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UK Asylum Litigation Support & Advisory

Advice on the country evidence before you commit to a full report: what is contested, what is missing, and what an expert could add.

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What Litigation Support & Advisory Involves

Not every case needs a full report, and some need one framed quite differently from the first idea. A short advisory review at the outset tells you where the Home Office's country material is strong, where it is thin or out of date, and which questions an expert could answer with authority.

The output is practical: a note you can use to decide scope, draft instructions, support a funding application, or prepare to cross-examine the other side's evidence. If a full report follows, the review is not wasted work; it becomes the plan for it.

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What This Service Covers

  • Review of Home Office refusal letters and country evidence cited
  • CPIN gap and accuracy analysis
  • Country evidence strategy advisory
  • Counsel preparation for cross-examination of expert witnesses
  • Country guidance case identification

What You Receive

  • A written note on the country material cited in the refusal, with gaps and errors identified
  • A view on whether expert evidence is likely to add anything, and on which issues
  • Draft questions for a letter of instruction
  • Relevant country guidance decisions and how the facts compare
  • Points for cross-examination of opposing country evidence
  • A scope and fee estimate suitable for a prior authority application

What We Need From You

  • The refusal letter or decision under challenge
  • The grounds of appeal or claim, in draft if need be
  • Country material already in the bundle
  • The stage of the case and the next deadline
  • The question you most need answered

Please do not send names or other identifying details until instructions are confirmed. Start a request.

When You Need This

  • Early-stage case assessment
  • Grounds of appeal drafting support
  • Pre-hearing preparation
  • Judicial review country evidence strategy

Our Approach

  • Proportionate advisory engagement matched to case needs
  • Identification of gaps in Home Office country evidence
  • Strategic advice on expert evidence requirements

UK Tribunal Standards

Litigation support is provided by country specialists with direct experience of UK asylum tribunal procedure and country guidance jurisprudence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is litigation support a substitute for an expert report?
No. An advisory note is not evidence and is not written to be served. It helps you decide whether to obtain a report and how to frame it. Where the note shows a report is needed, the same expert can usually write it.
Can an advisory review support a legal aid funding application?
Yes. A short statement of why expert evidence is needed, what it will address, and what it will cost is what a prior authority application requires. We can provide that in a form you can attach.
How early in a case should we ask for a review?
As soon as you have the refusal letter. Early review leaves time to obtain a report within the tribunal's timetable and avoids commissioning evidence on points that turn out not to be in dispute.

Ready to request a report?

Submit a request and we confirm scope and fees before work begins.

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