Morgan Mugona and 159 Others v Town and Country

LC/H/701/14

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Case Details

Court

Labour Court

Date

24 October 2014

Citation

LC/H/701/14

Neutral Citation

[2014] ZWLC 701

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

F.C. Maxwell

Full Bench

F.C. Maxwell

Areas of Law

Labour lawEmployment contractsAppeals procedure

Keywords

Leave to appealQuestion of lawFranchise agreementUpridge InvestmentsLiquidationArbitrator Lucas

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the application for leave to appeal raises a question of law","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Draft Notice and Grounds of Appeal contents"}
{"issue_text":"Whether there are prospects of success on appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Quality of grounds of appeal"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the application was filed timeously","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application filed 29 April 2014, decision 28 March 2014"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

159 employees alleged unfair dismissal by Town and Country after franchise agreement with Upridge Investments was cancelled. Respondent claimed applicants were employed by Upridge which was under liquidation. Arbitrator dismissed claim, Labour Court dismissed appeal on procedural grounds, applicants sought leave to appeal to Supreme Court.

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