Welcome to HJT Research, home of ICCID - the Immigration Consortium Country Information Database.

HJT Research was established in May 2000 by Mr. David Jones of 2 Garden Court Chambers, London.

The company was founded with the objective of improving both the access to the vast array of human rights materials currently available, and the useability of those materials.

"... we aim to maintain a non-partisan position in order to ensure the universal relevance of the materials we compile."

Since inception, we have been working toward the development of a comprehensive and constantly updated electronic database of human rights documents. Initially lauched via CD-ROM, ICCID is now available online at the website of the Electronic Immigration Network.

The support of the EIN enables us to offer ICCID subscribers a much more comprehensive service. The database is now updated daily and the unique ICCID CD-ROM 'Bundle-Maker' is available online. In addition, all EIN caselaw materials are fully compatible with the Bundle-Maker, allowing quick and easy compilation of bundles containing both country information and relevant caselaw. Being on the EIN website also enables ICCID to offer an improved search facility and report 'key-word' indexing.

At HJT Research we aim to maintain a non-partisan position in order to ensure the universal relevance of the materials we compile. We acknowledge the significant advantage of working in co-operation with all those concerned with the achievement of a just, fair and effective system for the determination of asylum and human rights applications.

Founders – David Jones LLB LLM (Barrister), John Kelly BA, Jason Hillier, Andrew Jones

"The project has been inspired by my own experience as an immigration barrister. The system within which we now work is more pressured than ever, case loads continue to burgeon, the issues requiring address become ever more diverse particularly with the advent of the Human Rights Act, deadlines are tighter and stricter, and the rules governing the preparation and filing of evidence, though necessary, are increasingly arduous.

Thus whilst time and resources are more than ever at a premium, the vulnerability and dependancy of clients has remained constant, as has the desire of the ordinary practitioner to maintain high quality and informed representation.

It is with a view to meeting these growing challenges that ICCID has been developed. The database has been designed specifically for immigration practitioners. It is extensive and thoroughly sourced and is updated constantly. It contains a dedicated search engine allowing you to quickly identify key reports and passages, and it features innovative tools which will relieve you of many of the more mundane tasks associated with case preparation, freeing time for more particular case specific research." - Mr. David Jones