Immigration Case Types & Expert Witnesses

The entrance to Taylor House on Rosebery Avenue, London, a First-tier Tribunal immigration and asylum hearing centre

FTT Asylum Appeal

First-tier Tribunal (FTT) asylum appeals are the primary forum for refugee protection claims.

Field House on Breams Buildings, London, home of the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber

Upper Tribunal Appeal

Upper Tribunal (UT) immigration appeals involve permission applications and substantive hearings on errors of law identified by the First-tier Tribunal.

Deportation & Removal

Deportation and removal proceedings engage ECHR Article 3 where return would expose the appellant to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment.

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Fresh Claims

Fresh claims arise where new evidence: not previously considered, would create a realistic prospect of success.

Tents at the Nzolo camp for displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Human Rights Claims

Human rights claims before immigration tribunals engage ECHR Articles 3 and 8, and may invoke complementary treaty frameworks including ICCPR, CAT, and CEDAW.

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Country Guidance Challenges

Country guidance (CG) challenges at the Upper Tribunal seek to establish or modify tribunal-wide guidance on country conditions.

Judicial Review

Judicial review of immigration decisions may be supported by expert witness evidence where fresh material demonstrates unlawfulness, for example, where the decision-maker failed to engage…

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Administrative Review

Administrative review (AR) is an internal Home Office review mechanism for eligible immigration decisions.

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