Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking for Criminal Lawyers - Top 10 Developments

Introduction

Modern slavery and human trafficking is a fascinating, yet fast paced evolving area of law. This webinar is a digest of all the most recent changes and developments in this area, providing both defence and prosecution practitioners with a comprehensive yet swift digest.

This webinar will consider the top 10 developments in the last 12 months.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Webb and Somerset-How [2025] and the definitions of slavery and servitude
• Article 4 ECHR case updates
• Abuse of process updates
• Application of s.45 Modern Slavery Act 2015 statutory defence to Bail Act offences
• Statutory Guidance updates
• Anonymity provisions in appeals - Baniulyte [2025]