Hickman & Rose represent individual and corporate clients caught up in the most serious legal difficulties.

Hickman & Rose are litigation specialists.

We use the skills and strategies of both criminal and civil litigation to provide our clients with the best possible legal advice, whatever problems they face.

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Practice areas

Business Crime

Business Crime

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Serious & General Crime

Serious & General Crime

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Regulatory Law

Regulatory Law

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Civil Litigation

Civil Litigation

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Inquests & Public Inquiries

Inquests & Public Inquiries

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Human Rights & Judicial Review

Human Rights & Judicial Review

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Our Team

Hickman & Rose’s lawyers are acknowledged among the best in the country at representing individuals and organisations caught up in the most serious – and consequential – legal difficulties.

Experts in criminal, regulatory and civil law, our specialist solicitors and barristers come together to work in bespoke multi-disciplinary teams, each of which is tailored to a client’s needs.

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‘Hickman & Rose is an absolute powerhouse and the quality is unbelievable.’

Chambers UK Guide, 2025

‘Hickman & Rose provide a Rolls-Royce service.’

Chambers UK Guide, 2025

‘Their unwavering commitment to justice and their ability to think outside the box sets them apart.’

Legal 500, 2025

‘A truly excellent service - I thoroughly recommend this team when crisis hits.'

Legal 500, 2025

‘The team are genuine experts in their field and demonstrate a level of skill and talent that is industry leading.’

Legal 500, 2025

'They combine a good balance of big picture and strategy with amazing attention to detail.'

Legal 500, 2025

Our Story

Established in 1991 with a founding commitment to hold the state to account, Hickman & Rose is now one of the UK’s leading litigation boutiques.

We are a ‘go to’ firm for corporate crime, White-Collar fraud and privately funded serious and general crime cases. We handle the sensitive legal affairs of clients who demand a high level of discretion. We are respected for our pioneering human rights and civil liberties work, particularly as it relates to the criminal justice system.

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

Serious and General Crime associate Bartholomew Dalton has contributed a commentary to Criminal Law Week in which he addresses the rules on solicitors’ ability to take electronic devices…

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Government changes miscarriage of justice benefits rules after Hickman & Rose campaign

The Government has agreed to change the law on how means-tested benefits are calculated for victims of miscarriages of justice after a successful campaign by Andrew Malkinson, APPEAL, and…

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What anyone facing an HMRC tax fraud investigation needs to know

Anyone who has ever filed a tax return knows that tax law can be complicated.

The prospect of a criminal investigation by HMRC may be especially daunting since they can – if not handled correctly…

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Andrew Katzen discusses law firms’ regulatory burden at Law Society Gazette ’roundtable’

Hickman & Rose partner Andrew Katzen took part in a ’roundtable meeting’ organised by the Law Society Gazette which addressed the various challenges faced by medium-sized law firms.

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

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.

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

Barrister Tom Bushnell has written an article for Construction Management, the magazine of the Chartered Institute of Building, addressing the question ‘Are facilitation payments the same…

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Andrew Katzen in Law Society Gazette on rise in SRA sexual misconduct investigations

Head of Regulatory Law Andrew Katzen has been quoted in the Law Society Gazette on the sharp rise in SRA investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by lawyers.

The article, which draws…

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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.

Sean was aged 31 when he was shot in the chest by a police firearms officer at a…

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Toby Wilton calls for increase in compensation cap following Peter Sullivan case

Civil Litigation solicitor Toby Wilton has been quoted in the media calling for the Government to increase the total potential compensation paid to victims of the most serious miscarriages of…