Court refuses to strike out claim of trafficking victim
PP v the Home Office & Anor [2017] EWHC 663 (QB)
- Related Member(s):
- Chris Buttler QC
- Related Practice Area(s):
- Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration, Asylum and Free Movement
- Court:
- Queen’s Bench Division
Claim alleged the failure to make reasonable enquiries as to whether the claimant was a victim of trafficking in breach of the investigative duty imposed by the ECHR, art 4 and also unlawful detention as a consequence of alleged errors of law relating to the identification of the claimant as a victim of trafficking. The Court refused to strike out the false imprisonment claim and refused to strike out the ECHR, art 4 claim.
Chris Buttler was involved in this case.