Illegal Immigrant’s Drug Dealing Convictions Quashed Over Modern Slavery Legal Advice

The Court of Appeal found that the Somalian man’s convictions were unsafe in a ruling that could pave the way for similar legal claims.

A general view of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, home to the High Court, on Oct. 8, 2018. Jack Taylor/Getty Images

The Court of Appeal has quashed serious drug dealing convictions admitted by a Somalian immigrant after his legal team failed to advise him about a modern slavery defence.

The man, now aged 24, was jailed in 2017 after pleading guilty to a number of counts of possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply.