UNIFREIGHT LIMITED v GODFREY CHIMBAMBO

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/103/14

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

18 February 2014

Citation

JUDGMENT NO LC/H/103/14

Neutral Citation

[2014] ZWLC 103

Judgment No.

LC/H/103/14

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

R.F. Manyangadze

Full Bench

R.F. Manyangadze

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

Want of prosecutionCondonationHeads of argumentRule 19 (3) (a)

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the application for dismissal of the appeal was properly before the court when the applicant's own application for condonation was still pending","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant filed dismissal application on 26 September 2013 before condonation granted on 10 October 2013"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant can seek dismissal of an appeal for non-compliance while its own non-compliance is not yet condoned","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant's condonation application was pending when it filed dismissal application"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant filed an application to dismiss the respondent's appeal for want of prosecution, alleging the respondent failed to file heads of argument. However, the applicant had itself filed for condonation for late filing of its notice of response, which was pending at the time it filed the application for dismissal.

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