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About
Provided by Zac Sammour
Practice Areas
Zac has been involved in substantial and complex litigation in all of his practice areas, and is often instructed in cases where those areas intersect. He has appeared in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, every division of the High Court, the EAT, the CAT and in the International Court of Justice. Recent and ongoing (non-confidential) instructions include acting for the State of Palestine in Advisory Opinion Proceedings in the ICJ; SMO v TikTok (representative action brought on behalf of all children in Europe against TikTok group companies); Oldknow v Evans (claim against Labour Party arising from leaked report concerning anti-semitism); Gale & Ors v Yorkshire Cricket Club (proceedings arising out of dismissals made in connection with Azeem Rafiq racism scandal) and acting for Al Haq in a challenge to Arms Licenses for export to Israel.
Professional Memberships
ELBA.
Publications
Zac is a contributing author to Tolley's Employment Handbook; and has written on interim relief in judicial review claims (J.R. 2017, 22(1) 8-14).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Zac Sammour is regularly involved in a range of high-profile data protection cases, including those stemming from prominent data breaches and regulatory investigations.
Zac Sammour is a go-to junior for defamation and privacy matters, particularly those that have a data protection angle.
Zac Sammour is recognised for his experience in high-profile cases, particularly those involving executives in financial services and other high-paying industries. He is proficient in whistle-blowing and team move cases, and a range of other complex issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Zac is extremely sharp and insightful, and his drafting is superb."
"Zac is an excellent and sharp advocate."
"Zac is immeasurably smart and spots issues well before they arise."
"Zac is great with clients and advises on the most complex aspects of law in concise and user-friendly terms."
"Zac's advice is spot-on and his advocacy skills are some of the best I have seen."
"Zac is very pragmatic, easy to deal with and clients trust him."
"Zac is extremely sharp and insightful, and his drafting is superb."
"Zac is an excellent and sharp advocate."
"Zac is immeasurably smart and spots issues well before they arise."
"Zac is great with clients and advises on the most complex aspects of law in concise and user-friendly terms."
"Zac's advice is spot-on and his advocacy skills are some of the best I have seen."
"Zac is very pragmatic, easy to deal with and clients trust him."
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