Yawar is the firmwide Head of Immigration at Browne Jacobson, specialising in UK immigration and nationality law. He acts as a trusted adviser to established UK and international businesses, organisations entering the UK market and multinational employers, supporting them through complex immigration and workforce mobility challenges.

He advises clients ranging from start-ups and scale-ups to blue-chip organisations on sponsor licence compliance, right to work obligations, corporate transactions, business restructures and global mobility. His approach is strategic and commercially focused, helping clients manage immigration risk while enabling business growth.

Yawar advises across the full spectrum of business immigration matters, including sponsor licence applications and compliance, right to work issues, Home Office investigations and global mobility programmes. He has particular experience advising on the immigration aspects of mergers and acquisitions and wider corporate reorganisations, ensuring continuity of compliance during periods of structural and operational change. He also advises individuals on complex immigration and nationality matters, including applications under section 4L of the British Nationality Act 1981.

He works closely with colleagues across the firm, particularly in the employment, corporate and commercial teams, to deliver integrated advice on matters spanning immigration, workforce planning and transactional projects.

Recognition and validation

Yawar has worked exclusively in immigration law since 2012 and advises organisations across a wide range of sectors, from fast-growing businesses to multinational employers. Recognised in Legal 500 as a Key Contact, he is praised for his excellent client service. In 2025, he was named Global Mobility Leader of Tomorrow at the International Employment Lawyer Awards in recognition of his contribution to the immigration and global mobility sector.