Insights: Corporate Internal Investigations

Andrew Katzen in Solicitors Journal on impact of SRA’s increase in internal fining power

10 May 2024

Andrew Katzen has written an article for the Solicitors Journal in which he analyses the impact on misconduct enforcement of the SRA’s recent increase in internal fining powers.

Andrew explains…

Hickman & Rose client Auriol Grey’s conviction for manslaughter quashed at Court of Appeal

9 May 2024

Hickman & Rose client Auriol Grey has seen her conviction for unlawful act manslaughter quashed after her new legal team, including founding partner Ben Rose, successfully challenged…

Bartholomew Dalton writes on prosecution bail appeals for Criminal Law Week

30 Apr 2024

Bartholomew Dalton has written a commentary article for Criminal Law Week about the recent cases of R. (Molina) v Crown Court at Snaresbrook and Hammond v Governor of Winchester Prison, both of…

Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay in FT on SFO’s disclosure software problems

24 Apr 2024

Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay has been quoted in the Financial Times commenting on problems with the SFO’s Autonomy Introspect disclosure review system.

Christopher noticed it was not…

Hickman & Rose’s role uncovering SFO disclosure problem revealed in GIR

20 Apr 2024

Global Investigations Review has reported on the fundamental role played by Hickman & Rose lawyers in uncovering a serious problem in the SFO’s disclosure review system.

The GIR report…

Tom Bushnell in Financial News on rise in FCA opportunistic insider dealing investigations

19 Mar 2024

Hickman & Rose’s Tom Bushnell has been quoted in Dow Jones’ Financial News magazine commenting on the rise in FCA investigations into allegations of “opportunistic insider dealing”.

The…

Stick or twist? How law firms are responding to SRA investigations into suspected AML breaches

11 Mar 2024

As the SDT rules against the SRA in its prosecution of Dentons for breaching anti-money laundering regulations, Andrew Katzen has written a blog on whether law firms should ‘stick’ by…

Ross Dixon discusses ten years of Deferred Prosecution Agreements in Law360

27 Feb 2024

Hickman & Rose’s Ross Dixon has been quoted by Law360 in an article examining the successes – and failures – of Deferred Prosecution Agreements over the decade since they became law.

The…

Tom Bushnell in FT Adviser on how to revoke an FCA prohibition order

26 Feb 2024

Business crime and regulatory law barrister Tom Bushnell has written an article for the FT Adviser on the difficulties of revoking an FCA prohibition order, and how to overcome them.

Tom examines…

Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay in Law Society Gazette on SRA’s “excessive” fine

25 Jan 2024

Barrister Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay has written an opinion article for the Law Society Gazette in which he argues that the near £14,000 fine handed to a solicitor for driving with excess…