Municipality of Marondera v P. Ruzvidzo & 51 Others

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in finding that 51 claimants who had not instituted the originating action were properly before him","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"List of claimants produced by consent during arbitration"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator erred in allowing leading of evidence after parties had made their cases","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Arbitrator invited supplementary evidence under Article 23 of Model Law"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether fixed term contracts could mutate into permanent contracts based on renewal despite exclusion clauses","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Contracts renewed multiple times, contained exclusion clauses"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the matter was res judicata based on previous arbitration award","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Previous award by Arbitrator Gohodzi on similar issues"}

Background