Recent Developments in Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking for Criminal Lawyers

Introduction

Are you a busy practitioner wanting to stay ahead in the area of modern slavery and human trafficking?

This webinar will deconstruct and simplify recent case authorities from the Court of Appeal and the European Court of Human Rights, so they can be applied in everyday practice for both prosecution and defence.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The definitions of Modern Slavery under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and how they practically apply to our caseloads - section 1 and 2 of MSA 2015
• Indicators of Trafficking - looking at the most recent Statutory Guidance
• Practical guidance on application of statutory defence under s45 Modern Slavery Act 2015
• Written representations and updated CPS published Guidance
• Abuse of process - distilling most recent case authorities from Court of Appeal
• Article 4 ECHR - and looking at recent cases from European Court of Human Rights such as TV v Spain and BB v Slovakia and how they apply
• Case management principles for Modern Slavery cases

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 13th May 2025

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