Hickman & Rose represent 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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Practice areas

Business Crime

Business Crime

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Serious & General Crime

Serious & General Crime

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Regulatory Law

Regulatory Law

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Civil Litigation

Civil Litigation

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Inquests & Public Inquiries

Inquests & Public Inquiries

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Human Rights & Judicial Review

Human Rights & Judicial Review

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Our Team

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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'Close to perfection'

Legal 500, 2026

‘Hickman & Rose is an absolute powerhouse and the quality is unbelievable.’

Chambers UK, 2025

'Extremely professional and passionate, and deal with everyone with integrity'

Legal 500, 2026

'There aren't enough superlatives to do this firm justice. Each and every solicitor is at the top of their game'

Chambers UK Guide, 2026

‘Hickman & Rose provide a Rolls-Royce service.’

Chambers UK Guide, 2025

‘Their unwavering commitment to justice and their ability to think outside the box sets them apart.’

Legal 500, 2025

'A brilliant team with no weak links...incredibly committed and knowledgeable.'

Chambers UK, 2026

‘The team are genuine experts in their field and demonstrate a level of skill and talent that is industry leading.’

Legal 500, 2025

'Exceptional dedication to their clients'

Legal 500, 2026

Our Story

Established in 1991 with a founding commitment to hold the state to account, Hickman & Rose is now 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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Tom Bushnell examines High Court JR costs ruling in Lloyd’s Law Reports

Tom Bushnell examines High Court JR costs ruling in Lloyd’s Law Reports

Business crime and regulatory partner Tom Bushnell has analysed a major High Court judicial review / costs case in the latest 2026 edition of Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime.

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Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay addresses SFO disclosure problems in Law Society Gazette

Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay addresses SFO disclosure problems in Law Society Gazette

Business Crime partner Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay has written an article for the Law Society Gazette addressing the role played by the SFO’s Autonomy e-disclosure system in two of the agency’s…

Tom Bushnell helps explain 21% drop in insider dealing STORs to Financial News

Tom Bushnell helps explain 21% drop in insider dealing STORs to Financial News

Business crime and regulatory partner Tom Bushnell has been quoted in the Financial News in respect of new data showing a 21% decline in the number of insider dealing Suspicious Transaction and…

Jenny Wiltshire in Law Society Gazette on ten years of controlling or coercive behaviour

Jenny Wiltshire in Law Society Gazette on ten years of controlling or coercive behaviour

Head of Serious and General Crime Jenny Wiltshire has written an article for the Law Society Gazette reflecting on ten years of the criminal offence of controlling or coercive behaviour.

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Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay in financial and legal media on SFO’s disclosure problems

Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay in financial and legal media on SFO’s disclosure problems

Business Crime partner Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay has been quoted in the financial and legal media following his success representing Ariel Armon in the London Mining bribery…

Client Ariel Armon speaks out following SFO decision to drop London Mining charges

Client Ariel Armon speaks out following SFO decision to drop London Mining charges

Hickman & Rose client Ariel Armon has been quoted in the financial media following the Serious Fraud Office’s decision to drop its near ten-year-long investigation into allegations of bribery…

CCRC refers three more Hickman & Rose LIBOR / EURIBOR clients to the Court of Appeal

CCRC refers three more Hickman & Rose LIBOR / EURIBOR clients to the Court of Appeal

The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the LIBOR and EURIBOR related convictions of five individuals, of whom three are Hickman & Rose clients, to the Court of Appeal.

Jay Merchant,…

Chris Kaba’s family, Hickman & Rose and INQUEST respond to IOPC’s misconduct proceedings pause

Chris Kaba’s family, Hickman & Rose and INQUEST respond to IOPC’s misconduct proceedings pause

Family members of Chris Kaba, their solicitors Daniel Machover and Ellie Cornish, and INQUEST’s Deborah Coles have today responded to the IOPC’s decision to pause…

VREQs, OIREQs and FSNs: how regulated firms can handle the prospect of FCA supervision

VREQs, OIREQs and FSNs: how regulated firms can handle the prospect of FCA supervision

Among the many regulatory powers available to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the ability for it to supervise a financial services firm.

In a strategy document covering the five years…