The government has announced new measures to identify and support victims of modern slavery. A well resourced system that can give high quality decision making, quickly, will be a positive step for victims.

Today the Supreme Court handed down judgement in the case of Reyes v Al-Malki [2017] UKSC 61. This is a major breakthrough for victims of modern slavery.

The Supreme Court concludes that the State Immunity Act is unlawful since it prevents all employees of foreign embassies bringing claims for compensation against employer states regardless of the nature of the employee’s work.

The Supreme Court found that a diplomat who employed a domestic worker could not be said to have acted within their “official functions” with the result that the Saudi diplomat defendants in the case had lost any immunity from suit the moment they ceased to be in post.

Yesterday the High Court granted permission in a judicial review case brought by a victim of modern slavery who is being denied access to legal advice by the government.  

Best Practice Interviewing Children, is a new webinar delivered by our very own Kalvir Kaur on Thursday 28 September at 11am.

The previous estimate of 12,000 victims of human trafficking in UK is the 'tip of the iceberg' according to the National Crime Agency.

There is no national process for identifying and recording children who may have been trafficked who have gone missing in the UK, finds a new report published by ECPAT's ReACT project.

In a shock ruling today, the Supreme Court has overturned earlier decisions and declared employment tribunal fees to be unlawful. We are delighted by the judgment

ATHUB, our new online anti trafficking resource launches today. The site aims to give support providers and lawyers working with victims of trafficking the information they need to help victims to rebuild their lives.

H was a victim of trafficking, and brought proceedings against the respondents before the employment tribunal in relation to their alleged role in her trafficking. The respondents were acquitted of trafficking-related offences in criminal trials and, on that basis, applied to the tribunal for deposit orders against H.

A victim of trafficking is entitled under the Trafficking Directive 2011/36/EU/to legal aid in legal proceedings. Accordingly, a tribunal erred in law when it failed to grant a postponement of a merits hearing to permit the Claimant to access legal aid. A victim of trafficking has a right in EU law to legal aid and the courts and tribunals must give effect to this.