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​Biodata of the Vice-President


 

​NameShameer
​SurnameJANHANGEER
​Born28 August 1977
​Marital StatusMarried – (2 Children)
​Education
Royal College of Curepipe (Curepipe)
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LLB (Hons) (University of London – 1997)  
​Barrister (The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn – 1999)
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MBA (Business Finance) – (University of Lincolnshire and Humberside – 1999)
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Attended workshop on the African Charter on Human and People's Rights in Cape Town (South Africa – 2003)
​​​LLM Law and Economics (Queen Mary, University of London – 2014)
​​​​Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (2014)
​​​Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) (2015)
​​​Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) (2017)
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​Workshops/Trainings/
Seminars/Conferences
Workshop on the African Charter on Human and People's Rights in Cape Town (South Africa – 2003)
​​​National Seminar on Plant Health Control and Certification (Mauritius – September 2003)
​SADC Panel of Experts to review harmonization of vehicle regulation and standards and the implementation of harmonised road user charges system in the SADC region (South Africa – June 2008)
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Pan-African Legal Conference on “Enhancing the Justice System under the Rule of Law” (Mauritius – September 2009)
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Eastern Africa Regional Conference on Witness Protection organised by the UNODC (Kenya – November 2009)
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The Development of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Mauritius organised by the Mauritius Law Society (Mauritius – February 2010)
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Legislative Drafting Programme organised by the Attorney-General's Office (Mauritius – April 2010)
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Commonwealth Secretariat Anti-Corruption Workshop (Mauritius - June 2010)
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UNODC course on the “Legal Aspects in Fighting Piracy in the Indian Ocean” (Mauritius – August 2010)
​​​Training Course of Negotiation Skills organised by the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Administrative Reforms (Mauritius – November 2012)
​​​Training Course on Leadership for Senior Officers of the Mauritius Civil Service (Mauritius – December 2012)
​​​Conference on Legal & Judicial Legacies of Empire organised by the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association (U.K. – June 2014)
​​​Training Programme for Public Officials to act as Integrity Officers organised by the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Administrative Reforms and the Independent Commission against Corruption (Mauritius – October 2014)
​​​Advanced Training Programme for Integrity Officers (MCSAR/ICAC/UNODC) (Mauritius – August 2015)         
​​​Sensitisation Programme: Workshop 2016 organised by the National Human Rights Commission (Mauritius – April 2016)
​​​International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) 23rd World Congress 2016 (Mauritius – May 2016)
​​​Presidential Lecture by Professor K. Basu, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the World Bank (Mauritius – July 2016)
​​​Workshop on the occasion of Inventors' Day 2016 (Mauritius – September 2016)
​​​Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Accelerated Route to Fellowship in International Arbitration course (Mauritius – 2017)
​​​Training Programme for Integrity Officers (MCSAR/ICAC) (Mauritius – May 2018)
​​​Labour Law Conference organised by Nelson Mandela University (Mauritius – June 2019)
​​​Seminar on BPO sector by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (Mauritius – July 2019)
​​​Conference on ‘Data Protection Today – Breaking the Iceberg’ (Mauritius – January 2020)
​Career
Called to the Bar at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn (UK - 1999)
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Called to the Bar at the Supreme Court of Mauritius (Mauritius – 2001)
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State Counsel at the Attorney-General's Office (2002 – 2004)
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District Magistrate (2004 – 2007)
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Deputy Returning Officer at the National Assembly Elections (July 2005)
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Chaired Board of Assessment (2007)
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Senior State Counsel at the Attorney-General's Office (2007 – 2009)
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Temporary Principal State Counsel at the Attorney-General's Office/Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (2009 – 2011)
 
​​​Vice-President, Employment Relations Tribunal (June 2011 to present)
​​​Vice-Chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Mauritius Branch
​​​Treasurer of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Mauritius Branch (2018)
​​​Vice-Chairperson/Treasurer of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Mauritius Branch (2019)
​ContactChambers - Employment Relations Tribunal
​  Phone(230) 210 0998 
​  Fax (230) 212 0032 
​E-mailsjanhangeer@govmu.org

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