Hickman & Rose provide the best possible legal representation to individual and corporate clients caught up in the most serious legal difficulties.

Hickman & Rose are litigation specialists.

We use the skills and strategies of both criminal and civil litigation to provide our clients with the best possible legal advice, whatever problems they face.

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'Over the years, Hickman & Rose seems to have punched well above its weight and is now right up there as one of the top boutique firms in this space.'

Chambers & Partners, 2023 - Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals client High Net Worth

'Hickman & Rose works on most of the major financial fraud crime cases. The team is experienced across the board and the talent of their lawyers is impressive. Hickman & Rose is also brutally efficient.'

Chambers & Partners, 2023 - Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals client High Net Worth

'A very talented team, from top to bottom, of clever, assiduous lawyers who are utterly dedicated to their clients'

Legal 500, 2022

'They take difficult cases and work out how to win them'

Legal 500, 2022

'Highly regarded for securing ‘the most magnificent results for their clients‘

Legal 500, 2023

'A great reputation with a huge breadth of experience and knowledge. They have considerable strength in depth'

Legal 500, 2023

'A superb firm that is populated by highly talented and hardworking solicitors, who are experts in their field'

Legal 500, 2022

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People

Hickman & Rose’s lawyers are acknowledged among the best in the country at representing individuals and organisations caught up in the most serious – and consequential – legal difficulties.

Experts in criminal, regulatory and civil law, our specialist solicitors and barristers come together to work in bespoke multi-disciplinary teams, each of which is tailored to a client’s needs.

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Firm

Hickman & Rose are litigation specialists. We use the skills and strategies of criminal and civil litigation to provide our clients with the best possible legal representation, whatever difficulties they may face.

Our work can be divided into the following four main areas:

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Heritage

Established in 1991 with a founding commitment to hold the state to account, Hickman & Rose has become one of the UK’s leading litigation boutiques.

We are a ‘go to’ firm for corporate crime, white collar fraud and privately funded serious and general crime cases. We handle the sensitive legal affairs of clients who demand a high level of discretion. We are respected for our pioneering human rights and civil liberties work, particularly as it relates to the criminal justice system.

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Hickman & Rose recognised as leading law firm in Legal 500 directory

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.

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Bartholomew Dalton in Criminal Law Week on Domestic Violence Protection Orders

Bartholomew Dalton has provided a legal commentary in Criminal Law Week on how Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) are being dealt with by Magistrates’ Courts.

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Carlo Palombo and Tom Hayes granted permission to appeal to Supreme Court

Hickman & Rose client Carlo Palombo has been granted permission to appeal his EURIBOR related criminal conviction, together with Tom Hayes’ LIBOR-related conviction, to the Supreme Court.

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Bartholomew Dalton co-authors Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook

The latest edition of Blackstone’s Magistrates’ Court Handbook, co-written by Hickman & Rose’s Bartholomew Dalton, has been published and is available for purchase.

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Toby Wilton comments after critical review of CCRC’s handling of Malkinson case

Andrew Malkinson’s solicitor Toby Wilton has been quoted in the media following the release of an independent inquiry into the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s handling of the case.

The review,…

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