Insights: Sexual Misconduct at Schools & Universities

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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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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Hickman & Rose recognised again in Times’ ‘Best Law Firms’ list

7 Nov 2024

Hickman & Rose is proud to be recognised again in The Times newspaper’s 2025 list of the best law firms in England and Wales.

Hickman & Rose has been a staple of The Times’ list since it…

Hickman & Rose recognised as leading law firm in Chambers directory

17 Oct 2024

Hickman & Rose is proud to have been recognised as one of the UK’s leading law firms in the 2025 edition of the Chambers and Partners legal directory.

As well as broad uplift in individual…