BETRAM BROTHERS v DAVISON CHIRORO

[2016] ZWLC 758

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

2 December 2016

Citation

[2016] ZWLC 758

Judgment No.

LC/H/758/2016

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Kudya J

Full Bench

Kudya J

Areas of Law

Labour lawCivil procedure

Keywords

default awardappealabilityrepresentationLabour Court rules

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether a default award is appealable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The award complained about was awarded in default"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant's representative meets the requirements of section 90 of the Labour Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Status of the representatives of the appellant is not clear"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant appealed against a default award but failed to file a notice of response initially. After the response was eventually filed, the matter was not prosecuted further, creating an impression of abandonment. The court found the appeal was improperly before it as default awards are not appealable and the appellant's representative did not meet statutory requirements.

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