.co.uk. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/sean-fi...

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Sean Fitzgerald: Inquest jury identifies serious failures in firearms police operation

Sean Fitzgerald, 31, died after being shot in the chest by a West Midlands police firearms officer, known as Officer K, as Sean exited a property on Burnaby Road, Coventry, on 4 January 2019.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 02/06/2025

Hickman & Rose is delighted to announce the promotion of Ellie Cornish, Steffan Baker and Tom Bushnell to Senior Associate. Deserved recognition of their hard work, expertise and commitment to clients. Congratulations Ellie, Steffan and Tom.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 12/05/2025

Ross Dixon, partner in Hickman & Rose’s industry leading Business Crime and Regulatory teams, is attending the @ibanews.bsky.social's Annual Transnational Crime Conference in Santiago on 14-16 May. Ross will be co-chairing the ‘Supply chain and criminal offences’ panel #InternationalBarAssociation

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 28/04/2025

On 25 April, Kate Goold, Anna Jemmison, Jaya Narang & Tanya Murray, members of our market leading Serious & General Crime team, celebrated Women In Criminal Law’s 7th Birthday. Thank you to our fantastic guests for making the event such a wonderful evening. #WomenInCriminalLaw #WICL #CrimeLawyers

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Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 23/04/2025

Jenny Wiltshire, Peter Csemiczky, and Rose Davies Commander, partners in Hickman & Rose’s market leading Serious and General Crime team, are attending the European Criminal Bar Association Spring Conference in Sorrento on 25-26 April. #ECBASpringConference #ECBA #Sorrento

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 26/03/2025

Hickman & Rose is delighted to announce that Rose Commander will join the firm's partnership from 1 April 2025. Rose has been an invaluable member of the firm's top-ranked Serious and General Crime team since she joined Hickman & Rose in 2018.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 25/03/2025

Hickman & Rose client Carlo Palombo’s 6 year long battle to overturn his criminal conviction for a EURIBOR related fraud offence has made it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will determine whether Carlo’s behaviour was criminal. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/hickman-rose... #SupremeCourt #Appeal

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Hickman & Rose take Carlo Palombo EURIBOR appeal to the Supreme Court

Hickman & Rose client Carlo Palombo's six year long battle to overturn his criminal conviction for a EURIBOR related fraud offence has made it all the way to the Supreme Court.

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Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

🔎 Our Leslie Thomas KC, w/ Daniel Machover (@dmachover.bsky.social) & Adam Straw KC (of @doughtystreet.bsky.social), rounds up cases on the #FreedomOfInformation Act, #AssistedDying, #NorthernIreland legacy investigations & more. Read their 'Inquests and Inquiries: Update' 🔽 tinyurl.com/5n8zv49y

Inquests and inquiries: update

Daniel Machover, Adam Straw KC and Professor Leslie Thomas KC round up important cases on inquests and inquiries, as well as new chief coroner's guidance.

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Daniel Machover @dmachover.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Toby Wilton of .@hickmanandrose.co.uk, the legal firm representing Malkinson in his civil claim, said the interim payment was “long-awaited good news in this case”, but that it was “not right that this statutory…scheme can only pay out a maximum of £1m to victims of serious miscarriages of justice”.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 06/02/2025

Serious and General Crime associate Bartholomew Dalton has written for Criminal Law Week on the High Court habeas corpus case of an individual unlawfully detained in HMP Pentonville long after he should have been set free. www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/here-we-go-a... #UnlawfulDetention #HMPPentonville

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'Here we go again!' Bartholomew Dalton analyses latest High Court prison habeas corpus case

Bartholomew Dalton writes Criminal Law Week commentary on latest habeas corpus High Court matter of Bashir v Governor of HMP Pentonville

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Daniel Machover @dmachover.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A key issue identified by my @hickmanandrose.co.uk colleague Peter is the need for guidance to universities on how they should properly run investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by students.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 09/01/2025

Serious and General Crime partner Peter Csemiczky has written an article for @thetimes.com in which he criticises the way many UK universities handle allegations of sexual misconduct made against students. #TheTimes #Misconduct #University www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/peter-csemic...

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Peter Csemiczky in the Times on university sexual misconduct proceedings

Peter Csemiczky writes in the Times about the way UK universities investigate allegations of sexual misconduct made against students.

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 09/01/2025

Hickman & Rose's Jenny Wiltshire has been quoted in the Daily Telegraph commenting on the steep rise in the number of rape prosecutions dropped by the CPS. An increase to ten dropped prosecutions a week is likely to have been influenced by recent changes... www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/jenny-wiltsh...

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Jenny Wiltshire in Telegraph on impact of digital evidence rules on rape prosecutions

Jenny Wiltshire quoted in Daily Telegraph on impact of new digital evidence disclosure rules on CPS dropping rape prosecutions

Hickman & Rose @hickmanandrose.co.uk · 21/11/2024

Earlier this month the FCA fined Metro Bank (UK) £16m for anti-money laundering failings. This led to commentary that the regulator is focussing its attention on “challenger banks”. This analysis risks missing the bigger picture... - Tom Bushnell #MetroBank www.hickmanandrose.co.uk/metro-banks-...

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Metro Bank’s £16m AML penalty – a case with little to do with challenger banks

Tom Bushnell analyses the FCA's fining of Metro Bank for AML failings and argues the case has little to do with its "challenger bank" status