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Benkharbouche and anor v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan [2015]
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Published on: 25/11/2015
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Another domestic worker, this time working for diplomats from the Republic of Sudan as a cook in the kitchens of the embassy in London. The E&W Court of Appeal ruled that, "...an EU Charter right can be relied on “horizontally” in certain circumstances," that is it may be relied upon directly in claims between private parties in the national courts.
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/benkharbouche-and-janah-v-embassy-republic-sudan-others.pdf

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