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Labour Court
Crocodile Security (Pvt) Ltd v G. Mhaka
[2014] ZWLC 388
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
4 July 2014
Citation
[2014] ZWLC 388
Judgment No.
LC/H/388/14
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
L. Hove J
Full Bench
L. Hove J
Areas of Law
Labour lawCivil procedure
Keywords
Rule 19(3)(a)Heads of argumentLegal representationBar
Tags
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether Rule 19(3)(a) of the Labour Court Rules applies to unrepresented litigants","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Respondent not legally represented"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant brought an application to dismiss the respondent's appeal for failure to file heads of argument within 14 days as required by Rule 19(3)(a) of the Labour Court Rules. The respondent had filed a notice of response on 15 July 2013, and the applicant argued that heads of argument should have been filed by 29 July 2013.
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