Default judgmentRescissionLeave to appealLocus standiUnterminated proceedings
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Labour appealDefault judgmentRescission applicationLeave to appeal
legislation
Statutes Cited
Supreme Court Rules, 2018
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether there is a valid application before the court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Relief sought in intended appeal seeks granting of rescission which court a quo could not have granted"}
{"issue_text":"Whether applicant has locus standi","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant cited as FBC Building Society in default judgment but is FBC Bank Limited"}
{"issue_text":"Whether application for leave to appeal against unterminated proceedings can be granted","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application for rescission not determined on merits by court a quo"}
{"issue_text":"Whether intended grounds of appeal are on questions of law","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Applicant argues court a quo erred in applying fault test and holding composite application required"}
{"issue_text":"Whether intended appeal has prospects of success","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Court a quo decision not clearly wrong and applicant can re-apply for rescission"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
FBC Bank Limited sought leave to appeal against a Labour Court decision that struck off its application for rescission of a default judgment. The bank had been cited incorrectly as FBC Building Society in the original Labour Court proceedings, and after multiple defaults, sought to rescind a default judgment but was struck off on preliminary points.
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