Insights: Children and the Criminal Law

Peter Csemiczky in the Times on university sexual misconduct proceedings

9 Jan 2025

Peter Csemiczky has written an article for the Times newspaper in which he criticises the way many UK universities handle allegations of sexual misconduct made against students.

Peter points out…

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

6 Jan 2025

Hickman & Rose’s Head of Serious and General Crime Jenny Wiltshire has been quoted in the Daily Telegraph commenting on the steep rise in the number of rape prosecutions dropped by the…

Peter Csemiczky writes for HEPI think tank on Office for Students’ sexual misconduct policy

12 Nov 2024

Serious and General Crime partner Peter Csemiczky has written for the Higher Education Policy Institute think tank about the Office for Students’ proposals on university sexual misconduct.

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Hickman & Rose recognised as leading law firm in Legal 500 directory

2 Oct 2024

Hickman & Rose is proud to be recognised again as one of the country’s leading law firms in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 directory.

The firm’s ‘outstanding’ Serious and…

Bartholomew Dalton in Criminal Law Week on Domestic Violence Protection Orders

20 Aug 2024

Bartholomew Dalton has provided a legal commentary in Criminal Law Week on how Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) are being dealt with by Magistrates’ Courts.

DVPOs came into force…

Carlo Palombo and Tom Hayes granted permission to appeal to Supreme Court

25 Jul 2024

Hickman & Rose client Carlo Palombo has been granted permission to appeal his EURIBOR related criminal conviction, together with Tom Hayes’ LIBOR-related conviction, to the Supreme Court.

In…

Bartholomew Dalton co-authors Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook

24 Jul 2024

The latest edition of Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook, co-written by Hickman & Rose’s Bartholomew Dalton, has been published and is available for purchase.

Authored with Hodge Jones…

‘Can I visit the US if I have a criminal record in the UK?’ and other tricky questions

19 Jul 2024

Obtaining permission to enter the US under its visa waiver or visa programmes is not always a straightforward process. This may especially be the case for someone who has ever interacted with the…

What are the new offences under the Online Safety Act 2023?

10 Jun 2024

The Online Safety Act came into force in October 2023. In a blog, Serious and General Crime associate Humzah Ilyas explains the fundamentals of the new legislation.

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The ability to…

Is ‘Intrusive Staring of a Sexual Nature’ really a criminal offence?

23 Apr 2024

As Transport for London, in co-operation with the police, renews its campaign to improve the safety of vulnerable travellers on its network, Humzah Ilyas has written a blog on the public information…