Ernest Ruwizhi v Seedco Limited Zimbabwe

[2021] ZWLC 193

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

16 October 2021

Citation

[2021] ZWLC 193

Judgment No.

LC/H/193/2021

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Condonation

Bench

Presiding

Kachambwa J

Full Bench

Kachambwa J

Areas of Law

Labour lawProcedural law

Keywords

CondonationLate noting of appealForm LC4Procedural compliance

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the notice of appeal that is not in Form LC4 as required by the rules of the court is fatally defective","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The notice of appeal filed was not in Form LC4"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the application for condonation for late noting of appeal should be granted","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appeal was filed one month after the deadline of 19 October 2020"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, who was dismissed for misconduct involving unauthorized movement of company wheat and irregular replacement of missing wheat, sought condonation for late filing of an appeal to the Labour Court. The respondent opposed the application, raising a point in limine that the notice of appeal was fatally defective as it was not in the prescribed Form LC4.

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