Insights: Account Freezing Orders

Ross Dixon in media following acquittal of client Richard Morris in G4S case

13 Mar 2023

Ross Dixon has been widely quoted in the national and international media following the acquittal of his client Richard Morris in the G4S case.

Mr Morris, who is the former CEO of G4S UK &…

Six years of Account Freezing Orders: how are they working?

17 Jan 2023

It has been six years since Account Freezing Orders first came into law. In a blog, Business Crime associate Safiatou Jallow analyses how AFOs are working, and sets out the steps anyone hit by one…

Ross Dixon on risks to directors and officers caught up in fraud investigations

16 Jan 2023

Business Crime partner Ross Dixon has been quoted in a Law Society Gazette feature on corporate fraud, specifically the way investigations impact company directors and officers.

Among the topics…

Tom Bushnell article analysing Santander’s £107m AML penalty published in Law360

12 Jan 2023

Tom Bushnell’s article on the lessons of Santander bank’s £107m penalty for breaching Anti-Money Laundering regulations has been published by Law360.

In his article Tom compares the FCA’s…

Section 2 notices: What are they? How do they work? What to do if you receive one.

14 Dec 2022

In this blog, Hickman & Rose partner, and financial crime specialist, Emily Sheils sets out the facts about Section 2 notices.

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The first thing anyone who receives a Section 2 notice…

Ben Rose represents five individuals in LIBOR appeals against conviction

6 Dec 2022

Ben Rose represents Carlo Palombo, Philippe Moryoussef, Jay Merchant, Christian Bittar and Tom Hayes in planned appeals against their convictions for alleged LIBOR manipulation.

The five men are…

Hickman & Rose named in The Times newspaper’s ‘Best Law Firms’ list

3 Nov 2022

Hickman & Rose has again been recognised by The Times newspaper in its annual list of the best law firms in the UK. The firm is named in the 2023 list as a leading law firm working in the…

Tom Bushnell in FT Adviser on prospects for an FCA investigation into ‘mini-budget’ allegations

31 Oct 2022

Barrister Tom Bushnell has written an article for the FT Adviser in which he analyses recent calls for the FCA to investigate claims of insider dealing made in relation to the so-called ‘mini…

Hickman & Rose again recognised as leading law firm by Chambers & Partners

20 Oct 2022

Hickman & Rose has again been recognised as one of the UK’s leading law firms in the 2023 edition of the Chambers & Partners legal directory.

Two practice areas – Serious & General…

Hickman & Rose again recognised as leading law firm by Legal 500 directory

30 Sep 2022

Hickman & Rose has once again been recognised as one of the country’s leading law firms by the Legal 500 directory, with many of the firm’s partners elevated to its highest ranks.

This…