Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(020) 7702 5331Chambers Review
Hickman & Rose is recommended for its work on complex administrative and public law challenges involving the criminal justice system. The team handles judicial reviews, statutory challenges and human rights claims against the police, CPS and government departments. It is also extremely capable in inquests and cases involving an international dimension.
Work Highlights
- Hickman & Rose acted for INQUEST and StopWatch as interveners before the Supreme Court in a case related to the test for self-defence in police misconduct proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers have a really deep understanding of criminal justice related public law but they are able to turn to other areas with ease."
"Hickman & Rose houses a very impressive team. The quality of work is always very high."
"The group's skills and abilities are really impressive."
"The lawyers have a really deep understanding of criminal justice related public law but they are able to turn to other areas with ease."
"Hickman & Rose houses a very impressive team. The quality of work is always very high."
"The group's skills and abilities are really impressive."
Notable Practitioners
Daniel Machover leads the administrative and public law practice at Hickman & Rose. He is acclaimed for his expertise in bringing public law challenges to state bodies and has considerable strengths representing clients at inquests.
"Daniel has deep experience as well as excellent preparation and framing of the case."
"Daniel provides brilliant strategic direction, relentlessly pursuing the interests of his client. He also manages the expectations of the client very effectively."
"Daniel is great, very impressive and super experienced."
Stefano Ruis is a partner at Hickman & Rose. He focuses his practice on the criminal justice system and public law challenges with particular expertise in DBS decisions.
"Stefano is calm, measured, clear and always brings sound, reliable judgement to the table."
"Stef is a pleasure to work with. He is supremely well-organised, bright and really fights his client’s corner, while also being alive to the realities of the merits of the case."
"Stefano has extremely strong procedural knowledge and a real sense of the end goal and the big picture."