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Labour Court
Regal Insurance Company v Leonard Mugabe
[2013] ZWLC 442
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
13 September 2013
Citation
[2013] ZWLC 442
Judgment No.
LC/H/442/13
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
G Mhuri
Full Bench
G Mhuri
Areas of Law
Labour LawArbitration Law
Keywords
arbitrator's mandatereinstatementarbitration costsmisdirection
Tags
arbitrationarbitrator's jurisdictionterms of reference
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator exceeded his terms of reference by determining unlawful dismissal and ordering reinstatement","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Arbitrator's limited terms of reference, determination of unlawful dismissal"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator properly determined arbitration costs","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Section 98(7) of Labour Act, parties had paid their shares"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appeal raises points of law","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant's grounds of appeal, respondent's response"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant, Regal Insurance Company, appealed against an arbitration award that had ordered the reinstatement of the respondent, Leonard Mugabe, and required the appellant to reimburse the respondent's share of arbitration costs. The arbitrator had exceeded his terms of reference by determining issues not referred to him.
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