Human trafficking—the correct approach to forced domestic labour (R (on the application of NM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of the decision?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: Lucy Mair, barrister at Garden Court North Chambers, examines the Administrative Court’s decision to quash the defendant’s conclusion that the claimant was not a victim of human trafficking. The court found for the claimant on grounds regarding her credibility and the correct definition of forced labour in a domestic setting for the purposes of human trafficking.