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5 August 2018
Andrew Katzen on defence lawyers' duties to fugitive clients (The Daily Mail)
30 July 2018
“Another nail in the coffin for the presumption of innocence” Stefano Ruis on the Supreme Court decision on disclosure (The Guardian)
18 July 2018
Jenny Wiltshire calls for anonymity for suspects following Cliff Richard's case (The Financial Times)
4 July 2018
A victory for open justice: Daniel Machover on the Supreme Court decision in the Belhaj case (LexisNexis)
29 June 2018
Stefano Ruis on facial recognition technology (Computer Business Review)
28 June 2018
Jane Hickman on 'one of the most extreme miscarriages of justice' (Vice)
14 June 2018
Daniel Machover discusses the Wormwood Scrubs abuse scandal (Channel 5)
4 June 2018
"Not in an enviable position" Ben Rose on the SFO's new director (City AM)
30 May 2018
Ben Rose on Zuckerberg's refusal to appear before Parliament (The Sun)
29 May 2018
Ben Rose to chair conference on the future of the criminal justice system (Future Criminal Justice Summit)
21 May 2018
"An inauspicious start" Andrew Katzen on the SFO's charges against Barclays (The Guardian)
11 May 2018
Stefano Ruis speaks on civil actions against the police (Youth Justice Legal Centre)
24 April 2018
Helen Stone on the prosecution of Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police (The Guardian)
26 March 2018
"A question which has implications for us all” Ben Rose on the right to be forgotten (The Daily Mail)
25 March 2018
Ben Rose discusses technology in the law (The Telegraph)
22 February 2018
Oxfam unlikely to face criminal prosecution says Andrew Katzen (The Times)
20 February 2018
Kate Maynard and Andrew Katzen speak on deaths in the workplace (Safety Management)
12 February 2018
Ross Dixon comments on the Barclays Bank charges (Bloomberg)
5 February 2018
How did the supposedly dangerous gangster turn into this gentle, law-abiding guy? Jane Hickman on the Tom Bourke case (Sputnik News)
17 January 2018
Jenny Wiltshire’s client wins extraordinary miscarriage of justice case (The Guardian)
8 January 2018
‘Scapegoated for the systemic problems related to Libor’ Ben Rose on the Danziger case (Reuters)
23 December 2017
Court of Appeal censures the IPCC - Kate Maynard on the Miah case (The Telegraph)
7 December 2017
Hickman & Rose secures new inquest following ‘institutional defensiveness and obstruction’ (Camden New Journal)
6 December 2017
High Court grants fresh inquest into the death of Onese Power (The Guardian)
6 December 2017
Missed opportunity: CPS charges would have helped bring about change and accountability (BBC)
16 November 2017
Andrew Katzen discusses tax evasion (The Times)
9 November 2017
Andrew Katzen on politics and extradition (The Times)
18 October 2017
Daniel Machover comments on compensation for the families of Grenfell victims (Reuters)
9 October 2017
"Is this the justice system we want?" Jane Hickman on the Firkins case (BBC Inside Out)
3 October 2017
Charles Kuhn on the FCA’s failings (The Times)
19 September 2017
FRC's decision to end KPMG probe 'not surprising' says Charles Kuhn (The Telegraph)
10 September 2017
Jane Hickman comments on Plymouth Dance Academy case (Plymouth Herald)
4 September 2017
Hickman & Rose represents Kirsty Gallacher at Slough Magistrates Court on a drink driving charge (The Telegraph)
29 August 2017
Charles Kuhn comments on ‘lowballing’ Libor charges against French bankers (The Times)
29 August 2017
Daniel Machover comments on healthcare in prisons (The Guardian)
21 August 2017
Jenny Wiltshire predicts increase in online hate crime prosecutions (The Independent)
19 July 2017
Andrew Katzen discusses gross negligence manslaughter sentencing in health and safety cases (Safety Management)
18 July 2017
Kate Maynard describes monumental errors in Cardiff three police prosecution as a “false economy” (The Guardian)
