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Supreme Court
CFI Holdings t/a Farm & City v Andrew Machaya
[2023] ZWSC 37
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
8 May 2023
Citation
[2023] ZWSC 37
Judgment No.
SC 37/23
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
GUVAVA JA
Author
CHATUKUTA JA
Full Bench
GUVAVA JACHATUKUTA JAMWAYERA JA
Areas of Law
Labour LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
Labour Court judgment registrationForeign currency judgmentsEnforcement of labour awardsCurrency legal tender
Tags
Labour Court judgment registrationCurrency denominationEnforcement of awards
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Act
- Labour Court Act
- Labour Court Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court judgment was registrable despite being denominated in US dollars","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Labour Court awarded US$177,408.00; appellant argued US$ not legal tender"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo ought to have entertained the question of law regarding currency denomination","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant raised currency issue; court a quo declined to determine it"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
A 23-year labour dispute where the respondent, formerly employed as Personnel Manager by the appellant, successfully obtained a Labour Court judgment for US$177,408.00 in arrear salaries and cash in lieu of leave. The appellant opposed registration of this judgment in the High Court arguing the US dollar denomination was illegal tender.
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