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​Biodata of the Vice-President


 

NameShameer
SurnameJANHANGEER
Born28 August 1977
Marital StatusMarried – (2 Children)
Education
Royal College of Curepipe (Curepipe)
 
LLB (Hons) (University of London – 1997)  
Barrister (The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn – 1999)
 
MBA (Business Finance) – (University of Lincolnshire and Humberside – 1999)
 
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)
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)
Pan-African Legal Conference on “Enhancing the Justice System under the Rule of Law” (Mauritius – September 2009)
Eastern Africa Regional Conference on Witness Protection organised by the UNODC (Kenya – November 2009)
The Development of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Mauritius organised by the Mauritius Law Society (Mauritius – February 2010)
Legislative Drafting Programme organised by the Attorney-General's Office (Mauritius – April 2010)
Commonwealth Secretariat Anti-Corruption Workshop (Mauritius - June 2010)
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)
 
Called to the Bar at the Supreme Court of Mauritius (Mauritius – 2001)
State Counsel at the Attorney-General's Office (2002 – 2004)
District Magistrate (2004 – 2007)
 
Deputy Returning Officer at the National Assembly Elections (July 2005)
Chaired Board of Assessment (2007)
Senior State Counsel at the Attorney-General's Office (2007 – 2009)
 
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