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Labour Court
Happy Primary School v Tendai Mashekete
[2016] ZWLC 616
Case Details
Court
Labour Court
Date
7 October 2016
Citation
[2016] ZWLC 616
Judgment No.
LC/H/616/16
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Mhuri J
Full Bench
Mhuri J
Areas of Law
Labour lawCivil procedure
Keywords
notice of responsereplication submissionscondonationstriking out
Tags
procedural irregularitieslate filingcourt rules
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Labour Court Rules, Statutory Instrument 59 of 2006
- Labour Court Rules, Statutory Instrument 59 of 2006
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent's notice of response filed 2 days out of time should be accepted","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Response filed 6 November 2015, due 4 November 2015"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the \"Respondent's Replication Submissions\" filed without leave should be struck out","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Document filed 1 February 2016, 2 months after heads of argument, without court leave"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant raised two procedural points in limine challenging the respondent's late filing of a notice of response (2 days late) and the filing of an unauthorized document titled "Respondent's Replication Submissions" filed 2 months late without court leave.
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