Ventlodger Mapfirakupa v Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/206/2020

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

4 August 2020

Citation

JUDGMENT NO. LC/H/206/2020

Neutral Citation

[2020] ZWLC 206

Judgment No.

LC/H/206/2020

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

C. Kachambwa

Full Bench

C. KachambwaG. Musariri

Areas of Law

Labour LawCivil Procedure

Keywords

ground of appealground of reviewwaiverclosing submissionscross-examination

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the first ground of appeal is a ground of review and should be struck off","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The Hearing Authority's procedure of inviting closing submissions without defense"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant waived his right to present a defense","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant admitted to allowing the chance to pass"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant appealed against a verdict of guilty and an excessive penalty imposed by a Hearing Authority. The appeal challenged the procedure where closing submissions were invited immediately after the complainant's case without allowing the appellant to present a defense or be cross-examined.

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