Hearing forums & instruction contexts
LATAM Court Reports provides specialist Latin American court reporting and country condition expert witness services for asylum and immigration proceedings — with remote instruction available where the hearing format allows.
LATAM Court Reports is a specialist firm providing Latin American court reporting and country condition expert witness services for asylum and immigration proceedings. We deliver verbatim transcription in Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole, and independent country condition reports for Latin American countries — with primary-source research and remote instruction where the hearing format allows.
Tribunal & court coverage
Core tribunal and court coverage for Latin American asylum matters
First-tier Tribunal (IAC)
- Primary venue for Latin American asylum appeals in the UK
- Verbatim and real-time court reporting — in person and remote
- Country condition expert reports to FPR Part 25 standard
Upper Tribunal (IAC)
- Country guidance cases involving Latin American countries
- Expert evidence for remaking decisions and country guidance appeals
- Court reporting for Upper Tribunal hearings
Court of Appeal & High Court
- CPR Part 35 compliant expert reports for judicial review
- Court reporting for appellate and JR hearings
- Expert evidence challenging Home Office decisions on LATAM claims
Home Office / UKVI
- Pre-decision expert evidence and further submissions
- Country condition expert letters citing Spanish/Portuguese primary sources
- Court reporting for substantive interviews where required
International & Cross-Border
Instructions from law firms, NGOs, and diaspora communities
United States
- Country condition expert reports for immigration court and asylum proceedings
- Spanish and Portuguese linguistic support for credible-fear and merits hearings
- Expert evidence on gang violence, cartels, and political persecution in LATAM
Canada & Australia
- Country condition reports for IRB and ART proceedings involving LATAM claimants
- Expert analysis on internal relocation, state protection, and particular social groups
- Remote instruction and report delivery for diaspora communities
European Union & Schengen
- Country condition evidence for asylum claims involving Latin American nationals
- Expert reports addressing country-of-origin conditions and return risk
- Multilingual primary-source research in Spanish and Portuguese
Cross-Border & Remote
- Remote hearing reporting on Zoom, Teams, Webex, and tribunal video platforms
- Instructions accepted from law firms, NGOs, and UNHCR partners globally
- Secure confidential delivery of transcripts and expert reports internationally
Home Office CPIN Coverage
Independent expert evidence addressing gaps in Home Office country policy
The Home Office publishes Country Policy and Information Notes (CPINs) for many Latin American countries. Independent expert evidence can address gaps in CPIN coverage — particularly on specific persecutory actors, regional conditions, and treatment of particular social groups.
Countries with existing CPINs: