Insights: Civil Litigation

Assisting dying and the criminal law: the legal implications of helping a loved one take their own life

28 Apr 2025

The UK Parliament is debating a proposed new law which, if enacted, would enable terminally ill people to be provided with assistance to end their own lives, subject to safeguards and protections.

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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…

Hickman & Rose take Carlo Palombo EURIBOR appeal to the Supreme Court

25 Mar 2025

Hickman & Rose client Carlo Palombo’s six year battle to overturn his criminal conviction for a EURIBOR related fraud offence has made it all the way to the Supreme Court.

Over three days this…

On International Women’s Day, Hickman & Rose work to improve women’s working lives in law

6 Mar 2025

On International Women’s Day, Hickman & Rose is proud to support the important work done by Women in Criminal Law to improve the working lives of women in the profession.

This year the firm…

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…

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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What an annual report – and five fined firms – tells us about SRA AML enforcement trends

15 Nov 2024

In a blog, Head of Regulatory Law Andrew Katzen examines what the SRA’s recent report on Anti-Money Laundering, and five recent regulatory decisions, tell us about the regulator’s attitude to AML…

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…