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- Expert Report Submission DeadlinesImmigration tribunal expert report exchange deadlines — Practice Direction 2024 requirements, late evidence rules, and timing for FTT and Upper Tribunal...
- Oral Evidence at HearingWhen tribunals direct oral expert evidence, hearing procedure, expert role in oral testimony, consistency requirements, and supplementary evidence at FT...
- Cross-Examination PreparationPreparing immigration expert witnesses for tribunal cross-examination — methodology defence, source selection, consistency with written reports, and com...
- Joint Statement & Expert MeetingsJoint expert meetings and statements in immigration tribunals — single joint expert direction, areas of agreement and disagreement, and Practice Directi...
- Legal Aid Expert Witness RatesLegal Aid Agency prior authority for immigration expert witness fees — rate expectations, instruction timing, and LAA-compatible expert witness instruct...