Sir Goolam Hoosen Kader Meeran (born 12 April 1943) is a judge of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal.[1]

Goolam Meeran grew up in South Africa during the apartheid regime.[2] He graduated from the University of Manchester in 1969 and graduated with a MSc (Econ) in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics in 1970.[2][3] He was awarded a diploma in law in 1981.[4] He was called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) in 1982.[5]

Meeran was appointed a JP in 1985. He became a part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals in 1992, a full-time Chairman in 1993, an acting Regional Chairman in 1997, and a Regional Chairman in 1998. He was appointed a Judge on the South Eastern Circuit in 2002.[5][6] He was President of the Employment Tribunals for England and Wales from 2002 to 2008.[7] He retired as president of the Employment Tribunals for England and Wales in 2008, and as a circuit judge in 2009. Meeran was appointed a Knight Bachelor 'For services to the Administration of Justice' in the New Year's Honours List in January 2009.[8][9]

Meeran was elected as a half-time judge of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal to begin on 1 July 2009 for a three-year term.[1] He was re-appointed as half-time judge for a seven-year term beginning on 1 July 2012[10]

He gave the first annual Kuttan Menon Memorial Lecture at the Law Society in 2006.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "General Assembly Appoints 12 Judges to United Nations Dispute Tribunals in Key Step to Improve Organization's Internal Justice System". un.org. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 Debo Nwauzu (12 November 2012). "Black Letter Law 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "LSE professor awarded knighthood - 2009 - News archive - News - News and media - Home". lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "UN Dispute Tribunal". un.org. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Legal news: retirement | The Times". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Goolam Meeran | Black Letter Law Publication". blackletterlawpublication.com. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "UN Dispute Tribunal". un.org. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "New Year Honours list - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "New Year honours list: Knights Bachelor, Order of the Bath, Royal Victorian Order, Royal Victorian Medal and Order of Companions of Honour | UK news | theguardian.com". theguardian.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Outcome of the Elections of Judges to the United Nations Dispute Tribunal". mofaic.gov.bw. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kuttan Menon Memorial Lecture | tooks chambers". staging.tooks.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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