3 July 2017
Andrew Katzen explains the rising fines in health and safety cases (British Safety Council)
29 June 2017
Ben Rose calls Financial Reporting Council PwC investigation a wakeup call to auditors (CNBC)
24 June 2017
Ben Rose discusses the controversy surrounding the Barclays prosecutions (The Telegraph)
21 June 2017
Ben Rose calls for the SFO to get a political champion and proper resource after Queen’s Speech reprieve (Reuters)
21 June 2017
Ben Rose explains why the Barclays charges are so risky (The Times)
20 June 2017
SFO is betting the farm on high risk Barclays charges says Ben Rose (New York Times)
13 June 2017
Jenny Wiltshire discusses grooming on social networks (BBC File on Four)
13 June 2017
Ben Rose comments on the difficulty of monitoring traders’ WhatsApp as Blackberry announces new tech (The FT)
7 June 2017
Daniel Machover comments on Theresa May’s misguided calls to change human rights to combat terrorism (Lexis PSL)
25 May 2017
Daniel Machover comments on landmark Supreme Court decision on prison discrimination (Lexis PSL)
18 May 2017
Ben Rose comments on the proposed closure of the SFO (Financial Times)
16 May 2017
Andrew Katzen and Claire Wallace comment on the HSE Fee For Intervention consultation (Safety Management)
10 April 2017
Kate Maynard comments on prisoners’ right to legal aid following important Court of Appeal ruling (BuzzFeed News)
7 April 2017
Charles Kuhn comments on Libor prosecutions: Bank of England knew submissions reflected commercial preferences years before regulators took action (The Times)
4 April 2017
Kate Maynard comments on CPS charging decision in relation to 2012 death of Prince Fosu in Harmondsworth IRC (The Guardian)
2 April 2017
Daniel Machover seeks assurances that Foreign Office will not stand in the way of due process in the police investigation of alleged war crimes by Saudi General (The Guardian)
17 February 2017
Andrew Katzen comments on bias in the HSE’s Fee for Intervention scheme (Safety Management)
14 February 2017
Daniel Machover responds to retiring Met Chief's call for "more trust" in firearms officers (The Guardian)
13 FebruaryFebruary 2017
Appeal for public help on the long running Firkins miscarriage of justice (Cornwall Live)
2 February 2017
Jenny Wiltshire comments on new 28 day time limits for pre-charge bail (The Times, The Brief)
13 January 2017
Charles Kuhn comments on the harsh choice facing German VW executives indicted in the USA (Reuters)
15 December 2016
Ben Rose comments on the RBS privilege dispute unfolding in the Employment Tribunal (GIR)
21 November 2016
Jenny Wiltshire comments on the difficulty of unenforceable laws (Vice)
31 October 2016
Ben Rose’s client Peter Boone rejects Portuguese accusation of market manipulation (The Financial Times)
13 October 2016
Judge dismisses criminal proceedings against Ben Rose's client Peter Boone (The Financial Times)
9 October 2016
Mazher Mahmood convicted of perverting the course of justice (The Independent)
2 October 2016
Andrew Katzen comments on the Sarao case (Daily Mail)
18 August 2016
Hickman & Rose hired by Dalian Atkinson's family (The Guardian)
12 July 2016
Andrew Katzen suspects the SFO may not survive long (Bloomberg)
8 July 2016
Peter Csemiczky warning on football banning order (The Express)
6 July 2016
Daniel Machover on the power of the ICC to try a senior British politician (The Guardian)
1 July 2016
This case should never have been prosecuted, says Jenny Wiltshire (The Irish Examiner)
13 June 2016
Ross Dixon reacts to KPMG resignation as Fifa auditor (The Financial Times)
15 April 2016
Charles Kuhn criticises the FCA's targeting of junior individuals (The Times)
12 April 2016
Jane Hickman seeks justice for client Tom Bourke (BBC)
12 April 2016
Daniel Machover criticises the IPCC in the wake of Darren Neville investigation (BBC)
4 April 2016
Ben Rose comments on US money laundering enforcement following Panama leaks (CNBC)
23 March 2016
Andrew Katzen comments on the Sarao extradition case (BBC World Service)
23 March 2016
Andrew Katzen on flash crash trader Sarao's extradition ruling (CNBC)
15 March 2016
Is the SFO losing its appetite for risk? Ben Rose comments (Reuters)
8 March 2016
Kate Maynard explains the role of police and nurse communication failures in the death of Philmore Mills (various regional media)
24 February 2016
Kate Maynard on the catalogue of police failures contributing to Ronnie Khan's death (The Times)
18 February 2016
Joint Enterprise: Daniel Machover interviewed on the 30-year long misinterpretation of the law (The Independent)
26 January 2016
Ben Rose comments on Andrew Bailey's appoint to head the FCA (The Financial Times)
21 January 2016
Ross Dixon comments on revenue recognition rules (accountancy LIVE)
10 January 2016
Ben Rose comments on the FCA, operation Tabernula and the nature of complex criminal cases (The Financial Times)
22 December 2015
Further comment from Ben Rose on "disheartening" Tom Hayes appeal result (City AM)
21 December 2015
Ben Rose comments on implications of Tom Hayes appeal result for Square Mile (Reuters)
2 December 2015
Ross Dixon warns corporates about the SFO’s powerful new tools (Reuters)
30 November 2015
Ross Dixon interviewed on implications for SFO of NCA search warrant scandal (Global Investigations Review)
27 November 2015
Ben Rose on NCA failings as government seeks to extend powers of intrusion (The Financial Times)
19 November 2015
Charles Kuhn comments on implications of HBOS report (The Guardian)
18 November 2015
Jenny Wiltshire's client William Wade cleared of manslaughter (BBC)
9 November 2015
Jenny Wiltshire's client Roy Harper acquitted of historical abuse allegations (The Guardian)
16 September 2015
Ben Rose comments on the erosion of rights of the wealthy and high-profile (The Financial Times)
13 September 2015
Ben Rose comments on Martin Wheatley’s “parting gift” to The City (The Financial Times)
3 September 2015
Charles Kuhn on Ecclestone, bribery and German law (The New York Times)
18 August 2015
Sarao flash crash case "raises more questions than it answers", says Ben Rose (The Financial Times)
17 August 2015
The idea that Navinder Sarao caused the flash crash is "plainly ridiculous", says Ben Rose (The Financial Times)
11 August 2015
Ben Rose wins first case of alleged LIBOR manipulation before FCA (The Financial Times)
5 August 2015
Ben Rose comments on Tom Hayes verdict (City AM)
23 June 2015
Ben Rose comments on Macris case (Bloomberg)
6 June 2015
More crimes created than ever before (The Guardian)
23 April 2015
Andrew Katzen settles FCA investigation for insurance intermediary firm (Financial Conduct Authority)
19 April 2015
Theresa May admits justice system fails families over deaths in police custody (The Guardian)
15 August 2014
Former FCA Barrister Charles Kuhn interviewed on the regulator's methods (Bloomberg)
1 August 2014
Jenny Wiltshire wins yet another murder case at the Central Criminal Court (BBC)
1 August 2014
Why everyone wants Ben Rose on their side (The Evening Standard)
30 July 2014
Former police officer charged with murder of Azelle Rodney (CPS blog)
26 June 2014
Catalogue of police failings contributed to death after nightclub ejection (BBC)
20 June 2014
Daniel Machover on retirement of police officers who face conduct inquiries (BBC)
4 April 2014
Multiple failings found at inquest of Jake Hardy (The Guardian)
13 March 2014
Ben Rose successfully defends the Wasted Costs Application against Akin Gump (The Financial Times)
12 March 2014
Charles Kayonga in Britain: UK crime agency 'failed to act on arrest warrant for Rwandan general' (Lanka News Web)
11 March 2014
Former FCA insider Charles Kuhn warns of gravity of market abuse (Bloomberg)
