reinstatement of appealdeemed abandonmentheads of argumentpersonal knowledgepoint in limine
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procedural applicationreinstatement of appealaffidavit validity
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Statutes Cited
Labour Court Rules, 2017
Labour Court Rules, 2017
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether a founding affidavit in an application for reinstatement of appeal must be deposed to by someone with personal knowledge of the facts","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Deponent was not involved in arbitral hearing; deponent is legal practitioner from applicant's law firm"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought reinstatement of an appeal deemed abandoned for failure to file heads of argument in time. The respondent objected to the founding affidavit on grounds that the deponent, a legal practitioner from the applicant's law firm, lacked personal knowledge of the facts as she was not involved in the arbitral hearing.
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