30 July 2024 Keith Rix 922 Case Updates JJMC v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] UKAITUR UI2022005862 byKeith Rix Commentary The specifics of this judgment will be of interest to country experts in immigration, asylum and deportation cases. Notwithstanding the rejection of the country expert’s report by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT), what the judgment reveals is how a country expert can usefully describe their expertise and set out facts and opinions so as to assist the court. It is not about having particular qualifications – “an expert's expertise needs to be considered in the light of their experience as a whole”. Not unusually the expert, who was from the USA, prepared his first report without regard to the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Rules 2014 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/663c9ff64d8bb7378fb6c446/consolidated_FtT_IAC_Rules.pdf ) This also happened recently where a retired US judge was called as an expert on an aspect of US law. Learning points To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links Link to the Judgment Share Print Tags Immigration and asylum06. Rules and Regulations11. Report Writing01. Starting your Expert Witness BusinessCV Related articles Benjamin Hetherington (by his father and litigation friend Gary Hetherington) v Raymond Fell & Anor [2025] EWHC 1487 (KB) Bevan v Ministry of Defence [2025] EWHC 1145 (KB) Andrew Cannestra v Mclaren Automotive Events Limited [2025] EWHC 1844 (KB) The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 A fundamentally flawed report Switch article Toxicological evidence in an environmental contamination case Previous Article When judicial criticism is unjustified Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.