Description
Dr Peter Stanbury MA PhD FRGS FRAI FRSA
Asylum, Human Rights, Human Trafficking & Proceeds of Crime Expert Witness
Independent Expert Witness | Immigration & Asylum | Human Rights | Modern Slavery | Country Conditions | International Asset Recovery
Independent Expert Witness for Asylum, Human Rights & International Legal Proceedings
Dr Peter Stanbury is an independent expert witness providing specialist expert evidence in asylum, immigration, refugee, human rights, human trafficking, modern slavery and proceeds of crime proceedings.
He accepts instructions from claimant and defendant solicitors, government departments, local authorities, immigration practitioners and other professional organisations throughout the United Kingdom and internationally.
Drawing upon extensive academic research, specialist regional knowledge and international experience, Dr Stanbury prepares clear, impartial and evidence-based expert reports addressing complex political, cultural, social, geographical, human rights and international legal issues.
His reports are prepared to assist courts, tribunals and legal professionals in understanding country conditions, individual and group vulnerabilities, risks on return, persecution, exploitation, trafficking and other matters falling within his areas of expertise.
Dr Stanbury is available to act for either party and to accept Single Joint Expert instructions, providing independent opinion in accordance with the duties and responsibilities expected of an expert witness.
Areas of Expertise
Asylum, Immigration & Refugee Expert Witness
Dr Stanbury provides expert evidence in asylum and immigration proceedings, including:
- Asylum appeals
- Refugee claims
- Country of origin reports
- Country conditions evidence
- Risk on return assessments
- Internal relocation assessments
- Political persecution
- Ethnic persecution
- Religious persecution
- Country-specific human rights assessments
- Humanitarian protection matters
- Immigration appeals
- Refugee and asylum-related litigation
- Country-specific political, social and cultural analysis
His reports can address the relevant country conditions and circumstances necessary to assist the court or tribunal in assessing issues arising in asylum and refugee proceedings.
Human Rights Expert Witness
Dr Stanbury provides independent expert evidence concerning international human rights and country-specific human rights conditions.
Areas include:
- International human rights issues
- Country-specific human rights assessments
- Persecution and discrimination
- Vulnerable persons
- Political and social conditions
- Human trafficking
- Modern slavery
- Forced labour
- Bonded labour
- Child labour
- Exploitation
His expertise may be relevant where an understanding of local conditions, cultural practices, political circumstances or patterns of exploitation is required.
Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery Expert Witness
Dr Stanbury provides expert opinion concerning human trafficking, modern slavery and forms of labour exploitation, including:
- Human trafficking
- Modern slavery
- Forced labour
- Bonded labour
- Child labour
- Labour exploitation
- Exploitation of vulnerable persons
- Country-specific trafficking conditions
- Social, cultural and economic factors associated with exploitation
Expert evidence can address the wider country and regional circumstances in which trafficking and exploitation occur, assisting courts and tribunals in understanding relevant contextual issues.
Proceeds of Crime & International Asset Recovery
Dr Stanbury also provides specialist expert opinion in matters involving overseas assets, international financial investigations and proceeds of crime.
His areas of expertise include:
- Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) matters
- Overseas asset tracing
- International asset recovery
- Cross-border financial investigations
- Overseas property and assets
- International financial structures
- Jurisdictional issues
- Cross-border enforcement considerations
- International legal cooperation
His international and regional knowledge can assist in matters where the location, recovery, ownership, movement or investigation of overseas assets requires consideration of country-specific legal, political, economic or institutional circumstances.
International & Regional Expertise
Dr Stanbury has specialist knowledge and experience relating to a number of international regions, including:
- Middle East
- North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Central Asia
- South Asia
This regional expertise enables him to provide country-specific and contextual evidence in complex immigration, asylum, human rights, trafficking and international financial proceedings.
Expert Witness Services
Dr Peter Stanbury provides:
- Independent expert witness reports
- Country of origin reports
- Country conditions reports
- Immigration Tribunal reports
- Asylum appeal reports
- Refugee claim assessments
- Risk on return assessments
- Internal relocation assessments
- Human rights reports
- Human trafficking assessments
- Modern slavery assessments
- Proceeds of Crime expert reports
- International asset recovery opinions
- Written expert opinion
- Single Joint Expert reports
- Court and tribunal attendance
- Expert testimony where required
All expert evidence is prepared independently and objectively, with the report tailored to the issues identified in the instructions and the requirements of the relevant proceedings.
Professional Qualifications
Dr Peter Stanbury MA PhD FRGS FRAI FRSA
- Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)
- Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute (FRAI)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
His academic and professional background provides a multidisciplinary foundation for expert evidence concerning geography, anthropology, international affairs, culture, human rights and country conditions.
Why Instruct Dr Peter Stanbury?
Solicitors and other professional instructing parties require expert evidence that is independent, clearly reasoned and supported by appropriate evidence.
Dr Stanbury combines academic expertise with extensive international and regional knowledge to produce reports addressing complex country, political, cultural, human rights and international legal issues.
His work is focused on providing the court or tribunal with relevant expert evidence within his area of expertise, expressed clearly and without unnecessary technical complexity.
He accepts instructions from either side of proceedings and is also available for Single Joint Expert appointments where appropriate.
Instructions Accepted
Dr Peter Stanbury accepts instructions from:
- Claimant solicitors
- Defendant solicitors
- Immigration and asylum practitioners
- Government departments and agencies
- Local authorities
- Other professional legal representatives
- Parties requiring independent expert opinion
- Single Joint Expert appointments
Instructions accepted throughout the UK and internationally.
Contact Dr Peter Stanbury
Dr Peter Stanbury MA PhD FRGS FRAI FRSA
Asylum, Human Rights, Human Trafficking & Proceeds of Crime Expert Witness
Address:
Milton Croft Cottage
Milton on Stour
Dorset
SP8 5PY
Telephone: 07802 421191
Email: drpeterstanbury@gmail.com
Specialist Areas
Asylum Expert Witness | Immigration Expert Witness | Refugee Claims | Asylum Appeals | Country of Origin Reports | Risk on Return | Internal Relocation | Human Rights Expert | Human Trafficking Expert | Modern Slavery Expert | Forced Labour | Bonded Labour | Child Labour | Exploitation | Country Conditions Expert | Proceeds of Crime Expert | POCA Expert | Overseas Asset Tracing | International Asset Recovery | Cross-Border Financial Investigations | Immigration Tribunal Expert | Single Joint Expert | UK & International Expert Witness
