Hickman & Rose

Partner. Serious and General Crime.

As head of Hickman & Rose's Serious and General Crime department, Jenny represents clients facing the gravest and most complex criminal charges. She is widely recognised as an industry leader and has enjoyed remarkably long run of success acting for both individuals and corporations.

Clients come to Jenny because her deep knowledge of the criminal justice system means she is often able to achieve positive results before the charge stage. She is often consulted by well-known clients seeking a swift and discrete resolution to what, if made public, would be highly damaging allegations.

While many of Jenny's clients remain outside the public domain, they include some of the best known names in professional sport, entertainment and business. Recent clients in the public domain include footballer Benjamin Mendy,  acquitted of seven of nine sex-related charges; and ITH Pharma Ltd.

Jenny is one of the country's foremost legal experts on sexual assaults (both historic and current) and also so-called 'baby shaking' cases - an area of law in which she broke new ground. She has successfully represented numerous high-profile and professional individuals in respect of sexual assault allegations that as well as many bereaved parents and members of health services accused of harming children and babies.

The key to Jenny's success is her ability to unravel ferociously complex medical and forensic evidence. She also benefits from an ability to listen and get the best out of her clients. Her case organisation skills and her attention to detail often unearths disclosure that is case breaking.

Jenny qualified as a solicitor in 1997. She joined Hickman and Rose in 2002. She has been a partner since 2004 and served as the firm’s managing partner for seven years until 2016, when she took over as head of the Serious and General Crime team.

Jenny was Vice President of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association between 2015 and 2017 and its Secretary between 2014 and 2015. She is a founding member of Women in Criminal Law.

University of Wales (1994 LLB (Hons) Law and Politics); College of Law, York (1995 LPC).