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Labour Court
David Whitehead Textiles Limited v Nyasha Faith Magondo N.O. and Others
[2020] ZWLC 196
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
28 August 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWLC 196
Judgment No.
LC/H/196/20
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Condonation
Bench
Presiding
Mhuri J
Full Bench
Mhuri J
Areas of Law
Labour lawCivil procedure
Keywords
CondonationLate filingJudicial managementService of processRule 15(6)
Tags
Judicial managementCondonationLate filingService of process
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant should be granted condonation for late filing of response","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"7-day delay, reasonable explanation, prospects of success"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether service at Kadoma offices was proper for a company under judicial management","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Judicial manager not cited, service at Kadoma not Harare"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
David Whitehead Textiles Limited, under final judicial management, applied for condonation for late filing of its response to an application. The company received the application on 14 February 2019 but filed its response on 11 March 2019, seven days late. The delay was attributed to the failure to cite the judicial manager and service being effected at the company's Kadoma offices rather than the judicial manager's Harare address.
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