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Who am I? - My name is Sajjad Hussain. I am a UK immigration solicitor at Farani Taylor Solicitors. I am preparing this legal initiative to protect Skilled Workers who entered the UK under a clear five-year settlement pathway and may be affected by proposed changes to the ILR rules.

Summary - The government has proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) requirements. There is concern that, if implemented without transitional protections, these changes could affect Skilled Workers who are already partway through their qualifying period. This initiative seeks legal clarification on whether the proposals are introduced retrospectively.

Call to action - We are raising £10,000 to instruct a King’s Counsel (KC) to provide a formal legal opinion on the lawfulness of any retrospective application. Please contribute and share this page to help ensure this issue can be properly tested before the Court if necessary.

What are we trying to achieve? - This is about fairness and legal certainty. If rule changes are introduced, they should apply prospectively or include clear transitional protection. This case aims to ensure that individuals who relied on the existing framework are treated lawfully.

What is the next step in the case? - We will instruct a King's Counsel (KC) to advise on the merits of a challenge. If the proposals are implemented retrospectively and the legal advice supports action, we will issue a formal legal challenge to the Home Office and, if necessary, commence Judicial Review proceedings.

How much we are raising and why? -  We are raising £10,000 to cover the cost of instructing a King’s Counsel to provide a detailed written opinion on:

• Legitimate expectation

• Retrospectivity

• Public law grounds for challenge

Farani Taylor Solicitors is a London-based law firm offering a broad spectrum of legal services, with particular strengths and a strong reputation in immigration and nationality law. The firm also practices in areas including litigation, family law, personal injury, corporate and commercial law, housing, and other civil matters.

Farani Taylor Solicitors has experience in high-profile immigration litigation, including the TOEIC in-country appeal case where the Court of Appeal held that appellants facing visa refusals based on alleged TOEIC test irregularities were entitled to pursue their appeals from within the UK rather than being limited to out-of-country appeals; Farani Taylor acted for one of the appellants in that case, contributing to the successful outcome that restored access to justice for affected individuals.

Farani Taylor Solicitors managing direcotr Farhan Farani was also part of HSMP Forum Ltd v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2008] EWHC 664 (Admin), where the High Court ruled that retrospective changes to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme’s settlement criteria were unfair and unlawful because they frustrated the legitimate expectations of migrants who entered under the original scheme and relied on its terms, requiring the government to honour the benefits originally promised to those migrants; this landmark principle underpins Farani Taylor’s approach to protecting the rights of migrants when immigration rules change.

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