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Smair is a highly experienced practitioner in all types of employment cases and employment litigation, with a strong emphasis on discrimination law. He acts both for respondents and claimants in substantial, high-profile cases and has represented major PLCs, local authorities and other public bodies as well as trade union members.

He also appears in disciplinary and professional misconduct proceedings.

Smair is well known for his ability to identify the key battleground issues at an early stage in a case and works closely in partnership with his instructing solicitors and clients on case management issues, particularly those in the public domain that have important sensitivity issues.

Smair lectures on employment law and writes regularly on employment matters in specialist journals.

Key cases

  • Manghnani v Ministry of Defence Police [2006]: Acted for the highest ranking Asian police officer in the country in a claim for race discrimination arising from the application of promotion procedures
  • Father Hart v. Home Office and Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood [2007]: acted for the Church in a highly sensitive case involving allegations of sexual orientation and sex discrimination by a Prison Chaplain. Issue concerning the status of persons with gender dysphoria under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and under European Law
  • Sharma v. London Borough of Ealing [2006] All ER (D) 12: acted for the local authority in serious and complex, press-reported case of race discrimination and unfair dismissal concerning the abuse of office for electoral purposes. Case subsequently appealed to the EAT on the issue of a £100,000 costs award against the claimant involving arguments under the new costs regime.
  • Roper v. Homerton NHS Trust [2004]: represented Consultant Neo-natal Paediatrician in lengthy internal disciplinary proceedings involving complex factual and legal issues. Acted in subsequent claim for disability discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Contact Smair Soor

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk