Abel Machanyangwa v Zimbabwe United Passengers Company Ltd

[2016] ZWLC 695

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

4 November 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 695

Judgment No.

LC/H/695/16

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Chivizhe J

Full Bench

Chivizhe J

Areas of Law

Labour lawArbitration

Keywords

arbitral awardappeal out of timecondonationprocedural irregularity

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the appeal filed four years after the arbitral award was properly before the court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appeal filed May 2016, award issued May 2012, no condonation application"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the grounds of appeal raise procedural issues inappropriate for appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Grounds one and two raise procedural issues, ground three based on factual findings"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant filed an appeal against an arbitral award four years after it was issued in May 2012, claiming he only received it in May 2016. The respondent challenged the appeal on procedural grounds, arguing it was out of time and improperly constituted.

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