The second edition of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Law and Practice has been published. 

"This book provides a detailed and practical guide to the legal regimes," the Rt Hon Lady Justice Nicola Davies DBE, wrote in her foreword to the second edition. 

She added that "the guidance is not confined to the courtroom. It realistically encompasses matters outside of a court hearing, relating to victims and those charged with a criminal offence. It is guidance which can properly form the basis of advice to be given by practitioners. It is necessary and welcome.”

Meanwhile, the second edition of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Law and Practice has been labelled as a recommend read by The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton, in her 2020 report on “The Modern Slavery Act 2015 Statutory Defence: A call for evidence”.  

In his foreward to the first edition, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd said that the book “gives a very comprehensive guide to the legal regimes and much practical assistance. For example Chapter 6 gives a very comprehensive account about what should happen on arrest at the police station and the matters that the lawyer should consider; this is reinforced by clear guidance on ethics in Chapter 16.

"Another example of the practical guidance given, drawn from the experience of the authors, is Chapter 15, which provides a clear summary of ways in which victims are trafficked and exploited.  I therefore warmly welcome this book and very much hope it will make a real contribution to the protection of victims of trafficking and modern  slavery and to the prosecution of those who perpetrate this most heinous of crime.”

According to The London Advocate, "Anyone investing in this book can feel confident they will not only be able to handle their problems but will have the skills and knowledge to ensure a just outcome.”

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: LAW AND PRACTICE

Ben Douglas-Jones QC's latest book, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Law and Practice, has been published by Bloomsbury. Joined by fellow authors, Philippa Southwell and Michelle Brewer, Ben's book is a concise, practical, guide to modern slavery and human trafficking law and procedure, in a step by step format, covering all aspects of representing victims of human trafficking and the law surrounding this.

Its cross-discipline approach offers practical guidance for criminal and immigration practitioners unfamiliar with each side of these practice areas.

Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Law and Practice covers the following areas: 

• Introduction – legal background, framework, domestic and international;
• Definition of a trafficking victim;
• Determination of status as a victim of trafficking;
• Criminal – non punishment etc;
• Criminal – victim protection etc;
• Immigration/International protection;
• Trafficking and the European Convention on Human Rights;
• Relevance of NRM decisions and interplay with the international protection/immigration claim/deportation etc.

The book covers the following legislation and case law:

• The Modern Slavery Act 2015
• Palermo Protocol 2000
• Refugee Convention on Human Rights 1951

A large number of cases involving victims of trafficking have gone through the appeal courts in recent years. Despite the Court of Appeal in those cases heavily criticising police, prosecutors and defence lawyers who failed to identify and act upon claims of trafficking, victims are still slipping through the net and being convicted when they should not be. All practitioners who work in the field of modern slavery and human trafficking will know there is a hybrid of legal issues for any one case and practitioners will need to be alive to all legal issues.

This book aims to be a concise, manageable text for criminal and immigration practitioners alike and acts as a quick reference source for use by practitioners at court and at all stages through the justice and immigration system, as well as having appeal to the judiciary, students, academics and law enforcement agencies.

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GUIDE TO THE CONSUMER RIGHTS ACT 2015

Ben Douglas-Jones, together with Denis Barry, Edward Jenkins QC, Daniel Lloyd and Charlene Sumnall has written a guide to the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

The Guide, published by Blackstone's, is now available from all good bookstores and via online booksellers such as Amazon.