27 February 2014
Azelle Rodney shooting: police marksman loses high court challenge (The Guardian)
11 February 2014
Coma man Denby Colins' 'missing seven hours' (BBC)
16 January 2014
Ben Rose speaks on fraud and white collar crime (Corporate LiveWire)
9 December 2013
Family of Sean Rigg welcome reopening of police investigation into death (The Independent)
4 November 2013
H&R client wins £3.8million damages from Sussex Police (Various regional Media)
27 September 2013
No public enquiry into collapse of perjury case against South Wales Police (Channel 4 News)
30 August 2013
Dominic Eliott inquest misadventure verdict (The Telegraph)
16 July 2013
Cardiff Three police corruption case collapsed 'due to disclosure failures' (The Guardian)
13 June 2013
Jenny Wiltshire represents sports agent acquitted of murder (BBC)
17 May 2013
Police watchdog criticised for errors in investigation into death in custody (The Guardian)
10 May 2013
U.S. case against Maksim Bakiev dropped (Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)
26 April 2013
Deep and pernicious corruption in Avon and Somerset Police (Various regional Media)
22 April 2013
H&R client Anthony Redman, who won damages for race discrimination by police, in short movie “Viewed With Suspicion” (StopWatch)
28 February 2013
Jenny Wiltshire defends father charged with manslaughter (STV News)
6 February 2013
Jenny Wiltshire acts for Chris Nathaniel in Murder trial (BBC)
3 January 2013
Hickman & Rose client comments on Nepal arrest (BBC)
1 December 2012
Kevin Nunn's case goes to Supreme Court (Various regional Media)
26 November 2012
New evidence unearthed at Azelle Rodney Enquiry (The Guardian)
12 November 2012
Independent Review of IPCC investigation into Sean Rigg’s death begins (The Independent)
15 October 2012
Azelle Rodney lawyers 'can see' police surveillance film (BBC)
27 September 2012
Inquest examines death of man pepper-sprayed by police (The Voice)
3 September 2012
Hickman & Rose represents Azelle Rodney's mother in police shooting inquiry (The Daily Mail)
26 August 2012
Maria Piggin gets international coverage (Herald on Sunday (Auckland, NZ))
17 August 2012
Hickman & Rose win new accountability by police (The Independent)
15 August 2012
Sean Rigg investigation: IPCC announces independent review of its own investigation into the death of a mentally ill man in police custody (The Independent)
2 August 2012
The story behind Sean Rigg’s death (The Independent)
19 July 2012
Beth Handley challenges Gove in Downhill School JR (BBC)
14 July 2012
Dance Academy boss Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh is freed from jail (Various regional Media)
26 June 2012
PC accused of lying over Sean Rigg custody death (BBC)
23 April 2012
Anna Crawford condemns police investigation (The Guardian)
20 April 2012
Jenny Wiltshire discusses Al-Alas acquittal (BBC Today Programme)
12 April 2012
Solicitor Anna Crawford speaks on Kester David case (BBC)
11 April 2012
Family of Philmore Mills seek accountability (Mirror)
17 January 2012
Partner Beth Handley forces climb down on Michael Gove (The Telegraph)
16 January 2012
Worst miscarriage of justice I have seen says Jane Hickman (Various regional Media)
22 December 2011
Cardiff Five: 'We've lived through hell since 1988. We have the right to a public inquiry' (The Independent)
9 December 2011
Couple cleared of killing son after doctors failed to diagnose rickets (The Guardian)
7 December 2011
Ben Rose addresses the Transparency International Conference on EU corruption, Brussels (Transparency International)
7 December 2011
Ben Rose to speak at Brussels conference on how EU can tackle corruption (Transparency International)
25 November 2011
Beth Handley wins compensation for protestors over unlawful arrest (Various regional media)
23 September 2011
Police to explain broken CCTV after station death (The Independent)
