Shabbir Lakha’s practice has been mainly in the fields of employment law and in his most recent cases has had a string of successes representing a Local Authority both before the EAT and the ET. He also practices in the field of personal injury relating specifically to victims of child sexual abuse.

In his most recent case, he represented a victim who obtained a Judgment for substantial damages at the High Court and was reported in the National News media as an important case for such victims.

Shabbir is regularly instructed on behalf of Local Authorities as well as private institutions. He has developed a considerable amount of experience in successfully dealing with very complex and sensitive cases.

Recently he has represented a Local Authority in a major group action involving over 1,000 claimants as part of group Equal Pay claims with several million pounds at stake.

Shabbir has also undertaken Corporate-wide assessment for a Local Authority and subsequently provided written advice affecting over 400 employees who are on long-term sickness absence, including scrutiny of the policies in dealing with them in the context of DDA and potential unfair dismissal claims.

Shabbir is a registered public access practitioner.