Insights: Mutual Legal Assistance

Travelling into the EU under the ETIAS with a UK criminal record

17 Apr 2025

When it goes live in late 2026, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will transform the way UK citizens travel to EU countries.

Under the new arrangements, a UK…

Kate Goold rejoins Hickman & Rose as partner

1 Apr 2025

Hickman & Rose is delighted to announce that Kate Goold has rejoined the firm as a partner in its market-leading Serious and General Crime team.

Kate originally joined Hickman & Rose in…

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…

Tom Bushnell in Law360 on Barclays CEO Jes Staley’s appeal against a FCA lifetime ban

3 Mar 2025

Hickman & Rose barrister Tom Bushnell has been quoted in the media commenting on former Barclays CEO Jes Staley’s appeal against his ban on working in a senior…

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…

Tom Bushnell comments on Law360’s top FCA enforcement cases of the year

26 Dec 2024

Hickman & Rose’s Tom Bushnell has been quoted in Law360’s round up of the top FCA enforcement cases of 2024.

Tom commented on the FCA’s fining of both Starling Bank and Metro Bank for…

Metro Bank’s £16m AML penalty – a case with little to do with challenger banks

19 Nov 2024

Metro Bank’s £16m fine for AML failings prompted commentary that the FCA, after a recently fining Starling Bank for similar, is focussing its attention on “challenger banks”.

This analysis risks…

The FCA and disclosure – the little statement with big potential impact for regulatory enforcement

14 Nov 2024

Financial crime and regulatory law barrister Tom Bushnell explains why a recently published statement on the FCA’s website could have a significant impact on regulatory enforcement in England and…

Hickman & Rose shortlisted as GIR’s Boutique or Regional Investigations Practice of the Year

9 Oct 2024

Hickman & Rose is proud to have been shortlisted as “Boutique or Regional Investigations Practice of the Year” in Global Investigations Review’s annual review of the best law firms working in…