28 July 2011
Hickman & Rose act in multi million pound mortgage fraud case (The Daily Mail)
11 July 2011
Hickman & Rose review Harbottle and Lewis file for News Corp (BBC)
6 July 2011
Ben Rose instructs Ken Macdonald QC on behalf of News Corp (The Lawyer)
03 February 2011
FSA secures another high-profile conviction for insider dealing (Legal Week)
25 January 2011
CCRC Application lodged by Plymouth Club Owner (Various regional media)
11 November 2010
'Terrorism' arrest man hits out at IPCC probe (Various regional media)
4 October 2010
‘Secret Inquiry’ into the Police Shooting of Azelle Rodney Begins (INQUEST)
14 August 2010
Failed by her keepers: Ana Attia's story (The Independent)
2 August 2010
Paramedic not guilty of three-month-old son's murder (BBC)
29 June 2010
Jane Hickman calls on new government to institute strict quality controls on legal aid firms (BBC Radio 4)
10 June 2010
Ken Clarke sets up secret inquiry into police killing of Azelle Rodney (The Guardian)
3 June 2010
IPCC orders police to apologise over Rachel Nickell murderer (The Guardian)
3 June 2010
Rachel Nickell family ponder case against police (The Independent)
30 May 2010
Ministers move to change universal jurisdiction law (The Guardian)
13 May 2010
Ross Dixon acted in $1 billion bank note case (The Telegraph)
14 April 2010
The Big Question: What is legal aid and should we be providing so much of it? (The Independent)
19 March 2010
Jenny Wiltshire secures acquittal of Councillor charged with corruption (Various regional media)
16 March 2010
FSA charges banker and wife with insider trading (The Telegraph)
15 March 2010
Couple charged as FSA clamps down on insider dealing (The Guardian)
15 February 2010
Convicted for buggery 51 years ago – and still paying a price (The Guardian)
31 January 2010
Man paralysed after arrest demands a full public inquiry (The Independent)
5 January 2010
Lawfare over Gaza war and blockade (The Guardian)
15 December 2009
Anna Mazzola acts for Italian art student arrested for filming for fun (The Guardian)
13 December 2009
Significant increase in CICA award to child victim of Craig Sweeney (BBC)
11 December 2009
Anna Mazzola on stop and search under section 44 of Terrorism Act (The Guardian)
28 November 2009
Bid for payout hanging in the balance (Various regional media)
17 November 2009
IPCC complaint over Nickell death (BBC)
12 November 2009
Secret Inquiries: Daniel Machover examines the implications (The Today Programme interviews at 0712 and 0750)
7 November 2009
Parents of two murdered French students begin claim for negligence (The Times)
6 November 2009
Police pay damages to foie gras protesters (Various regional media)
27 October 2009
Daniel Machover on the probable arrest of Ehud Olmert if he visits the UK (The Guardian)
22 October 2009
Hickman & Rose commended in FT Innovative Lawyers Report for its work on behalf of victims of war crimes (The Financial Times)
22 October 2009
Hickman & Rose wins two awards in FT Innovative Lawyers "Changing the Rules" category (The Financial Times)
17 October 2009
Scotland Yard under fire over picture database of protesters (The Financial Times)
12 October 2009
Murder accused's new pay-out bid (BBC)
12 October 2009
Newcastle man takes case for compensation to Court of Appeal (Various regional media)
6 October 2009
Daniel Machover comments on the Goldstone report (The Guardian)
5 October 2009
Cleared killer set for landmark legal case (Various regional media)
29 September 2009
Rachel Nickell: Boyfriend plans legal action (The Independent)
28 September 2009
Nickell partner seeks Met answers (BBC)
16 September 2009
UN report that will be difficult for Israeli government to ignore (The Guardian)
3 September 2009
Prisoner awarded £20,000 after assault in cell (The Mirror)
3 September 2009
Brain-eating killer claimed two more victims because of 'systematic' NHS failures (The Daily Mail)
