
Appeal court finds that deposit orders must not limit access to justice
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.
Anti trafficking conference for support providers in July
We invite you to our anti trafficking conference, on Tuesday 4 July 2017 in London hosted by Hogan Lovells, in partnership with ATLEU and the independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
Victims receive compensation following the conviction of their traffickers
ATLEU acted for 18 victims who have all received compensation following criminal proceedings which were brought against their traffickers.
Training on compensation claims for victims of trafficking
Our compensation specialists, Jamila Duncan-Bosu and Juliette Nash will be holding a training session for lawyers who want to bring a claim for victims of trafficking.
New report on supporting adult survivors of slavery
The support currently provided to survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery is not meeting their needs, finds a new report by The Human Trafficking Foundation and their partners.
Charity attacks funding of legal support needed by victims of modern slavery
The award winning charity ATLEU, announced today that it is setting up a separate law firm, Saltworks, to raise the money it needs to provide effective support to victims; with all profits being ploughed back into the charity.
Improving the help given to child victims of trafficking: ReACT conference, Jan 2017
Report on a four-day conference on Reinforcing Assistance to Child Victims of Trafficking (ReACT); a partnership project between ECPAT groups in the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Victims of slavery facing destitution because of problems in the benefits system
Parliament has launched an inquiry into the current situation where victims of slavery often end up in fear of homelessness and destitution when navigating the benefits system.
Review reveals that Government is failing victims of slavery who need legal help
ATLEU hopes to offer free training to legal aid providers wishing to undertake compensation work for victims of trafficking and modern slavery. If you would be interested then please email atleuteam@atleu.org.uk to indicate your interest.
Immigration success for our clients
ome examples of the success we've had in immigration cases. All of these decisions have made significant changes to our clients lives and many of them reveal the authorities' lack of understanding of the impact of trafficking and their legal obligations to protect victims of trafficking.
Update on legal aid review for compensation claims
In March this year, the government settled our Judicial Review which challenged its failure to give victims the legal support to bring compensation claims against their traffickers. The government told the Court that it would report by the end of June 2016. Despite our requests, however, the Ministry of Justice had still not replied to us about progress on this review over five months later.