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Victim of domestic servitude wins first caste discrimination claim
In a ground-breaking judgment, the Employment Tribunal upheld numerous claims, including those for unpaid wages and religious and race discrimination, brought by an Indian woman of low caste kept in domestic servitude by her employers for four and a half years.
Court of Appeal issues declaration of incompatibility
The Court of Appeal, in a iudgment handed down today, declared the State Immunity Act to be incompatible under the Human Rights Act.
Supreme Court gives new rights to victims of trafficking who take their traffickers to court
In a landmark first case on human trafficking, the Supreme Court has made new law which means that a child victim of trafficking can recover damages from her trafficker.
Victim of trafficking successfully challenges Legal Aid Agency's refusal of funding
In a judgment handed down on 13 June 2014, it was found that the refusal to grant legal aid exceptional funding had been unlawful, and risked a breach of their human rights.