National Airways Workers Union and Air Transport Union v Air Zimbabwe Holdings (Private) Limited and Air Zimbabwe (Private) Limited and The Master of the High Court

HH 432-12

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

15 November 2012

Citation

HH 432-12

Neutral Citation

[2012] ZWHH 432

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

MAKONI J

Full Bench

MAKONI J

Areas of Law

Company LawCivil ProcedureTrade Union Law

Keywords

judicial managementprovisional orderlocus standitrade union authoritycompany debts

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the deponents to the founding affidavits had authority to depose to the affidavits","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Deponents claimed authority from positions but produced no resolutions"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicants had authority to institute judicial management proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Authorization documents did not cover judicial management and were signed by minority"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the companies should be placed under provisional judicial management","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Companies unable to pay debts, probability of restoration"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Two trade unions sought to place Air Zimbabwe companies under provisional judicial management, claiming the companies were unable to pay debts due to mismanagement. The application was opposed on three preliminary points regarding the authority of the deponents and the unions to institute proceedings.

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