High court ruling marks first time a foreign state has been held liable for domestic servitude by its envoy on UK soil High court ruling marks first time a foreign state has been held liable for domestic servitude by its envoy on UK soil The United Arab Emirates must pay more than £260,000 to a victim of human trafficking who was exploited by one of its diplomats in London, the high court has ruled. Lawyers representing the woman said it was unprecedented for a court to order a foreign state to