Insights: Civil Fraud

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

14 May 2025

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…

Daniel Machover and Ellie Cornish comment following IOPC ruling in Kaba misconduct case

1 May 2025

Daniel Machover and Ellie Cornish have been quoted in the media following the IOPC’s decision to press ahead with a gross misconduct hearing of the police firearms officer who shot dead Chris Kaba.

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Foreign crimes and DBS: how convictions outside the UK can impact an enhanced DBS check

15 Apr 2025

The rules on when a criminal conviction in the UK will be disclosed to a potential employer on a DBS check are codified and clear-cut.

There is an established procedure by which the recipient…

Andrew Malkinson awarded statutory compensation in miscarriage of justice claim

12 Feb 2025

Hickman & Rose client Andrew Malkinson has succeeded in his statutory claim to be compensated for more than 17 years spent in prison for a crime he did not commit.

A year and a half after Mr…

Ross Dixon in Law Society Gazette on SFO’s proposal to pay fraud whistleblowers

20 Jan 2025

Business Crime partner Ross Dixon has been quoted in a Law Society Gazette article examining some of SFO director Nick Ephgrave’s public pronouncements.

Since taking up the post in…

Police cautions: how to challenge a caution and other FAQs

9 Dec 2024

Every year UK police forces issue thousands of so-called “simple cautions”: a formal process in which a person admits their guilt to a minor offence, whereupon the police take no further action.
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Stefano Ruis in The Guardian on Andy Malkinson’s battle for compensation

15 Nov 2024

Civil litigation partner Stefano Ruis has been quoted in The Guardian newspaper in relation to Andy Malkinson’s battle for compensation after spending 17 years in prison for crime he did not…

Ellie Cornish comments on case of Wayne Bayley, who died following restraint by prison officers

7 Nov 2024

Hickman & Rose’s Ellie Cornish has commented on the death of Wayne Bayley, whose family she represented at inquest.

Mr Bayley, who had the inherited blood disorder sickle…

Sir David Amess’ family call for full public inquest into his murder

28 Oct 2024

Members of Sir David Amess’ family have spoken out to call for a full public inquest into the MP’s killing in October 2021.

David Amess’ daughter Katie gave an interview to The Sunday Times in…

Hickman & Rose recognised as leading law firm in 2025 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…