Country evidence
Forensic Country of Origin Information & risk on return evidence.
COI Experts synthesises open-source intelligence, NGO field reports, and institutional disclosures into objective evidence for solicitors, barristers, and tribunals.
Sources drawn fromUNHCRHuman Rights WatchUS State DeptLocal Field IntelligenceRegional Judicial Rulings
Services
What we prepare
Court-standard COI workstreams for asylum appeals, CPIN challenges, and risk assessments.
Approach
Objective synthesis, not commentary.
Experts catalogue, triangulate, and weigh materials against the legal questions posed—without advocacy.
- Source triangulation across institutional and local reporting
- Transparent citation trails for tribunal verification
- Independence duties under Practice Direction 35
- Sanitised instruction protocols online
Expert evidence must be the independent product of the expert, uninfluenced as to form or content by the exigencies of litigation.
— Expert duties · Ikarian Reefer / CPR Part 35
Questions
Frequently asked questions
- What does a country of origin information expert witness provide?
- An independent, fully cited synthesis of objective country evidence addressing specified legal questions in asylum and human rights proceedings—aligned with CPR Part 35 duties and tribunal guidelines.
- Can you provide a Home Office CPIN rebuttal expert statement?
- Yes. CPIN rebuttal analysis identifies gaps, outdated sourcing, and over-generalisation relative to concurrent institutional and open-source materials, without adopting the appellant's account as fact.
- How should I instruct a COI expert for an asylum appeal?
- Use the Instruct form with sanitised case parameters only—initials or reference codes, country of origin, risk category, funding mode, deadlines, and a redacted case brief. Full names and Home Office numbers must not be submitted online.
Next step
Instruct an independent COI expert
Submit sanitised case parameters for availability and scope.