Bartholomew Dalton and Kate O'Raghallaigh of Doughty Street Chambers are praised in the High Court for securing the release a client held unlawfully by HMP Wandsworth. Mr Justice Pepperall meanwhile describes “a lamentable series of failings' by the prison.
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Hickman & Rose’s Tom Bushnell has been quoted in Dow Jones’ Financial News commenting on the fact that 77% of all the FCA’s open insider dealing investigations are into allegations of so-called 'opportunistic' insider dealing.
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Business Crime partner Ross Dixon has been quoted in a Law360 article examining the successes - and failures – of Deferred Prosecution Agreements over the decade since they became law.
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Business crime and regulatory law barrister Tom Bushnell has written an article for FTAdviser on the difficulties of revoking an FCA prohibition order, and how to overcome them.
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Great bit of CPD for you!

How can I successfully revoke a ban from the FCA?
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Head of Civil Litigation Daniel Machover has spoken to the The Mirror after The National Archives refused to release the police investigation file into the death of Kelso Cochrane, reported to be the victim of Britain's first racist murder.
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Mouayed Bashir died following restraint by Gwent police in Wales in 2021.

An inquest has concluded finding his death was caused by cocaine intoxication, contributed to by Acute Behavioural Disturbance following a period of restraint.

His family respond⬇️
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Barrister Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay has written an opinion article for the Law Society Gazette in which he argues that the near £14,000 fine handed to a solicitor for driving with excess alcohol is “to say the least, excessive”. hickmanandrose.co.uk/barrister-chri…

Grenfell survivors to confront executives of firms blamed for disaster dlvr.it/T1j7xQ

Head of Regulatory Law Andrew Katzen in Times Law on the SRA’s investigatory focus on suspected breaches of anti-money laundering procedures. hickmanandrose.co.uk/andrew-katzen-…

Today, we'll be hosting the panel discussion Addressing challenges faced by women in the legal profession, led by Katrina Charles & Lucy Kinder of 9BR Chambers.
They'll be joined by the head of The CBA, Tana Adkin KC KC & Rose Davies Commander, criminal solicitor at Hickman & Rose

Proud that our client Sean Binder, who faces trial in Greece for search + rescue work with refugees, has been cleared to continue with his Bar studies + found 'fit and proper' to do so despite pending charges.

The latest win in his long battle.

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“Mark Rowley has spoken of being ‘ruthlessly supportive’ of firearms officers.

But the public need Mark Rowley to be ‘ruthlessly supportive’ of equality before the law.'

- Our Director Deborah Coles responds to Met Commissioner's comments

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Eleven years after he died in police custody, the inquest into the death of Thomas Orchard is due to start today. Thomas’ family is represented by Hickman & Rose's Helen Stone together with Fiona Murphy KC and Alison Gerry, both of Doughty Street Chambers Chambers.
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Hickman & Rose has again been recognised by
The Times and The Sunday Times in its annual list of the best law firms in the England and Wales.

H&R is included in the 2024 list as a leading firm operating in the areas highlighted below.

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Hickman & Rose is proud to be recognised again as one of the UK’s leading law firms in the latest edition of the Chambers and Partners legal directory.
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Hickman & Rose’s Toby Wilton has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Today to argue that the planned public inquiry into the miscarriage of justice suffered by his client, Andy Malkinson, be converted into a statutory inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005. hickmanandrose.co.uk/toby-wilton-on…

Hickman & Rose's Toby Wilton on BBC Radio 4's Today programme explaining why Andy Malkinson deserves a statutory inquiry

Police taking three times longer to investigate crimes than 7yrs ago. Time to charge or summons for all offences almost tripled, rising 188% from 16 to 46 days - time for rape rose 78% from 174 to 309 days, according to new stats Hickman & Rose thejusticegap.com/police-taking-…

Head of Serious and General Crime Jenny Wiltshire has featured in The Times and The Sunday Times warning of increasing length of police investigations. “Delays in the investigatory process negatively impact everyone', she said.
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