Insights: Miscarriages of Justice

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…

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…

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…

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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Daniel Machover and Ellie Cornish in media following prosecution verdict in Kaba case

22 Oct 2024

Head of Civil Litigation Daniel Machover and associate Ellie Cornish have been quoted in the media following the verdict in the criminal prosecution of the police officer who shot Chris Kaba.

In a…

Toby Wilton in media on IOPC investigation of police officers in Andy Malkinson case

7 Oct 2024

Toby Wilton has been quoted across the print and broadcast media following the IOPC’s announcement that it is investigating four former police officers for potential gross misconduct in the Andrew…

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…