21 August 2009
Sean Rigg's family claim cover up over death in Brixton police custody (The Guardian)
20 July 2009
Anna Mazzola achieves police payout for paedophile victim (Various regional media)
18 June 2009
Business of the House (TheyWorkForYou)
5 June 2009
Delay saving hanged prisoner (Various regional media)
21 May 2009
Anna Mazzola comments in the Guardian on significant case about surveillance of protesters (The Guardian)
13 May 2009
Mother of shot 'gangster' Azelle Rodney takes Government to court (The Times)
7 May 2009
The wild teenager who set up Youth at Risk. Frances Gibb on Ben Rose (The Times)
06 April 2009
Insider trading goes mainstream (The Financial Times)
27 March 2009
The Leeds prisoner 'treated worse than a dog' (Various regional media)
4 March 2009
Self-styled lord and sex shop owner guilty of £229m bank theft attempt (The Guardian)
10 February 2009
Hanged inmate was failed by prison staff, says coroner (The Guardian)
30 January 2009
Hickman & Rose threaten judicial review action regarding failure to air Gaza crisis appeal (BBC)
22 January 2009
'Lord' masterminded plot to steal £229 million by hacking into City bank computers (The Telegraph)
8 January 2009
FSA fines Aon limited £5.25m for failings in its anti-bribery and corruption systems and controls (Financial Services Authority)
7 January 2009
Suicide inmate's mother warned prison (The Independent)
4 January 2009
Sean Rigg's family hit out at IPCC over failures in investigation into death in custody (The Independent)
19 December 2008
Foreign Office advises Britons not to buy Israel settlement properties (The Guardian)
6 October 2008
Balfour Beatty gives up £2.25m after SFO probe (The Times)
14 August 2008
Roland Ellis’s client Reginald Twigger on police treatment at Climate Camp (Various regional media)
03 June 2008
SFO drops overseas corruption inquiry (The Financial Times)
16 May 2008
IPCC must control police inquiry (BBC)
16 May 2008
IPCC ruling report (audio link) (BBC)
25 April 2008
Inmates win prison racism battle (BBC)
25 April 2008
Prisoners win legal fight over mistreatment (Various regional media)
18 March 2008
Ben Rose's client convicted. "Was drug dealer an MI5 agent?" (BBC)
20 February 2008
Papers reveal how alleged war criminal escaped UK arrest (The Guardian)
20 February 2008
Israeli general escaped arrest at Heathrow 'because police feared gunfight' (The Times)
10 December 2007
Ben Rose's client extradited from US to face prosecution (The Telegraph)
4 December 2007
Plan to allow inquest juries to hear phone tap evidence (The Guardian)
18 July 2007
Police commence enquiry into activities of Ben Rose's client (BBC)
7 February 2007
Beyond justice? (The Guardian)
13 November 2006
Prison whistleblower lifts lid on 'regime of torture' (The Guardian)
26 February 2006
The long running miscarriage of justice case of Andrew Adams (The Observer Magazine)
3 June 2005
Officers who shot table leg man arrested (The Guardian)
30 October 2004
Policemen may face charges after unlawful killing verdict (The Guardian)
30 July 2004
Prisoners win £2 million for warders' violent abuse (The Times)
25 May 2004
Prison Service finally admits fault over suicide of teenager (The Guardian)
12 December 2003
Big payout for inmate who said he was raped (The Guardian)
6 October 2003
Police watchdog orders hearing (The Guardian)
2 May 2002
Ben Rose and Youth at Risk mentioned for their work retrieving vulnerable youth from a life of crime (The Economist)
25 November 2002
Police pay £81,000 to man they attacked (The Guardian)
24 September 2001
'Newsagent Three' man sues police (BBC)
8 May 2001
Jane Hickman criticises Legal Services Commission (The Law Society Gazette)
13 May 1996
Hickman & Rose challenge inefficiencies in duty solicitor scheme (The Lawyer)
13 March 1983
A younger Jane Hickman defends Greenham protesters (The Guardian)