Hickman & Rose

Partner. Serious and General Crime.

Peter Csemiczky is a criminal defence solicitor in the Serious and General Crime team who offers his clients a complete service from investigation to trial.

He acts for individuals and organisations facing a broad spectrum of criminal allegations: from homicide and other violent offences to serious sexual assaults, drugs, communications and motoring offences.

Peter has a particularly strong reputation for representing high profile and HNW individuals. He was a key member of the team acting for footballer Benjamin Mendy, who was acquitted across two trials of serious sexual offences. Other notable recent clients include singer-songwriter Rex Orange County, accused of sexual assault; and Gene Gallagher, son of Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton, accused of affray and racially aggravated assault; and a host of other accused celebrities, businesspeople, and HNW individuals.

Peter’s success in this area is, in part, due to his ability to handle with sensitivity matters which, if not given the appropriate care and attention, would cause huge personal, professional, financial and reputational damage

As litigator and advocate in both Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, Peter is expert in navigating the investigation and prosecution processes so that allegations are either ended early or are completed in in the most discreet way possible. His diligent case preparation, fierce determination and sympathetic manner mean that clients are highly enthusiastic about the results he achieves.

Peter has developed niche specialisms advising individuals on the criminal, regulatory and reputational implications of social media posts and maintaining an online profile. He has a developing practice advising students facing university disciplinary investigations and/or proceedings arising out of criminal allegations, most commonly of a sexual nature.

Peter routinely finds innovative legal solutions to situations which may at first seemed intractable. He has had significant success persuading law enforcement agencies to end investigations without charge. In doing so, he has been able to close his clients’ cases with minimal, or indeed no, embarrassing publicity.

After initially training to be a professional musician, Peter qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and joined Hickman & Rose in 2015. He was joined the firm's partnership in January 2018.

Peter is the former Secretary and committee member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association and a current member of the European Criminal Bar Association