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Labour Court
Goodway Tahwa Mvududu v Chitungwiza Municipality
LC/H/177/2016
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
18 March 2016
Citation
LC/H/177/2016
Neutral Citation
[2016] ZWLC 177
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
F.C. Maxwell
Full Bench
E. MakamureF.C. Maxwell
Areas of Law
Labour LawJudicial ReviewArbitration
Keywords
functus officiopoint in limineprocedural irregularityappeal dismissalnon-compliance with court orders
Tags
Arbitrator conductProcedural complianceJudicial reviewBack pay quantification
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Court Act [Chapter 7:15]
- Miscellaneous Amendments Act [Chapter 28:01] (under which Statutory Instrument 59/06 was made)
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appeal lies as of right under Rule 15 or should have been brought as a review under Rule 16.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The appellant challenged procedural conduct of the arbitrator, not a final substantive decision."}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator acted beyond her authority by issuing directives after recusal.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The arbitrator referred matter to labour officer and issued new terms after recusal."}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant is entitled to the claimed $8,594,152.60 in back pay and damages.","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The arbitrator did not award the amount claimed."}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant appealed against the conduct of an arbitrator who, after recusing herself from quantification proceedings, issued new directives and referred matters to other authorities. The appellant alleged procedural irregularities including failure to comply with prior court orders and improper delegation of authority.
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